It's early but this caught my attention

[SPIKER]

I'm not sure about the others, but my buddie just bought a Fire Cat with me right there, and it was 600 bucks.

Now, if you want a rest....100 - 150 bucks

A sight....100 -300 bucks

Arrows.....100 bucks a dozen

Silver Flames.....doh!

Custom string....100 - 130 bucks

Quivers are how much......!!!! My god it just keeps going

Bag, Block, and Foam 3d targets!!!!!!! Are you kidding me???

Camo...Goretex...scentlock....boots..gloves.....

Releases!!!!!!! how much...what?!!!

Forget it if you want to get a bow press, arrow saw, fletching jig....second garage to keep it all in.....

And that brings us to backup bows, which by the way require all the items mentioned above.

Your right BT, I do have expensive tastes, because that's part of the addiction....and they are all expensive, like mentioned before, even mid price is high price...there is no low price anymore...but we still buy buy buy....

Ok I'm done....sorry for the rant....

[BT]

Martin has done very well but I have watched all of these aforementioned mid line bows being scaled back in terms of quality.
Heck....I refuse to work on PSE because thier bows (save the Proline) are outright dangerous to my reputation.
Last one I worked on was Spikes (when I first met him) and that was a mercy killing at best.
I have pushed Martins as the last of the decent made/priced bows but I say that with tongue in cheek.

[jamaltwy]

spiker can i have some of your meds? lol

[BT]

Your right Spiker
If I could sell every piece I have at retail price I could pretty much take a few years off of work.
No joke!!

That taste.....it'll wain over the next ten years I'll bet
It's like an arms race back during the cold war ;D

As was said .... any bow can kill a deer it's just a matter of fact that some bows allow you to do it easier due to either speed / forgiveness.....what ever does it for the person doing the shooting.

[bowman]

spiker said:

I'm not sure about the others, but my buddie just bought a Fire Cat with me right there, and it was 600 bucks.

Now, if you want a rest....100 - 150 bucks

A sight....100 -300 bucks

Arrows.....100 bucks a dozen

Silver Flames.....doh!

Custom string....100 - 130 bucks

Quivers are how much......!!!! My god it just keeps going

Bag, Block, and Foam 3d targets!!!!!!! Are you kidding me???

Camo...Goretex...scentlock....boots..gloves.....

Releases!!!!!!! how much...what?!!!

Forget it if you want to get a bow press, arrow saw, fletching jig....second garage to keep it all in.....

And that brings us to backup bows, which by the way require all the items mentioned above.

Your right BT, I do have expensive tastes, because that's part of the addiction....and they are all expensive, like mentioned before, even mid price is high price...there is no low price anymore...but we still buy buy buy....

Ok I'm done....sorry for the rant....

The $600 for your friends Firecat did that include sales Tax or any Acc. Martins Retail for the FireCat is $549.99. And dealers around here are at $499.99.

[BT]

8.23 % sales tax in NY

[SPIKER]

That was 599...bare bow before tax...welcome to NY!

And now with all these companies not honoring warranties on online purchases, they will really be sticking it to us.

That Firecat is a Pro Line model, so only certain shops can even carry it....I'm telling you...."IT'S HERE"....not "It's coming"....

[bowman]

spiker said:

That was 599...bare bow before tax...welcome to NY!

And now with all these companies not honoring warranties on online purchases, they will really be sticking it to us.

That Firecat is a Pro Line model, so only certain shops can even carry it....I'm telling you...."IT'S HERE"....not "It's coming"....

Makes me feel a little better about MI only 6% here. I need to keep that $599 price away from the shops around here.

[BT]

spiker said:

And now with all these companies not honoring warranties on online purchases, they will really be sticking it to us.

Oh...thanks for reminding me of that!
Like on-line makes a diffrence
Yup....another way to screw the customer to the floor
Gotta love some of these manufacturers. :

[lockmaster]

MAN!!! Even with the prices going through the roof on "archery stuff".....I have STILL managed to get my cost of venison down to about $28.33 per pound each year. That's not too bad really...considering that $28 of that is just for pure fun and recreation and relaxation. I think of it that way as only .33 per pound for my venison!! ;D