Hey folks,

Yeah, the bow really is something…Honestly I didn’t expect to be THAT surprised.

As far as noise; it was hard to tell. The bow was set-up w/ a noisy 3D Rover rest, and Sure-Loc sight, no silencers, etc, and I shot it indoors…considering all that and the light arrows, I thought it was fairly quiet…w/ a Hunting setup w/ silencers, LS, more solid accessories, etc., it should be nice. I had no frame of reference at the time to do a direct comparison noise-wise.

Re: The grip. Yeah it’s a bit bigger than I like in the throat, however it did seem to have a lower profile in the heel than the “normal” BT grip. I don’t think it’s so bad you could not get used to it, but those w/ smaller hands might have a tough time with it. I also suspect it will be more pleasant feeling to shoot of the riser than the non-pro riser BT designs (MM, T29, ES, etc)

The riser was really impressive, the bow felt like a 38” or longer bow. I really liked the extra mass weight, it made the bow quite stable feeling without feeling like you were holding a 25 pound dumbbell: it balanced extremely well, and had kind of a “wrap around your bow arm” feel to it…like getting into the cockpit of a F-18 Hornet, or behind the wheel of a Ferrari…an extension of your bow arm, if you will. I can only imagine that the new BKII will shoot wonderfully on this riser, even if the limb angle is not as tight.

I can’t wait for mine either, but unfortunately I contacted the dealer whom I had ordered from, and he had not placed the order yet (“I forgot”…. jackA$$) : ( , so I’m going down today at lunch to “give him what for”.

(RANT MODE)

I wish I could find a decent dealer for ANY brand bow w/ in 1 and 1/2 hours drive. My closest dealer is not very knowledgeable, does not keep up on new items, carries cheap arrows & accessories, and charges premium prices for it all. Another dealer I go to on occasion about an hour away is knowledgeable but a tad arrogant and a big-BS’er, and not only that, I always get the “ Can you come back….?” (MULTIPLE CHOICE folks)

A: “In a few hours, the fellow who can help you will be in then”
B: “When my Husband is in, you can talk to him, I don’t know really know anything..giggle..giggle” (usually followed by choice C or E)
C: “Tomorrow after 2PM”
D: “when we are not so busy”
E: “Tomorrow before 2PM”

I go in there ready to drop $500-$700, I do ALL my own bow work (I let them know up-front, so all someone has to do at most is get me a correct draw length module and ring me up) and It’s like I have only a 2 minute window of opportunity every month, or the stars have to line up right or something!

The third closest dealer is an operation w/ bad hours, they have reasonable prices, are eager to help, but are the kind of shop that berates everything they don’t sell, and tries to railroad everyone into buying the same brand bow, sight, rest, etc that they shoot (and they ALL shoot the same exact bow, w/ the same exact cam, and the same exact sight, and the…sigh….Archery Lemmings)

The only good dealer is 2 1/2 to 3 hrs away, and they are knowledgeable, friendly and eager to help folks. Unfortunately they have the highest prices I have ever seen anywhere (well over MSRP on most items), and only carry 2 quality bow lines, neither of which I’m really interested in and they are the same 2 lines that the third closest dealer carries.

God, do I miss running a shop….

(RANT MODE OFF)

JeffB