I need volunteers, who knows about bows?

[ziadel]

wanna get into bowhunting, havent shot a bow since I was 12, know nothing about modern compound bows.

any volunteers to help me pick out one?

[Menoman]

My choice would be a Browning Rage1 or Browning Rage2

Both bows are 300+ FPS bows, adjustable 40-60 lb draw, I 'think' they have 26-32 draw lengths which should cover most anyone.

Very quiet (I'd take off the quiver they are just a pain on all bows imo)
Very accurate (With practice, trust me, bows are not like guns you will need to practice)
Very reliable
Fairly cheap


I suggest you remove the normal arrow rest, and use a "Whisker Biscuit" They are about 40 bucks, but it's 10 times better than the rest they come with, it's simply a rest I will not go without.

I also suggest you do not fire any of the newer bows without a release. You used to be able to fire all bows accurately without one, but the smaller and smaller these powerful bows get, the tighter the angle becomes where you hold the string, pinching your fingers even in the smallest amount will effect accuracy.

The key to bows is to get your head/arm/should/eye in the same exact position every single time you fire it.

Get some Dampeners for the forks/arms of the bow, little rubber pieces to absorb shock of the bow being fired.

Once again, PRACTICE, there is nothing worse in a hunters eyes than shooting an animal, wounding him and he doesn't die.

A few words I think should be told, DO NOT ADJUST THE BOW, it's just not safe if you don't know what you're doing, you can bend an arm, snap the string, bust a cam. Take it to a gunshop (most gunshops have a bow press/table) They will do any adjustments most often for free.

NEVER dry fire a bow, this is common sense, I am sure you already knew it but just to throw it out there, can't be too careful.


Have fun but most of all stay safe.

[cj2112]

Contact your local archery club, read up on bows, educate yourself before you decide what to buy. I'm kinda partial to Hoyt bows, myself. After educating myself I think I'd check out the local pawn shops you're likely to find a few decent bows there and a lot of junk.

[ziadel]

Rage one looks good, I just want one cam..

but what about this let-off

LET-OFF 70% Effective
65% Actual


so which one is it? if you want in the record books you cant have more than 65% I think...

[ziadel]

assuming I can get them to put on a whisker biscuit in this package, this looks like a good deal.

http://www.huntersfriend.com/2005_Br...ge-package.htm

anything else I should know?
and which whisker biscuit?
http://www.archerywarehouse.com/whisker.htm