New bow...HELP
12-04-2005, 08:35 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Eastern Shore MD
Posts: 216
New bow...HELP
Im finally getting a new bow (Really this time, not like the umpteen other times I've asked yall for your adivice, its finally comin together...)
Im up in the air between the Bear Montana and the AIM/PSE Viper Deluxe Longbows...Im currently likin' the Bear, but the Viper has yet to have a bad review ive heard of...which one do you guys think is a better bow?
Or any other sub $300 longbow for that matter?
BTW- It'll be 50@28 (I draw 27)
Thanks/Sorry again...
Im up in the air between the Bear Montana and the AIM/PSE Viper Deluxe Longbows...Im currently likin' the Bear, but the Viper has yet to have a bad review ive heard of...which one do you guys think is a better bow?
Or any other sub $300 longbow for that matter?
BTW- It'll be 50@28 (I draw 27)
Thanks/Sorry again...
12-04-2005, 04:21 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: New bow...HELP
I dunno... I really think it's a coin toss between the Montana and the Viper. When I first shot the Montana, I didn't like the squarish grip on it. Then after an hour or so, my hand kinda got accustomed to it and I wound up noticing I could get a very repeatable grip with it. It shot fine, and it's made here and it IS a Bear... 64" long.
The Viper has a nice, conventional grip. I think the Viper Delux is a nicer looking bow than the Montana. Korean import. 68"bow. About50-75 bucks cheaper.
Performance-wise, I don't think there's a nickle's worth of difference between them.
I think the 64" Montana would be a better match to your 27" draw than the 68" Viper, but it's your call whether you can handle the boxy grip or not. (And you always have the option of getting after the grip area with a wood rasp.
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The Viper has a nice, conventional grip. I think the Viper Delux is a nicer looking bow than the Montana. Korean import. 68"bow. About50-75 bucks cheaper.
Performance-wise, I don't think there's a nickle's worth of difference between them.
I think the 64" Montana would be a better match to your 27" draw than the 68" Viper, but it's your call whether you can handle the boxy grip or not. (And you always have the option of getting after the grip area with a wood rasp.
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12-04-2005, 06:29 PM
#3
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Eastern Shore MD
Posts: 216
RE: New bow...HELP
I had heard some complaints about the grip, but the Zipper Im shootin' right now has a grip a gorilla could handle...but I do prefer a narrow grip. Im going to try to get up to BassPro after school this week and shoot the Montana...
Thanks a bunch...
Thanks a bunch...
12-05-2005, 03:45 PM
#5
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 52
RE: New bow...HELP
Well, crapola. I just sold a viper a couple of weeks ago on ebay. I would have gladly sent it to you to let you try out...... In fact, I would have just sold it cheap. Awwww well. I did like it. I have a 29.5ish draw and it suited me very well. It was actually a pretty amazing shooter for the $120 I paid. They are more now, but a couple of years ago FS had a sale 
. I only sold it because I always reach for the massie, and it was just sitting there....
Like AP said, for your draw I don't know if you would need that much length, but I think you'd be happy with the quality.
Just so you know, AIM is just the importer. The actual company is called internature. New website and I can't find the english version, but a lot of it is in english anyway. http://internature.co.kr/
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. I only sold it because I always reach for the massie, and it was just sitting there....Like AP said, for your draw I don't know if you would need that much length, but I think you'd be happy with the quality.
Just so you know, AIM is just the importer. The actual company is called internature. New website and I can't find the english version, but a lot of it is in english anyway. http://internature.co.kr/
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