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Buy my Bow Set-Up - OP Edited for Purchase w/ Pics
Posted on 5/31/15 at 8:26 am
Posted on 5/31/15 at 8:26 am
going on two bow hunts this year (elk and moose). never bow hunted before. need everything. bow will be a LH w/ 30" draw. budget for whole set up is $2500ish. haven't found anyone near me has any left handed bows to try and shoot. TIA
BOW- Mathews NOCAM LH 30"
SIGHT- HHA Optimizer Kingpin
REST- AXT Titanium Pro Drop Rest
RELEASE-Trufire Hardcore 4 Revolution
STABILIZER- AXT Carbon Triad
QUIVER - AXT Helix Pro
ARROWS- Victory VAP
BROADHEADS- Undecided
now i just have to burn up the range
BOW- Mathews NOCAM LH 30"
SIGHT- HHA Optimizer Kingpin
REST- AXT Titanium Pro Drop Rest
RELEASE-Trufire Hardcore 4 Revolution
STABILIZER- AXT Carbon Triad
QUIVER - AXT Helix Pro
ARROWS- Victory VAP
BROADHEADS- Undecided
now i just have to burn up the range
This post was edited on 6/13/15 at 5:37 pm
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Posted on 5/31/15 at 8:34 am to PerceivedReality
So you are spending $2500 on a bow and youve never done it before???? I suggest buying used before you dive in headfirst. Check out LASM or local archery shop for a used one. No need to buy brand new when a used one will do the same and is already set up...
Posted on 5/31/15 at 8:35 am to PerceivedReality
I don't know much about bow hunting at all, but I am curious...you are obviously preparing for a couple of "hunt of a lifetime"-type trips...why would you use a bow for this instead of a rifle?...
Posted on 5/31/15 at 8:42 am to PerceivedReality
I'd go to Bowies for that
Posted on 5/31/15 at 8:44 am to sonoma8
quote:
sonoma8
the used market for left hand bows in minimal. finding one in 29" is even harder. i will continue to go on these trips every year (this is not a once and done thing). so i have no problem spending a little bit of money to buy a good set-up i will use on at least two big game hunts a year.
quote:
spankum
both of these hunts are bow only. i have a gun hunt in wyoming for elk the at end of september.
i am not in BR. Closest bowshop to me is an hr a half. no one has any left hand bows in stock for me to shoot.
This post was edited on 5/31/15 at 8:46 am
Posted on 5/31/15 at 8:45 am to PerceivedReality
Go to a local archery shop and start shooting bows, talk to the pro and find out what works best for you.
I user G5 Montec broadheads. They are machined from a single chunk of steal. Montec
I user G5 Montec broadheads. They are machined from a single chunk of steal. Montec
Posted on 5/31/15 at 9:02 am to PerceivedReality
quote:
Never bowhunted before
quote:
Budget is $2500
Posted on 5/31/15 at 9:15 am to MSWebfoot
Go to the local shop and tell them your budget is $2500. They'll take good care of you.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 9:29 am to PerceivedReality
BOW- Obsession Evolution or Phoenix
SIGHT- Black Gold Surge (multi pin) or Ascent Ambush (single pin)
REST- QAD HDX
RELEASE- Scott Lil' Goose
STABILIZER- B Stinger 6"
ARROWS- Easton FMJ
BROADHEADS- Slick Trick Magnums
You'll also need a quiver. I'd recommend a Tree Limb with a riser mount bracket.
SIGHT- Black Gold Surge (multi pin) or Ascent Ambush (single pin)
REST- QAD HDX
RELEASE- Scott Lil' Goose
STABILIZER- B Stinger 6"
ARROWS- Easton FMJ
BROADHEADS- Slick Trick Magnums
You'll also need a quiver. I'd recommend a Tree Limb with a riser mount bracket.
This post was edited on 5/31/15 at 9:42 am
Posted on 5/31/15 at 9:38 am to PerceivedReality
Pretty much for $2500 you could get top of the line everything. Just a tip, when you look for a bow, speed is not everything. Speed bows tend to have a less smooth draw and feel less comfortable and also deliver more vibration and shock to your hand.
This post was edited on 5/31/15 at 9:39 am
Posted on 5/31/15 at 9:43 am to PerceivedReality
You can get a new bow completely rigged out, and a nice rifle and high quality scope for that price
Posted on 5/31/15 at 9:49 am to tenfoe
I don't know about all that. Even middle of the road glass in the $1,000+ range
Posted on 5/31/15 at 10:12 am to PerceivedReality
You need to go shoot, throwing a bunch of money out there won't make it fit you any better.
You can pretty much open up a Feild and Stream Best of Archery article and pick the top and stay inside your budget.
You can pretty much open up a Feild and Stream Best of Archery article and pick the top and stay inside your budget.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 10:23 am to Citica8
As I've said before... No one I've found has any left handed bows I can shoot. Thanks rzrbck. One shop I went to told me Mathews no cam. He personally shot a Hoyt Nitrum. I'm just trying to get some diff opinions. The only two definites are left handed and 29" draw.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 11:16 am to PerceivedReality
Where are you at?
Posted on 5/31/15 at 11:21 am to Citica8
BFE North Dakota. They have Scheels here which is a huge sporting goods store and a couple of local shops. The closest one is 120 miles away. They all want 20% down on a specific bow to get a left handed one I can shoot.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 11:21 am to PerceivedReality
Where are you located? Louisiana archery in Pineville or Hewitts in Ferriday are both good shops that will likely have some used bows.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 11:24 am to PerceivedReality
I am lefty and have a Mathews Drenalin 29" draw length that I will let you shoot any time you want, I live in Hammond. Hell, I may even part ways with it if you like it.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 12:08 pm to PerceivedReality
quote:
both of these hunts are bow only. i have a gun hunt in wyoming for elk the at end of september. i am not in BR. Closest bowshop to me is an hr a half. no one has any left hand bows in stock for me to shoot.
makes sense...
man, I have to admit, I am jealous...
Posted on 5/31/15 at 1:18 pm to PerceivedReality
The bow would be a bowtech rpm 360, qad hdx rest, spothog sights, I have a limbsaver stabilizer that works fine, release would be a Scott, Carbon express maxima arrows with grizzlystick Maasai single bevel broadheads. If you have the money, why not go all out? And for the 29" draw, most bows are going to be adjustable from about 25-30" so you're good on the draw.
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