is this a good bow, good price?
 

Our local pro shop has a 2002 hoyt protec, xt 2000 limbs, redline cam, looks like new, for $400. he said it was a $700 bow new. I like the long a/a and brace height.
but is that a good cam?

RE: is this a good bow, good price?
 

While you are waiting for someone to reply that is personally familiar with the bow, I will comment on a couple of things that I was told about similar bows.

When I became interested in the first " full-split" limb bows, a mechanical engineer nephew of mine convinced me not to purchase one. He laid out all the possible problems that could occur with 4 spindly limbs being torqued in varying degrees and directions. I was convinced.

Regarding the " skeleton" alloy riser, I read that they tend to produce excessive vibration.

I take it that the bow was used, being you said the bow " ...looks like new." Why did the previous owner trade the bow less than 1 year later?

RE: is this a good bow, good price?
 

yea it' s a used bow. I don' t know why he traded, but it could be he wanted the new cam.5 protec;)

RE: is this a good bow, good price?
 

The bow is absolutely one of the best bows to ever be produced by anyone.BAR NONE.The only problem is it doesn' t have the cam 1/2 which is a better cam system imo.


There is another problem I noticed.Hoyt didn' t offer the Redline in 2002 on the protec,unless it is a special order,but I doubt that because they used the duall track idler in 2002 so I would think it is a 2001 model.The redline isn' t as good as the versa or excell that was offered in 2002,imo and I have owned a bow with the redline cam and it was nice but not as nice as the versa or excell.

I had a 2001 Protec with the Versa cam and shot some of my best scores ever with it.



I think if the bow is a 2001 that the price would be negotiable and you should be able to get it down a bit.Then I would think the price would be ok but is a bit high right now.You will have to make that decission for yourself and know what bows sell for in your area.I sold a 2001 Ultratec setup ready to hunt with arrows and everything for $400.00 this year.This was to my brother in law and I think I give him a deal.



As far as the limbs are concerned,DON' T BE CONCERNED,they are some of the best available if not the best.Just take a look at the Hoyt wins this year and that should tell you something about there quality and accuracy.I havn' t heard of a single limb failure since going to the XT2000 limbs.The first split limbs weren' t all that great but these limbs are fabulous.


Also the riser design takes the vibration away from your hand making them some of the smoothest shooting bows today.

RE: is this a good bow, good price?
 

Thanks T Fox. to be honest, I don' t trust these local guys as far as I can throw em.
at least not at this particular shop. it may very well be a 2001, and he just told me it was a 2002. is there anyway that I can tell what year model it is by lookin at the bow, other than the redline cam? again, thanks for your help.
bogobble

RE: is this a good bow, good price?
 

Yes there is 1 thing you can check.The limbs on the 2001 models are 1" longer than the 2002 models.The 2002 limbs are 14" long and the 2001 limbs are 15" long.

RE: is this a good bow, good price?
 

bogobble, TFOX is 100% correct about the bow. No redline cams on a 2002 protec.

He is also correct that hoyts split limbs are as good as any limb on the planet.

For 400.00 you can find a 2003 protec with cam.5 cams. I see them for sale on another site. You can e-mail me from my profile and I will point you in the right direction.

The 2002 hoyts were good, but IMO, the 2003 bows with the cam & 1/2 are the best bows they ever made! Absolute tack drivers.