best hunting bow to buy??
10-18-2006, 05:34 PM
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Fork Horn
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best hunting bow to buy??
i was sold a wrong draw length bow for my first bow, surprising enough it was an "expert" from a cabelas store. anyways im in the market for a new bow and i wanted to know what my fellow hunters think.....
10-18-2006, 05:39 PM
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RE: best hunting bow to buy??
I shoot an UltraTec and LOVE it!! I've shot a Mathews, pretty good, but IMHO not as good as the hype. But they are good, no question. Never shot a Martin. Have shot a PSE Mach X and couldn't stand it. Lots and lots of vibration. Shot a Browning.....oh....can't remember...didn't like it either. Vibration again. Head to the shop and shoot as many as you can.
10-18-2006, 06:04 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: best hunting bow to buy??
huntinboy, all you're going to get by asking that question on a public forum is individual persons' favorite brand of bow.
What are you looking for in a hunting bow? I would think fairly forgiving (7 - 7 1/2" brace height), possibly a short axle-to-axle length (for maneuverability in a treestand, i.e., 32" or thereabouts) as much speed as the bow could generate quietly (315-320 fps or so) and almost vibration-free (parallel limb technology)...
Wait... I thinkI just described a BowTech Tribute to you!
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What are you looking for in a hunting bow? I would think fairly forgiving (7 - 7 1/2" brace height), possibly a short axle-to-axle length (for maneuverability in a treestand, i.e., 32" or thereabouts) as much speed as the bow could generate quietly (315-320 fps or so) and almost vibration-free (parallel limb technology)...
Wait... I thinkI just described a BowTech Tribute to you!
[8D]
10-18-2006, 07:10 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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10-18-2006, 07:37 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: best hunting bow to buy??
Interesting enough I was recently at the new cabelas store in Rogers, Minnesota. The "expert at the archery counter was talking to a customer about bows. I overheard him stating "Well Mathews your really only paying for the name." I just chuckled to myself in dis belief he would say something like that. Probably because Cabelas can't carry them. I don'town aMathews, I own a Bowtechbut I have shot a Mathews and I do believe you are getting more than justthe "name". I am so glad I don't have to rely on the info given to me by some stiff behind a cabelas counter. lol
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