Short axle bows.
 

O.K. I've decided my next bow can only be 33in. max axle to axle and an 80% let off. I want it for everything from turkeys to bear. I am retiring my old bow after this fall. Anyone have any thoughts or recomendations? I also want an extremely quiet bow.

RE: Short axle bows.
 

Don't hear about it very often, but give the Diamond Hornet a hard look. Very fast and quiet, very easy to shoot. I love this little bow. For what it's worth, I ditched the 80% let off in favor of 65%, it's much more solid feeling.

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You have so many choices! <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

I have a Martin Panther magnum that is 33&quot;. It's a great bow for the money. Martin also has the new Altitude out that is real short. I've been hearing goood things about it. I actually saw where one guy was shooting spots with it and scoring higher than he ever had before. I've shot the Mathews SQ2 quite a bit, and have been impressed with it.

I think short bows can be vary quite a bit in the department of &quot;feel&quot;. A lot of them have very short grips and some people find their hand does not fit comfortably on it. I highly recommend that you go out and shoot a few to see what you like.

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Tons of choices:

Bowtech Tech29, Champion Hurricain, ProLine Mountain 30/32, Diamond Hornet or Stinger, Hoyt HavocTech, Martin Altitude, Mathews SQ2, Parker Ulralite31, PSE Firestorm, etc etc.

-Mike

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LOOK AT THE BOWTECH LINE. THE MIGHTY MITE SHOOTS SWEET AND ITS QUIET WITH LIMB SAVERS ON IT. THE TECH 29 IS ALSO SHORT NEVER SHOT IT , BUT IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE MM.

tracey moore

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If your set on 33 inches look no furhter than the Bowtec Mighty Mite. If you want even shorter try a Parker UL 31, great shooting bow

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I was thinking that the 80% let off would help on the turkeys. I'd like to be able to have it drwn before they get into view. One thing I really liked about the martins was the way the bow felt at full draw. That was a while ago and I can't remember what bow it was that I was looking at but it was before I decided that I needed a Short bow and I'm sure thaat it was over 33in.
Yes there is alot to chose from out there. Short bows seem to be getting more and more popular. I was mostly wanting to hear from those that owned one and could tell me about there bows.
Thanks for all the good info!
Kirk

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Take a look at High Country Tripple S Pro
Carbon riser & only 2.45# & 33&quot; ata
I've been playing with one for 2 wks very quiet & 300+fps 80%let off
26 to 30&quot; draw 60 or 70#
very nice bow
Greg

Edited by - c4extrem on 09/17/2002 16:59:56

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notaveg, I have a BowTech Mighty Mite. 31 1/2&quot;. At 55#, 29&quot; draw, and 375 gr arrow I get around 270 fps (it shot 304 at 60# at the factory). It's a very accurate, short bow. Very quiet with limb savers, cat whiskers, and BowTech's thing on the cable guard. It pulls easily and holds very well for a light, short bow. I tried all the hunting stabs and ended up with the 7 1/2&quot; Vibracheck Isolator. The Infinity cam is adjustable for draw length and let off (65-80%).
I picked one up for my bro-law. He had it dressed up at a shop that sells a couple other major lines; their comment was &quot;why don't we sell these bows?&quot;.

Phil.

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i shoot a mighty mite by bow tech. its just over 31&quot;. 27&quot; draw, pulls 70lbs. shooting a beaman hawk ics 500. its shooting 308fps. i shoots groups silver dollar size at 20 yards. baseball size groups at 30 yards. its the smoothest short bow ive ever shot. the dealers are the most helpful people ive dealt with. just try one and you will be hooked.

tracey moore

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Thanks guys. I think that I've narrowed it down to my top 3 choices.
1.BowTech Mighty Mite (The BowTech factory is in my State)
2.Parker UL31
3.Hoyt HavocTec
Probably in that order. Price and how comfy it is to shoot will be a big factor also. I'll try to get over and check them out this week. As soon as I get the O.K. from the wife I'm going to set one up with a Trophy Ridge Matrix sight, whisker biskit, and an alpine softloc quiver. I might get a no peep sight too (I'm not sure never used one). I'll let you know what I get.
Kirk

Edited by - Notavegetarian on 09/18/2002 01:37:29

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Throw in another vote for the Havoctec (like everybody didn't see that one coming). I have tried and/or owned two out of those three bows and I would rate the Havoctec as quieter and more well put together than the other two...(though I wouldn't mind shooting any of them for the upcoming season..<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>) Plus, you have super adjustable Versacam to play with.

Try them all out and see which one you like to shoot the most...that will be the true test.:)

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MY VOTE GOES FOR THE PARKER ULTRA LITE 31. LITE, FAST, QUIET. AND IT'S ACCURATE!

As long as kids are having fun shooting, I don't care if I shoot bad

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I shoot a Bowtech Tech29 and a friend had the Bowtech Mighty Mite. I tried both bow, and my opinion is that the Tech29 is a tad smoother. Try the Tech29 if you like it. It's a bit shorter at 29.5&quot; ata, but shoots awsome. I had no regret for this bow. My set up is 25&quot; draw, ~370 grain, and 60# with around 240-255 fps.

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While I won't try to talk you out of it, why are you limiting yourself to 33&quot; ATA MAX? IMNSHO your handicapping your choices right off the bat.
Again, shoot what works for you...just wondering why so short

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Stealth Force
I wanted a short axle bow so I can hunt turkey from a blind and in a sitting position. I also hunt in some pretty dense forest and like to hike several miles was thinking the shorter, lighter bow would be an advantage.


Straight arrow
I shot several bows in the $500 range and they were great. The guy at the shop asked if i have heard a Martin. I tried the Phantom Mag. WOW! What a sweet bow. It shot just as well or better than the more expensive bows I was shooting (I think it was $339.00). I can't get it this week though.<img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>
I'm gonna have to wait a couple weeks.

I'm getting a MZE rest, trophy ridge matrix sight or alpha (not decided), Alpine Softloc quiver, and not sure what stabilizer I want though.


Anyone have any sight and stabilizer suggestions?
Thanks,
Kirk

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notavegiatrian: PERFECT answer for the short ATA question.

As for sights, I have the Copper John's sight, and just got a Trophy Ridge Nitro Extreme. The ONLY reason I decided to switch to the Nitro, is that the pin light I was using for my pins seemed to be going through bulbs (LEDs technically). Maybe due to vibration...maybe something else, but I wanted something a bit more reliable...the Nitro lights seem to be the answer. The Trophy Ridge also is a bit brighter without the lights as well.

BOTH are GREAT sights, but I wanted reliability.

BTW...I suggest the Nitro extreme over the Matrix...basically they are the same sight...only the Matrix has the DVD thingies. If you REALLY think those things do diddly squat...get the Matrix...I have tried and failed to get the Nitro to make any etxra noise that the DVD would stop (ringing by hitting with a wrench....NONE!)