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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: MLHSN on January 24, 2013, 08:25:21 PM

Title: New Bow
Post by: MLHSN on January 24, 2013, 08:25:21 PM: Well, I just bit the bullet and ordered a Diamond Archery Outlaw setup. I was debating between that and the Bear Encounter setup. But the Bowtech/Diamond 15% off of MSRP for vets/active duty won me over. I've been wanting to give Archery a try for a while. Now I need to learn how to shoot one. I hope it will be a fun learning experience.
Title: Re: New Bow
Post by: Devinshoe on January 24, 2013, 08:43:24 PM: Nice! I've been looking at bows also latley.. so many choices out there!
Title: Re: New Bow
Post by: N7XW on January 24, 2013, 08:59:36 PM: Congrats. The Outlaw is a nice bow.
Title: Re: New Bow
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on January 25, 2013, 08:54:33 PM: Quote from: Devinshoe on January 24, 2013, 08:43:24 PM
Nice! I've been looking at bows also latley.. so many choices out there!

Yep...any modern bow will do the job.
Title: Re: New Bow
Post by: MLHSN on January 25, 2013, 10:03:36 PM: I got it off of Huntersfriend.com. It comes with a hard case, release, and 6 arrows for $50 more. I've heard the arrows are kind of cheap but since I plan on practicing a while before cranking up the draw weight, I didn't want to buy good ones and then not use them later. Any suggestions from people for arrows once I get the draw weight up to 70?
Title: Re: New Bow
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on January 25, 2013, 10:05:52 PM: Quote from: MLHSN on January 25, 2013, 10:03:36 PM
I got it off of Huntersfriend.com. It comes with a hard case, release, and 6 arrows for $50 more. I've heard the arrows are kind of cheap but since I plan on practicing a while before cranking up the draw weight, I didn't want to buy good ones and then not use them later. Any suggestions from people for arrows once I get the draw weight up to 70?

I shoot Easton Axis and Beman ICS Hunter's and haven't had any issues.

Did you have your draw length measured before you purchased the bow?
Title: Re: New Bow
Post by: MLHSN on January 26, 2013, 07:13:40 AM: A friend of mine helped me measure my draw pull. I realize it could be off but at least it's easier these days to adjust draw length.

I was originally planning on going down to High Mountain and getting the Bear Encounter they had in the shop (I'm a lefty). I went home to think about it for the night and realized that the same bow in High Mountain for $599 was shipped for $399 from everywhere else (ie, Cabelas, bass Pro, etc.). I would have really liked their help to get the bow all tuned up and a quick intro lesson to archery but I'm just not going to pay 50% more for it.
Title: Re: New Bow
Post by: owmygulay on January 26, 2013, 07:24:13 PM: Congrats on the new bow. I picked up my first bow and started shooting about 8 months ago and love it.