RE: check mate bows
 

I' ve had three. Two Hunter II' s and a Hunter.

I bought my first Hunter II for a bear hunt (which I ended up having to cancel). It was a nice bow, with a cocobolo riser and yew limbs. Very nice looking and stable to shoot. Shortly thereafter, I bought a Hunter for a back-up. I did take one deer with the Hunter, but sold it becuase it didn' t fit me as well as the Hunter II. Generally, I prefer a deflexed riser.

My first Hunter II died a loud death last March when the riser cracked right at the throat of the grip. There was no glue line failure, so I suppose it was just a flaw in the wood itself. No fault of the bowyer, IMO. Chek-Mate took care of it immediately by making me a new riser, and even a second set of limbs at the same time (I payed for the limbs). They definately stepped up to the plate and took care of it.

The second Hunter II is still shooting alright, but I did have to epoxy a separated glue line in the riser that started at the shelf and travelled down about 3/4" into the grip. That happened last summer, and I' ve shot and hunted with the bow a LOT since then. The crack hasn' t moved any in that time, but I was none too pleased. At that time, I only had one bow and wasn' t going to send it back for repair if a shot of epoxy could take care of it.

All in all they' re nice bows. If you' re looking for " super exotic" woods, they can be had for a price. If you' re looking for a basic model, they can be had very inexpensive off the shelf from a number of dealers.

JRW