OK, "Quicky" version--

I just got a few bows in on Friday. I have been super busy trying to juggle everything that has just gotten the lid blown off it with this incredible bow. Every Bowhunting magazine in the USA has called for pics or taken a bow to test. EVERYONE that test-shot this bow at the ATA show walked away very impressed--we didn't have one person that didn't like the smoothness of draw or the quietness and lack of recoil and handshock. I set one up (same one we had at the show as a demo) after getting everything in and shot it again. I too was again immediately impressed. The bow just sits there. No jump, no recoil, no shake, rattle or roll. And this is with NOTHING on the bow other than a loop and rest.

Basics--

ATA is 33"

Brace height is 8"

Mass weight is 4lbs

I tested this one through a chrony and at 28.5" AMO drawlength (not 1-2 inches LONG like some other manufacturers[:'(]) set at 60lbs,(not 70lbs!) with FACTORY strings and cables made of 20 (count 'em, 20) strands of 8125 with braided serving, This bow shot a 300 g arrow at an average 278 fps, and a 420 grain arrow at average of 242fps This puts the bow in the mid-to high 290fps range at IBO legal weight at 30" Bump that up to 70lbs and you gain more there also. VERY competitive. Merlin could relly care less about being "the fastest" and all of that junk anyway, they focus on building extremely quiet and accurate bows. That is their primary concern. I can vouch for both, I will put this bow against any other on the market as far as quiet and handshock, and Merlins' accuracy is astounding, they have many European and World Field and FITA titles under their belts, and recently broke through in the USA by winning the Iowa Pro-Am event in Bowhunter Freestyle. There will be many more to come.

I shot the bow at 20yds with no sight on the bow and instinctively could keep 5 arrows in a 3" group. Excellent geometry.

I will have more to come, but I know you guys were craving some info, so this is what I have so far. Orders are pouring in, and once the reports are published, I'm sure it will get even more crazy. The "Syntech" limb laminates are awesome, they dampen the vibration significantly by covering the limb both front and back, and they also protect it.

All in all, so far I love this thing. I will certainly be retiring my Quest 31 with Whisper cams in favor of this bow, it really is "the next step forward". Good shooting, Pinwheel 12

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