So BT finally put the Air Raid out, albeit 2 or 3 months later than they orginally said they would. They sent us a 75# bow, which we did not order or ask for, but our rep did tell us he was going to put us up near the top for first send outs.... don't know if thats true or not... haven't heard from any other shops in the area as to whether they are in or not.

The bow is very well put together. Part fitting, finish and the like is a 10. Its a very good looking bow.

The draw is very smooth for a bow on the quicker side of normal. Not a typical binary cam draw cycle at all.

On the shot, there is definately some jump and vibration. I set the bow up with a QAD HD, tied in nock sets and a loop. No sights, no peep, just standard equipment. I also fiddled with the string stopper a bit to get the bow as quiet as possible, but I still wouldn't take it afield like it is... its going to need some string leeches or something. A stabilizer will probably dampen the vibration quite a bit.

As to speeds, ours is a 29" 75# bow, and since neither I nor anyone else I know of has any desire to shoot the 80# whitetails in our part of the world with such a thing, I cranked it back to 65#s.

Beman ICS 400 - 382gr = 289 fps
Maxima Hunter 250 - 395gr = 285fps
Maxima Hunter 350 - 424gr = 276fps

The BC on the bow said at 29/75 with a 375gr arrow it shot 322 fps. Based on the numbers from that ICS being 7 gr heavier... 10#s isn't going to boost it 30fps... half that at best. Its still extremely smooth on the draw for being relatively quick. And with a 7" brace height it should be a nice alternative for hunters who don't want a watch eater for the tree stand, but still want to capitalize on speed.