what information do you use when buying new gear
 

OK who do you ask the hard questions to and who do you ask for info on buying new gear

ask the dealer at the shop
Ask the company's that makes the stuff.
Ask friends and family
ask people on here.
or listen to the pros on TV

I tend to not ask alot of questions from the dealers or workers at the stores. As it seems to me they tell you what you wont to hear.
I have had the same issue even from the people at gander mountain.

I tend to ask people on here first as alot of you know more then even the people at the store.
and i listen to the pros but only about 50% of it since they get paid to say it

What do you do when researching for new gear
Does this change from when you are buying say arrows or bows or guns

RE: what information do you use when buying new gear
 

I use the always rational and unbiased opinions of the Hunting Net forum.

seriously though, when you weed out some of the most unbendingly brand loyalty, I usually get pretty good info right here.

another thing I do is check product reviews on websites selling the product. For example, if the Cabelas site has more than 25 or so reviews of a product, and it is highly rated, there's a decent chance its all right. Reading the rviews themselves can also give good clues, to see if any feature consistently comes up as good or bad.

RE: what information do you use when buying new gear
 

yai like the reviews to

RE: what information do you use when buying new gear
 

This is usually what i do. If one of my friends has something i will ask them about it too.

RE: what information do you use when buying new gear
 

If I need to know about anything relating to bowhunting, I simply go to HNI. It is that simple.;)

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cabelas reviews.

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the best way to review new gear is to look at many sources..not just one....it helps a lot........cabelas, basspro, google it, look at manufactorer info., HNI, other hunting sites....put it all together and pick it apart to get the best evaluation of products...