My girlfriend has taken a huge interest in archery this summer...
We've been to the local shops and looking around, and settled on a Diamond Edge...but no one had any in stock. A few weeks of waiting, and her disappointment growing, we found a deal on an Alpine Archery Micro at Sportman's Warehouse that seemed to fit very well.
Retail is $229, but it was an '07 model marked down to $149 (bare).
As our luck would have it, our sportsman's only had the 40lb model.
The guys at sportsman's in Burlington were very helpful and they took some time and located a 50lb model at the Federal Way store--so they are shipping it to my door
at no additional cost. It should be here in a couple days.
Of course, they also offered free setup and installation of accessories when the bow arrives...but since the cams on this bow do not require a press to adjust draw length, we *likely* won't need any help.
We also picked up a Whisker Biscuit QS to use as a rest, and a mediocre Tru-Glo fiber optic 3-pin sight. We just need to come up with a decent 4 or 6 arrow quiver and some dampeners.
Sorry, no pictures yet...but I'll be sure to post a few as we set it up and test it out.
In the mean time, this is just me bragging about how anxious my lady is to archery shoot and hunt with me.
If anyone has any suggestions for good, durable, carbon arrows that won't break the bank, we would much appreciate it. At the moment we're looking at a half-dozen of "Sportsman's Warehouse" branded carbons for $30.
Price being the big factor, since a few will probably be lost in short order.
