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quest vs bear archery
« on: December 14, 2014, 09:46:18 PM »
So I'm going to be picking up a new bow here after the holidays, and so far have it narrowed down to either a quest rouge rth, or a bear crux.
I haven't shot the crux yet, but other bear bows in the 4-500 $ range I enjoyed shooting, and preffered over the other bows I shot, the quest rouge also shot very well for me, I was set to buy a rogue, then never pulled the trigger, I spied the crux at sportsmans the other day, seemed to really like it, but I am unsure of the dual cam system, if it shoots good, its back to being a toss up between the two.

I plan on shooting both, and picking tge one I like better, but with that said, should I worry about the quality of either? What all should I be taking into consideration for the purchase?

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Re: quest vs bear archery
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2014, 10:40:35 PM »
Quality should be the least of your worries on either bow.  Very much each others equal.  Both good companies and good warranty.  Both have a high brace height making them very easy to shoot regardless of your experience level.  The Crux has an ever so slight advantage in speed and weight.  Plus the Crux seems to remain level throughout the draw cycle whereas the Quest does seem to have that familiar single cam hump.  None of those things would be enough a reason to chose one over the other if the Quest felt better in your hand and gave you more confidence.

Todays value priced bows are just as accurate as the high priced bows.  Often times exhibiting superior stability and shootability compared to their $900-1400 counter parts.  Most of what you pay the double or even triple price for is a slight advantage in speed and a status stamp on the name plate.  And for many, logical or not, paying the higher price brings a higher level of confidence.

For me, I like the cam and the limb on the Bear better than the cam and the limb on the Quest.  But I'm confident I could kill an animal just as easily with one than the other.
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Re: quest vs bear archery
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2014, 10:53:25 PM »
Thank you for the response radsav!
One question I forgot to ask, I plan on buying a 70# model, but running it at 60# through the spring/early summer as I do work on getting form perfected, and turkey hunting, sense I'm looking towards two different cam designs, does either one exhibit accuracy issues running on the lower end of the draw weight?

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Re: quest vs bear archery
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2014, 11:24:04 PM »
Thank you for the response radsav!
One question I forgot to ask, I plan on buying a 70# model, but running it at 60# through the spring/early summer as I do work on getting form perfected, and turkey hunting, sense I'm looking towards two different cam designs, does either one exhibit accuracy issues running on the lower end of the draw weight?

The cam makes little difference, but the limb design certainly does.  A light weight/high prestress limb looses little efficiency when backed off.  Heavy/stiff limbs with low prestress do experience more efficiency loss when backed off.  I do not have one of the Quest bows here to check how much prestress they are putting into that limb.  But I would take a guess and say it is less than what the Bear has.  That is just a guess though!!  Limb tips are definitely heavier on the Quest.

Again, it probably doesn't make a difference if you plan on hunting with 70# anyway.  I have a lot of different bows and these days shoot most with the limb backed off a little bit.  As long as the arrows are flying good it doesn't bother me at all.  Some become a little noisier than they were at full stress, but all kill most everything they are aimed at.  The odd occurrence when they don't - it's usually a problem between the ears and not between the cams.
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Re: quest vs bear archery
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2014, 11:52:09 PM »
I have a 2012 rogue, I like it, shoots nice. Watch out for serving wear where the string rolls onto the cam. I think quest bows are known for it. Other than that it's a great bow.

 


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