Pat--

Those are all listed ADVERTISED speeds on Hunters' Friend, not actual tested speeds done by an independent testing facility, and I'm willing to bet that many if not most of them will NOT hit those stated speeds at IBO specs (30" 350g arrow, 70lbs) when tested at true AMO drawlengths and by a non-biased independent testing company.

Example--

Fastest BK2 I've ever personally tested ran 342-346fps at 5.25" brace height thru the two chronos we have here.(older model BK2-- new ones won't do it at 5.75" brace through the same chronos tho, about 6fps slower) Screaming bow tho regardless, no doubt! Black Max tested here through the same chronos wasn't even close in stock form, and it ran 328-333fps. Both bows were admittedly nasty to draw,(twins are easier) with super-low brace heights, and both were torquey due to them. The Patriot or the LX for instance both offer a much more stable and shootable platform IMHO, yet still offer decent speeds.

All depends on what you're looking for I guess, but the BK2 is still the fastest bow in the land to date tho at IBO legal setup if reading the chrono is your primary objective.. Good shooting, Pinwheel 12

That means we even advertise a faster bow than the others...



The fastest BK2 I've personally tested was an out of the box 2002, 5 1/2" brace, 30 1/4" draw, 71 lbs., 351 grain arrow that shoots 351 consistantly. I suppose if you took away the 1/4" extra draw it would be down around 348 fps or so... BTW, I still have this bow hangin in my workshop...


Don't get me wrong here, I'm no speed junkie, if it has speed cool, if not that's cool with me too. Heck, I'm shooting a 50 lb. Pro 40 FC for indoor and 60 lb. Pro 40 FC for 3-D this year (provided I get to shoot some 3-D's other than Redding like last year) ...

I just traded my mathews q2 on a bow tech mighty mite. Can any of you tell me how fast i can expect to shoot....thanks

My only question is...Is it true that the BK2 can shoot flat out for over 30 yards on a standard arrow? The advantage of that to me would be significant. I mean you could literaly use one pin for 10-30 yards. To me the elimination of not having to judge distance would be the only advantage.

when you think about it that is a NICE advantage eh?

I've been wondering who makes the fastest bow too. So, I got a Hoyt, BowTech, Mathews, Darton, Martin and PSE. Set up my chronograph. Threw each bow over the chronograph 5 times and averaged the readings. No difference. All bows averaged around 73 fps. Unfortunately, I was not able to get my hands on a carbon risered High Country, but we all know carbon is faster than aluminum, now don't we.

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LOL

Wow! that's 480 some ft/lbs of KE!! I think you could hunt with that. Hey what bow made the least amount of noise when it hit the floor? All that ke doesn't do you any good if it makes too much noise, right? How much did they whistle while flying thru the air also? Could I use a mechanical with that set up for better accuracy? And what was the draw length and poundage of each bow you tested?

I don't think the high country bow was a very fair comparison. I think I could get 330 out of my mighty might at 26 inches and 60 lbs of draw if I shot a light enough arrow out of it. Heck I got 280 or so out of my darton yukon with a 26.5 inch draw at 70 lbs. I think it was a 300grn arrow. And it's only rated at 298 for IBO

I don't believe mathews makes anything like a BK2 that you can buy from them. Sure they have the black max, but it isn't as fast and it shoots nothing like the BK2. I don't think mathews is as concerned with speed as they are with having a smooth shock free bow. At least that's what they always say. I however don't own a shop and haven't tested all of them.

Arthur, you crack me up sometimes.

Paul

Now thats my kind of speed test!

Hey Stalker...I have an 03 BK set at 64# shooting a 405 grain finished ACC with quickspins and a 75 grain Rocket Ultimate steel.

1 pin from 15 to 30 yards, gap for 35 and 2nd pin dead on at 40.
I use a janky Cobra bantam sight on it and it only has one track...the pins don't get any closer together.

I have to aim juts a hair low at 5 and 10 yards but I will say this...all the misses I make will be windage based misses