Considering a drop away rest........
 

I am after thinking about it considering a drop away. I shoot carbons (gold Tip Hunter XT) and tired of the micro clearance I have on my rest (quick tune) I do not like the idea of a mechanical rest but really tired of clearance issues sine the clearance between my vanes and supports is so very small.......and im a tuning freak.....

ANY suggestions would be greatly appr

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I' ll put in a plug for the Muzzy Zero Effect. You ever have a problem with it, they will take care of it. Got any questions on it, call their toll free number and talk directly to a rep. [:-]

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Ditto what Nub said. It' s a fantastic hunting rest!

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MZE IMO the best hunting fall away there is.
Easy to tune and install it looks like a daunting task when you first take it out of the box but you should be shooting it in about 15 minutes.
Just watch the video and you will see it is really an easy rest to install and set up.

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I am looking at the NAP actually - simply because I have a Bear Code' , and it has a cable gaurd that wont work with the MZE........

I am looking for other rests to - want the BEST........ cause I am a little sceptical still about using a drop away.

Tom

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eightwgt, I have been shooting a NAP QT 4000 for over a year now and can' t be happier. If you are a tuning freak, like me, spend the extra cash and get the 4000. I used it last season and found it to contain your arrow very well, maybe not as well as the MZE, but unless you plan on shooting upside down, you wont have a problem with it. Whats nice is its micro-adjustable, and a compact rest.

Give it a go, you' ll like it.

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Also take a look at the GKF Mirage.

They are quick to set up and tune and a terrific hunting rest.

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I appreciate you situation. I have bought 3 drop aways because I wanted to try Turbo-Nocks which require one to work right. I have non drop away Quick Tunes and they are well made and work well. Didn' t like this cable business, so I settled with the Trap Door and it has been OK for about 700-800 shots. The reset function of the Trap Door became automatic with my left thumb. My major complaint of any rest, is that unless it has independent windage and elevation adjustments I am not interested in it. If you have ever used a Gold Key Platimum or similar you will know how easy it is to tune a rest to shoot bulletholes. I just reviewed some atalogs and sites and see many are going to drop aways that do not have cables and minimize bow interfaces to activate. I also see Trap Door has a micro adjustable version which I may try out.

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ACR systeme rest. Fully micro adjustable, very light launcher (equals faster dropaway) and costs only $50!!!

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ACR ?? Got a lnk to a picture or catalog page ???

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I know you said you were looking at drop aways, but why not consider the whisker bisuit?? After going back and forth between getting a drop away and the WB I decided on the WB when I set up my new bow. I must say I love it!!! NO problems with it and it doesnt seem as hard on vanes as you would think I only have one arrow that it pulled the vane loose from the shaft and that was on the second trip through the rest for that shaft. I figure it wasnt glued correctly as all the rest still have original vanes and around 1000 shots.

I shot it everyday and my neighbor who was very sceptical of it has gone out and gotten one as well... I have heard alot of good things about the MZE but I am happy with my WB .. get bullet holes in the paper and excellent groups out to 50 yards so far.....

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My vote is for the NAP Quicktune 4000 . . . works GREAT for me. :D

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I' ll throw a vote in for the Trophy Taker;). I' ve
got the Shakey Hunter on my Mathews FX and
my BT Patriot. Took a little time and help at
my bow shop to get the timing right on the
launcher...now, my groups are better than
they' ve ever been[:-].

I, too, was a bit skeptical when changing to a
fall-away rest. However I just couldn' t get the
clearance I needed with my carbon arrows
and QT rest. After switching, my BH groups
are much tighter......I can' t imagine ever
switching back to a shoot-thru rest. Durability
was another concern I had, but the TT has more
than held up under some tough conditions.

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Sorry ...typo. the name of the rest in ARC System
Main webpage for Alternative archery:
http://www.alternativess.com/cgi-bin...98453514986613
link to rest:
http://www.alternativess.com/cgi-bin...96210414986613

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Who makes the ' Tophy Taker ??

Gee.... all these suggestions... its great but I gotta decide... The Zero Effect is out. My cable gaurd is not the sliding type... I may have to get one if possible though to use one of these rests...

Any link to the trophy taker ??

THANKS GUYS...... Im looking !

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Another vote her for the Mirage. Very quiet and reliable thus far. But there is no micro adjustments on the rest. That could be its only downfall that I can think of.

http://www.trophytaker.com/

There is the website for tropy taker

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another vote for the Muzzy Zero Effect![:-]

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MZE!

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Still love the Trophy Taker. Simple, durable and lightweight!! Its also very proven!

Good Luck!

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I have just recently swithced to a quick tune 2000. If I would of known the problems with the product I probably would have picked a different brand. The quick tunes work great if you do a little fabrication on them first. The pegs (tines or what ever those things that hold the arrow up are called) are too short. You will hit your riser or the bottom of rest with your cock feather. I had to take some stainless still wire of the same thickness and make longer ones. once I made the longer pegs it works great. My grouping has gotten tighter at all ranges. The only problem is I tend to tear up more fleatching and knocks, due to the tighter groups. I guess that isnt a bad thing:D. I like the way my drop away shoots now that the above problem has been fixed.

Good luck.

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If your looking for simple and easy to tune. Trophy Taker all the way. I have shot nothing else for two years. You will not find tougher more dependable rest.

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I' m just really curious about the mods to the NAP Quicktune Bernie. I just had to move mine out a tad to get the clearence I needed. How big of vanes or feathers are you shooting?

For the Trophy Taker shooters out there. How is the containment system with thos rests?

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Muzzy
I shoot standard feathers I get from the pro shop. I asked the guys at the pro shop about the problem and they told me they were going to quit carrying the quick tune drop aways because of the problem I mentioned and with another problem with the cable hitting vains. The cure they found for the cable hitting the vains is to attach it to your down cable rather than your cable guide. My problem was with the cock feather making contact with the bottom of the rest. It was minimal but still bothered me. I simply got in my shop and cut me two pieces of stanless steal wire longer than the prongs that came with the rest and bent them into the shape of the originals. I then put the plastic covers that were on the originals over them. It works great now. some of my problem could have come from the fact that I am shooting an older bow that doesnt allow me to move the rest much past the riser. Even thought my bow is a little older, the pro shop guys told me they were having lots of people come in with the same problems with newer bows.

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Im going to look at the trophy taker, and the ones from GKF.....

Geeee ---- so many decisions.......

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If you don' t like cables, slides and all the other stuff.....you should not rule out the Drop Zone. No cables, no wires, springs, etc. It is an awesome rest, can be tuned in 5 minutes and very quiet.

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I like the following fall aways

Trophy Ridge Drop Zone
Trophy Taker Shakey Hunter
GKF TKO
MZE (Muzzy Zero Effect)
NAP Fall Aways

All of these are great currently the 2 I like the best are the DropZone & the Trophy Taker.