Jimbow ! I have had my 2004 Patriot dually for the same amount of time as you have ,I haven't had any time to get it out and shoot it but what I can tell you is that I have shot both .I find that the 2004 definetly does have a smoother draw than the 2003 ,it has a shorter valley and you really need to have a solid anchor point .The wall is solid and if that's what your used to I'm sure you'll love the dually .When I have a real chance to get out with it I'll post my finding's .The union that I work for has sent notice to the company that if we don't get our contract settled we will be on strike as of April 2nd. So I've been building up the strike fund.If this happen's I'll have lot's of time to give my new dually a workout but there is quite a difference between last years model to this season's.Try it out I'm sure you'll be impressed I am .

nubo