extremejt, the other two bows you mention may be 60#ers. My 03 pat Dually came with a BC stating 70.8#. I know it bottoms at 61 (I don't have a digital scale, it may weel be 60.8). I imagine the testers could occasionally write the weight down wrong.
DaveC, if a shop owner would do this on a BC, what would he do to sell another brand? Besides, the VFT is less money than a Patriot. That alone would help some people's decision.