Rating Manufactures
 

List your order of manufactures. 1. being the best. Don't make this a fighting forum, just want to see some opinions.

1. Hoyt
2. PSE
3. Reflex
4. Martin
5. Bowtech
6. Parker




150. Mathews:D

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If I were to go in order of best:

Bowtech
Mathews
Martin
Hoyt
PSE

If I were to go in order of the bows i would choose to shoot:

Martin
Bowtech
Hoyt
Mathews
PSE

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Lets see....

#1. BowTech (come on, who can top that?)
#2. Hoyt (time proven quality)
#3. Mathews (they just need to change the strings and grip)
#4. Browning (one of the most under-rated)
#5. Martin (more geared towars target shooting than hunting IMO)
#6. PSE (they start alot of people into archery)
#7. Merlin (look awsome but never shot one)
#8. Darton
#9. Alpine
#10. Bear
#11. Parker
#12. Jennings
#13. Buckmasters
#14. High Country.
ect...
ect...
ect...:D

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1. Mathews
2. Mathews
3. Bow Tech
4. Mathews
5. Mathews

Did I Mention MATHEWS?

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Bowtech
Hoyt
Merlin
Matthews
Diamond
Parker
Pearson

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Mathews
bowtech
hoyt
Pearson or darton

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Hoyt
Matthews
Err...what other brands even come close?

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1. Mathews
2. Hoyt
3. PSE
4. AR
5. Parker
6. Martin
These are bows lines I have at least shot and or owned. I don't feel I have the right to rate companies that I havn't at least shot. Owning a bow is the real test and really is the only true way to get a feel for a bow and possibly how the company who makes it works(warranty/service).

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Of the bows that I have shot....

1. Hoyt
2. Mathew's
3. PSE
4. Browning
5. Bowtech (I haven't shot the Liberty or Justice yet, but I have shot the others)
6. Kodiak

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Where and when did you conclude that. I have owned Xclent Martin hunting compounds since 1992, and a couple of Martin recurves prior to 1992.

Martin has been one of the best and durable hunting bows I have ever owned.

As for the order of best vs. less. They are all good. Also, I agree that Browning is a highly underrated and overlooked hunting bow.

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1. Parker
2. Merlin
3. Hoyt
4. Darton
5. Bowtech
6. Martin
7. Mathews
8. PSE/Browning

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1) Hoyt (Yes, the Cam and a 1/2 is the top of the line, beat your pants off, Mathews doesn't have it, and also quite cute and cuddly trait)
2) Mathews (Been around since dirt, most nonbowhuntung people know this name)
3) Martin (Never owned, but wanted one)
4) Parker (Good friend has one, a little slow but otherwise slick)
5) Bowtech (Never got into the dual cam jobs, but they do shoot well)
etc
etc
etc
etc
xxx) PSE (Customer service sucked. Spooked a nontypical 14 when it screeched for no apparent reason while drawing)
xxx) Darton (Had a limb crack and seperate at the dealers indoor range. Scared the pi$$ out of me, haven't gotten over the fear of Darton yet. Took me a couple of months to pick my Hoyt back up. I thought I was going to be made a woman in a hurry. Just a freak accident I'm positive, but it put a fear of Darton in me.)

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Hoyt boy , I have to dissagree with you on the statement you made about pse.. A friend of mine had a problem with his bow the night before opening day of elk season, he called pse explained the problem they told him to ship it back and they would fix it, he told them he lived about 50 miles from them and they had him bring it in that night so they could fix it, (at the factory). They stayed open for him until 10:30 that night so he could get it tuned properly. Now you say they suck I would like to know how many other places would do just that!!!

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My choices would be !
1} BowTech
2} Hoyt
3}Champion
4}Mathew's
5}P.S.E

the other's I don't have a whole lot of experience with

nubo

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1. bowtech
2. hoyt
3. mathews
4. martin
5. darton
6. pse, archery research, champion, parker, reflex (tie)
7. browning, high country (tie)
8. fred bear company (jennings, golden eagle, buckmasters)