nkybuck
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Post by nkybuck on Dec 23, 2009 18:26:39 GMT -5
BT...typo above...IBO is measured at 70# 30" dl. Everything else is right on the money. Hoyt is one of those companies that underrates their speed...a very honorable thing. I went through the same nonsense with these dealers. I wanted to buy the fastest bow made last year, and wound up ordering direct from the company...the APA King Cobra...because nobody had that, or any other speed bow that they were supposed to be a dealer for. So, I took a chance, and wound up with a real speed demon of a bow, with a great feel...man...I really did a lot of homework, and I'm glad it panned out. But, the Hoyt was bought after shooting it, which is the way all bows should be bought. You love that DXT, I can tell, and that's one heck of a bow. If you went with a 350gr arrow @ 70# w/28"dl you should get around 305 with a 325 fps IBO bow...except...it's not a Hoyt, and I really don't know how accurate Mathews are with their speeds..I've never owned one, but there are people here that do, maybe they can chime in.  I havent chronoed anything excepy my conquest 2 and I think the best my memory serves me 29" at 70# I was getting 299 to 301 Shooting IBO weight arrows and the bow is rated at 310. |
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Post by BT on Dec 23, 2009 19:58:21 GMT -5
Good catch Spiker  I dont know...I must be getting old. ;D |
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Post by omegabuck on Dec 23, 2009 19:59:47 GMT -5
Ok, so after tearing the city apart looking for someone who has an AlphaBurner ... and nobody having one, I find a little mom and pop store right down the road from me (7 miles) that I NEVER knew existed!! I know someone who's going to be getting a call real soon ... but after the holidays. I'm sure they're closed until then ... but maybe tomorrow?  Apa, BOWTECH, Diamond, Hoyt, PSE, Reflex, Ross and I'm guessing Bear, since their name came off the Bear site. |
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Post by SPIKER on Dec 23, 2009 20:16:26 GMT -5
Beware of the dealer listings off manufacturers sites!!  These effers have the nuts to tell you they are a dealer, but don't have any in stock. But hey, they can order one for you. I hate it...I can order any bow off the net without shooting one cheaper....but lose the warranty. I get upset when it comes to this part of the archery business...I'll take a time out.. |
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Post by omegabuck on Dec 23, 2009 20:44:18 GMT -5
I can honestly say, I feel your pain! I've been thru it so many times since I started looking, it's not funny. You obviously know what I'm talking about. The last one that told me that they could order it ... I said, "I can order the damn thing for myself, and it'll most likely be cheaper since I don't have to deal with your dumb butt marking it up 20%!" Yeah well, needless to say I'm not wanting to go back to that place ... it kind of seemed like a fly by night operation anyway. The place I've been dealing with is a nice place. The owners are great to deal with, I wouldn't mind paying a little more from these folks! Everytime I've gone in there they help me with anything I may have a question regarding a bow about, then after answering my questions, hand me a bow and say "Why don't you see what you think. I can tell you all kinds of great stuff about the bow, but unless you like it, it doesn't really matter." Beware of the dealer listings off manufacturers sites!! These effers have the nuts to tell you they are a dealer, but don't have any in stock. But hey, they can order one for you. I hate it...I can order any bow off the net without shooting one cheaper....but lose the warranty. I get upset when it comes to this part of the archery business...I'll take a time out.. |
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Post by omegabuck on Dec 26, 2009 21:30:17 GMT -5
Ok, so far I've heard that the local yocals won't be getting in the Alpha Burner or Bear Attack until Feb. possibly March. I've shot many other bows, but I'd like to shoot these two as they're both fast bows, and from what little I've been able to dig up, smooth drawing and considering they're going 340 FPS relatively quiet bows. Has anyone else had a chance to SEE these mythical beasts ... or even better, shoot one? I'd like to hear what others may have thought of them. There's a place out West of here about 40 or so miles that MIGHT have a Bowtech Destroyer ... but I'm leaning towards NOT SO MUCH. |
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Post by omegabuck on Dec 27, 2009 9:49:48 GMT -5
Half of the people I know have went with the A.B. and half have went with the Attack. Funny thing is, they all liked both bows, they just went with the one that felt best for them. I guess that's the best way to do it. The more I think about it, the more I drool ... 300 FPS PLUS, what speed ... I wouldn't know what to do with that, since I'm shooting 240 now.  |
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Post by omegabuck on Dec 27, 2009 18:21:51 GMT -5
So if/when I get my new flamethrower ... will the man I buy it from help me get the correct draw length? The guy I'd like to buy it from is a great guy, and very helpful ... I just don't know if that's something they tend to do?
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Post by SPIKER on Dec 27, 2009 19:57:39 GMT -5
That is what their job is supposed to do!!! If they don't, then walk away no matter what. A shop is supposed to measure your draw length, assess your proper draw weight, set the bow to your specs, and send you out the door set up with the right arrows, etc.. You'll never hear me refer to a shop as a "Pro Shop", or a tech in one of those places as a "pro".  |
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Post by royden on Dec 28, 2009 0:22:26 GMT -5
agreed ... they better!!! If you don't think they will ... walk away. The only reason for you to be coming back to their shop is ... service. Top notch service is the name of the game  |
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