looking for a good hunting release
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA
Posts: 868
RE: looking for a good hunting release
I would have to say the TruBall Short-N-Sweet or any of the Carter wrist strap models will work great.
Both companies offer terriffic triggers (no takeup and no creep). If you get a release that has too much trigger travel it can lead to a wicked case of target panic.
Both companies offer terriffic triggers (no takeup and no creep). If you get a release that has too much trigger travel it can lead to a wicked case of target panic.
#7
Join Date: Sep 2004
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RE: looking for a good hunting release
If you're use to finger shooting you MAY prefer a "T-handle" release instead of a wrist-strap kind. Tru-fire makes one or two, TRU-ball makes several. Scott may....Idunno. There's others but the prices go north quick. That's the downfall of the handle relieases. Usually have better triggers (if we were to evaluate them like gun triggers) and some are more adjustable...but they often cost more than wrist-strap types.
I'm still using my trusty tru-ball wrist-strap release for everything. But I'm looking to make the switch cause the strap is a pain in the butt with jacket and gloves and what not.
I'm still using my trusty tru-ball wrist-strap release for everything. But I'm looking to make the switch cause the strap is a pain in the butt with jacket and gloves and what not.
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA
Posts: 868
RE: looking for a good hunting release
While a hand held may feel closer to shooting with fingers, there exists the real possibility that after all of those years of being conditioned to let your fingers go, you might "forget" and let the whole release go[:@]
I would say that from an ease of transition standpoit I would first go to a wrist strap or a hand held with a wrist strap to prevent a launched release from ricocheting off your riser and clocking you in the head.
As far as pure accuracy goes, I prefer the hand held over the wrist strap releses. I have been hunting with them for about 4 years now and other than dropping it from the tree a time or two (thank goodness for the backup in my pack) I have had no issues.
Soilarch......just an FYI, when you shoot a hand held release with gloves on, even thin ones, it will push your anchor point further away from your face and thus change your POI. In the fall, I sight in with the gloves I will use and wear them or a pair like them whenever I shoot.
I would say that from an ease of transition standpoit I would first go to a wrist strap or a hand held with a wrist strap to prevent a launched release from ricocheting off your riser and clocking you in the head.
As far as pure accuracy goes, I prefer the hand held over the wrist strap releses. I have been hunting with them for about 4 years now and other than dropping it from the tree a time or two (thank goodness for the backup in my pack) I have had no issues.
Soilarch......just an FYI, when you shoot a hand held release with gloves on, even thin ones, it will push your anchor point further away from your face and thus change your POI. In the fall, I sight in with the gloves I will use and wear them or a pair like them whenever I shoot.
#9
RE: looking for a good hunting release
I have tried them all and prefer the grip style releases such as winn's free flight,or bear paw. I've found this type of release actually utlizes back AND bicep muscles to seem like a lighter draw weight,don't rob you of draw length,and is very easy to get used to.
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Posts: 112
RE: looking for a good hunting release
Anything made by Scott. I use the little goose and most of those in my league have it in one form or the other. I would get one with a buckle strap not velcro. This way it's on the same way everytime.