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I currently have a fred bear "truth" bow that is about a year old. I didn't mean to buy it, the pro shop owener said I dry fired it so I have to bought it. so I did, no hassle. I went hunting w/ it this last fall for turkey and white tails. it was a bad dry year for me so not to many shoot opportunity present its self [:@] ohh well.
Ever since I brought that bow home I have not liked it. its got green/ orange cat whisker puff balls on it and the string is green/bright orange. the grip is good, built like a bow grip should be thin and fit in the corner of me hand. but the recoil/ shot noise/ vibration is unbearable. I went and put on it the most espencive (and best) limbsaver stabilizer they make. it made it quite barable but now when it get loose and i don't notice it not work so well leaveing me with an arm that fell like I swung metal bat at metal poll as hard as possible, OOUUCHhhhh!!!!!
its bright collors make it useless on turkeys they spot it miles away, and the stabilizer issue make me wana change around. If I were rich I might go get one of those new matthews Drenalin bows throw my acc. on it and be happy. but I can no spend 700-800 bux now.
So I think I might offer my dad my Winchester M70 in .300 WSM W/ Nikon 3-9x40 BDC scope on it. it should compare at $300 rifle+$300 scope= his practically untouched Switchback XT. what you all think?? is it a good traid??

P.S. Any one want a fred bear the truth (first year they came out)??

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just thought to add that i am wanting to get rid of the .300 WSM. its expencive to shoot and to hard to find ammo for. and needs work to be up to my expectations (trigger work, a nice new wood stock)

Thanks,

mohunter82

I might know a guy needing a new bow. depends on how bad your wanting to get rid of it.

idahoelkinstructor

Well that seems likea great trade for your dad, but I don't know about you. How old is your rifle how good of shape is it in, and which modle 70 is it? Is it oneof the Classics with the controled round feed and claw extractor? Or is it the regular run of the mill (walmart special) post 64 style push feed action? The reason why I ask is their is a big difference in price between these guns. I have a classic featherweight in the .270 WSM that was made in New Haven, Connecticut.It cost around$800 new, thepush feed actions on the other hand cost about $300-$350 less depending uponthe dealership. I have seen quite a few at walmart so thats why I call them walmart specials and they costanyware between $400-$500. As far a yourNikon scope goes I don't know what its worthbut if yousay its worth $300 then I believe you.With yourrifle and scope I wouldput thevalue at no less than $700, and it could be a whole buch more depending upon the age and type of your rifle. Now for the value of your dads bow, even with it being like new it is worthbetween $600 maybe $700topsfully loaded with sight, quiver, rest, stabilizer,as well aswith arrows, a case and even a release. For bare bow its worth $450 tops, now it might seem like a good trade now, but in two year your gun will be the same value that it is today, maybe it will even be more. But the bow on the other hand will have dropped a couple of hundred less than it is now. So do you really want to give up your gun for that bow? Only you can answer that, if it was me I would make your truth work, wait and save your money for another bow or you could buy your dads bow for less money then now becuase of it droping in price. My brother has a like new 2003 Mathews Legacy it has not even been shot 50 times yet, its been stored in a case in a cool basement and it looks like its brand new, but yet the price of that bow is worth $250 at most for bare bow. Anyway not sure if I helped or not just giving you something to think about.

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It has the black some thing stock on it(came with it) I looked in there broshure and the "run of the mill type" was the only ones to wear that kind of stock. It had to be the sub $500 gun not the $800 ones every one is hording in there safes. I just looked at the scope reall good and I miss spoke about it. it is a 4-14x44 black matte with the long range goodies. I usually get the 3-9x40's but this gun can really reach out so it got a nicer scope. I think I will keep the gun&scope, save and look for a good condition used mathews bow, dren. switchback it really dont matter they are both good i suppose. and pick that up.
mohunter82:I am interested in getting rid of the bow. please let me know what price your friend thinks it is worth. It was $500 & some change brand new.

wis_bow_huntr

ill give 100.00 for it since it was "dry fired"

Ben / PA

Did you?

Strings aren't too expensive, and what noise reduction action did you take? What was the most expensive? I am curious.

Ben / PA

Also, if you are looking for a deal on a 2006 XT I got it for ya. Let me know.

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Bowtechben: No I didn't "dry fire" it. the string did get away from me on the let down but it was far from full draw when it happened. I put cat wiskers on it and a limb saver modular stabilizer. stabilizer was 80 dollars and was what did it for the bow. stock limb savers on the limbs nothing else was done to reduce noise. I reluctantly test fired one at a different pro shop and got the same results with it. they were not good bows.

As for your XT is it 70lbs or the 60 lbs model? Drawlength?? what you asking for it??

wis bow hunter: $100? bare bow maybe, can you come up a bit??

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I has a hot dot (the original) site as well as some releases I tried before I got my current one. As well as a bag of broad heads. I have muzzy classic heads (8 pack fer 20 bux) and I think they will do fine for many years to come, so these others my uncles and family gave me for cheap (as well as a sale i found in a hunting store) are not going to see a hunt on my arrows. maybe some body will want those too?? package deal? call it a goody bag! theres nap thunder heads, easton outfiters heads (lots of kinds) and that all that I can think of for now.