Thank you for the walk down memory lane. One can tend to forget some of the great bows from over the years. The Patriot was definitely one of my favorite shooters. Diamond had a similar bow in their lineup for the first two years but not this year.

The Black Ice is doing a very nice job though of filling in that niche.

Atlas i have heard that more than once from different people, that the patriot out shot the new competition

You all make me feel good that I bought, still own and will not sell my '05 Patriot. I had been wanting the Patriot for a couple of years but didn't really want to put out the money for a new hunting bow until early last year when my Bowtech dealer had a new '05 at reduced price. I absolutely love it! Maybe I am biased but its still the best looking Bowtech IMO, though some of the newer models will outperform it speedwise. I may buy another bow for general shooting and 3D this year, but my Patriot will be in the woods again this coming season.

is it the silvercam model?

Yes, though I believe its called "Gunmetal" or something like that.

do you have any pictures of her?

Everything. I just won't give up my bow unless I find something worth giving it up for. The newest models shoot about 7-10 fps faster then mine........not worth it. My Patriot is dead in my hand and quiet......I have found the new models to be just as quiet but more often then not I feel more in the grip at the shot. I like the grip on mine but I think they went too far this year by basically rounding off the riser.......too thin for me. Every bow I have shot since I bought my Patriot has been a great bow make no mistake.......but I already own a great bow so they don't knock my socks off. My analogy has always been it is like trading in a corvette for a new corvette..........very cool but not a whole lot different in reality, just newer. One note of interest is that I have found on numerous occasions my Patriot to be BETTER then the new lines in some areas.

I have come to the conclusion that my next bow is going to have to be for fun.

I currently shoot a 60# '04 Pro 40 dually.. and at 29" this thing will shoot a 305gr arrow at 314fps.. and 278fps with my hunting setup.

That's faster than most 70# bows on the current market. Until someone comes out with something better... I'll stick with the Pro40.. might get some 70# limbs for her some day.. but I don't know if I really see the need.

My favorite bow I ever owned was my '03 Patriot dually at 70#... it would shoot a 400gr arrow at 300fps... and was just a joy to shoot. But someone decided that they needed it worse than I did...