Well guys.....got an Outback......speed is a surprise !!!
 

Traded my LX for an Outback today ! Sweet shooting and no recoil ! The first one I shot was quieter w/ string silencers and limbsavers ......but this one is pretty darn quiet !

The biggest surprise was the speed !!!! I set it up with my same accessories as on my LX and the darn thing is only 1-2 fps slower than my LX !!

Now for those that don't know.....I'm shooting a Wisker Biscuit rest (untrimmed and have verified several times a 5 fps loss in speed) ! So with my bows set up with a loop, Tru-peep, and the WB are like this on 30" draw 80 % let off :

The LX on 69# was shooting a 350 grain ....299-300 fps !!

The Outback on 69# ....350 grain ........297-298 fps !! :D

The Outback will max on 75 # and was kicking out :

350 grains = 311 fps
369 grains = 304 fps
450 grains = 282 fps

All this with the WB rest !

Needless to say .........I know there are faster bows.....but this isn't supposed to be one ! I went to a smaller bow with an extra inch in brace height.....it's smoother and a little quieter..........and I only lost 2 fps !! And I felt like I got a good trade..........Life is Good !! ;)

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Ordered mine today!3 to 4 week wait.Smooth and quiet bow,Thought I would shoot 65% let off but the 80% is much smoother and seems to settle at full draw much better.

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Wow! Those are some pretty impressive speeds. I had the opportunity to take a look at an Outback a couple days ago and I have admit that your observations were pretty much right on. Mathews has a good solid bow in the Outback.

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Handled one at the shop this past weekend. Very nice, solid bow (for a shorty ;)). And yep, she's quick too.

I'm surprised though at the (lack of) speed diff in your LX though. IME at the shop the LX runs about 7-9 FPS faster apples to apples.

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Jeff .....It surprised me too ! My LX didn't for what ever reason......cam was timed perfectly......spec's all correct ........same exact accessories and arrows ! Actually ....comparing my LX speeds to other posts.....only a couple of guys posted speeds faster than what I was getting !
Beats me.......but my Ultra 2 was the same way......I only got 303 fps out of it with a prong style rest and it was a 65% model ! [>:]

Nice to finally get one that's hitting the numbers !! ;)

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Yeh Navy......I proabably should have said that in my post.......it was just a couple through the chony just for fun.........I would not continue shooting that way !!

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Out of curiousity, what was the price on the Outback?

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Around $600 ...not set up !!

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Congrats on the new bow. Sounds like you have a good shooter on your hands.

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CBM, how do you like the new grip? I think it is the best grip Mathews has come out with. Love my Outback, I did the same as you, sold my LX to buy it.

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I like it .....but honestly.....I don't know if it's different than a competition grip !

Do you know ? I know it's got the line placed in it.....but besides that ???

It does feel good.......but it's been about a year since I shot with a comp. grip !
I had put a Leosch grip on my LX.....but I'll leave this one alone !! :D

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I too have an LX, and am thinking about trading it in or selling it for an Outback, how much did you guys get out of the LX's, mine has some wear near the handle, where the film dip rubs off after a while, especially in the spots, where I hold it a lot, otherwise, nothing else wrong at all!