beprepn

What is the best bow of the 70's, 80's, early 90's and late 90's?

I'm nominating my Browning Cobra for the 70's. Very forgiving (10 inch brace height, 43.5 inch ATA, round wheels), easy to draw, 2 pounds mass weight, about 210 fps AMO.

beprepn

davidmil

Lordy... I could really care less what we determine the best hunting bow to be from 30+ years ago. But if I were pickin' it'd probably be an old scratched up recurve. As far as compounds... I'd have to go with my PSE Lazer Magnum. During the 70s I owned a couple of them, a Bear Whitetail hunter and a Bear Polar LTD. Really, PSE was the king of the hill at that time along with Jennings when Jennings owned itself. Same two for the 80s. After that... I'm all out. I know what I like and shoot and it isn' what going to get the votes.

Edited by - davidmil on 01/19/2003 15:55:11

ArcticBowMan

I haven't seen the Era line up of bows, so I couldn't tell you which one I think is best. Do you have a link to the Era websight? <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> That was my first thought when I read the title, that Era made the best hunting bow.

In the 90's I would have to say Mathews and Hoyt led the pack for bows, but in 2000 I would have to give my vote to Mathews and BowTech. PSE is a bow that will always be popular, and probably will never go out of style. Although it is far, IMO, from leading the bow industry, they make a very reliable, affordable and durable bow.

Never thought much of other brands, so these are just my opinions based on my experiences. I know some people would say one bow was the best throughout time, and that would be a slab of yew or other type of wood carved down. To each their own.
ArcticBowMan's Hunting Photo's

buck-i

i got an old pearson spoiler that i still use today but its getting to hard for me to pull back and hold killed many of deer .its fast and loud but a good reliable bow

Cougar Mag

My votes for compound bows:
1970's...Jennings Arrowstar with PSE Citation 2nd. Who can forget these classic 4 wheelers?

1980's...Jennings Shooting Star, PSE Laser Magnum, Martin Cougar

Early 1990's...High Country bows, Browning Mirage, PSE Mach series

Late 1990's to date...Hoyt, Matthews riding high in popularity and hype, but I will take my Martin Cougar Magnum at this time please.

beprepn

Thanks - good ideas. I'm thinking of upgrading 5 years at a time so that I was looking for some ideas of what the quality bows were. By the time I get to the present maybe I'll be able to pull those 70 pounders.

beprepn