Post by bassnbucks on Mar 24, 2010 5:58:56 GMT -5
I picked up my new Pro 3800 on Friday. Saturday I got it all set up and zero in, I shot a 3D shoot with it on Sunday. The shoot was set up easier than I would have liked, I really wanted to test out the speed of the bow and get a gage on how much the speed increase was gonna make judging yardage easier, but they really didn't stretch the course out like I would have liked. Oh well, Im still very pleased I shot a 307 and really feel like I should have shot better, not bad at all given just pulling the bow out of the box though. I went to the shop last night and adjusted my peep after having put plenty of shots thru it. I shot it thru the chrono and 29" @ 63.8# 319 grain was 330 fps. IBO is 345-350, I was hoping for 335, but really I had only accounted for the 1" in draw length drop and didn't account for the super ball peep and loop so really 330 is good results. I forgot to bring my camera to show pictures of the bow and chrono results but I'll get them taken and post if anyone's interested.
The drop from 30", to 29" is more like 12 fps. When a company states a range from 345 - 350 you can bet on the 345....maybe.
330 is nothing to sneeze at, that's smoking. If it feels good, and is accurate in your hands, that bow sounds like a winner. Let's see the results in the "Live up to IBO thread...
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I am working late tonight, but I'll be going up to the shop Thurs. after work I'll take my camera and post the results in other thread you talked about. As for feeling good in my hands and shooting good, I honestly couldn't be happier, it points, shoots, and holds just as good as I could ask. That coupled with the huge speed gains make it exactly what I was looking for.