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Old 01-16-14, 10:47 PM   #1
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Default My turn to get a new toy.

Before Lake was born I was really big into bow hunting, probably more so than I was fishing even. I took a little time off from it when he was born and am just now getting bit by the bug again. I poured some gas on the bowhunting fire by buying me a new bow. I bought a Bowtech Experience the other day and have since been working on getting her shooting some tight groups. I've got her dialed in pretty good but I still want to up the poundage a little bit. Right now it's shooting 306FPS with a 65lb draw, I can't wait to see how hard she shoots when I bump it up to 70lbs!
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Old 01-17-14, 12:34 AM   #2
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That looks complicated.
And if Indians would have had a bow like that, there would have been no cowboys.

Archery is beyond me any longer with a separated shoulder that prohibits me from drawing one. But I bow hunted back in the day when the recurve was king. I don't know a lot about the new bows, but I'm sure you'll get years of fun and satisfaction out of shooting it.
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Old 01-17-14, 01:06 AM   #3
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I don't bow hunt but I know that is an awesome bow! That thing should be a pleasure to shoot and hunt with.
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That looks wicked! It would be fun to watch a posted video of you shooting with it. How heavy is it? Never shot a bow like that but would like to. My shoulders are bad now too though, so that's a pipe dream.
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Thats just wicked looking!
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Old 01-17-14, 11:56 AM   #6
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I don't bow hunt but I know that is an awesome bow! That thing should be a pleasure to shoot and hunt with.
I can't get over how smooth it shoots. It has a fairly aggressive draw cycle but not bad, and it is very smooth. It is totally dead in the hand on the shot, absolutely no lunging or lurching at all.

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That looks wicked! It would be fun to watch a posted video of you shooting with it. How heavy is it? Never shot a bow like that but would like to. My shoulders are bad now too though, so that's a pipe dream.
It weighs 4.2lbs bare bow. Of course sights, quiver, arrow rest, and stabilizer add some weight, but it isn't too heavy.
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NICE!!! I need to get mine re-strung. :/
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Looks compound,have a bud that's hitting 340 fps,but out of a different bow
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Looks compound,have a bud that's hitting 340 fps,but out of a different bow
What bow is he getting that out of?
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Old 01-18-14, 09:58 PM   #10
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lol - I still have a 45# fiberglass Ben Pearson in the garage (45+ years old)...I think I need a 54" string.
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Cool Bow. Don't want to steal your spotlight but my compound was stolen. I still have my 65# Grizzly recurve. I quit bow hunting when I fell out of a tree. Good luck and have fun.
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