5 shot

Most of the reasons have been listed here for me. Bottom line Summit just makes a better stand in almost every way. When you sit in trees as long as I do you want a comfortable stable and safe one! Summit acomplishes this with ease.

PABowhntr

Yes, you can. The folding footrest is simply attached to the upper portion of the stand via two bolts. However, if you remove the bolts then you have to reposition one of the seat straps behind one of the upper support struts. Really easy to do actually. With the footrest removed the Revolution basically turns into a Summit Cobra. Very versatile in my opinion.

wilk

Summit all the way, they have proven to be the best stands and have proven to have the best customer service, these are down to earth people like you and me .

RTA47

MY brother has a API and I have A SUMMIT. he hunted with my summit once this year.he sead thats it IM buying a" summit". API is ok if you don`t have a summit!

xibowhunter

even though everyone already said it i will to , a summit can't be beat !!

GOBBLER TRACKS

SUMMIT ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

warmdaze

Never used a Summit but I love my API.

cybersniper

I have a API shooting Star and I just bought my dad a Summit Revolution. I have to say that the cable set up and the seat is better on his Summit. I think you really can't go wrong with either one. The most important thing is to get the model that fits your style of hunting. I know his revolution wouldn't be best for me because even though it is more comfortable, it is also bulkier to carry and I do a fair amount of walking with my stand on my back. I believe the Python or Viper may be better for that, however one of the two has a bar across and is made more for the gun hunter. I like to be ablt to lean over the edge of my stand and shoot down with my safety strap holing me in.

Good Luck,

Cybersniper