Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: biggfish on January 03, 2014, 03:15:00 PM
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I want to change the rest on my bow from a trophy taker to something full capture. I like the QAD ultra-rest hunter, but I'm also considering the trophy ridge revolution. I'm always open to suggestions in the 50 dollar range. Looking for opinions on rest and your experiences with these. I also plan to sell the trophy taker when I replace it so I'm willing to swap if someone wants it.
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Love my Revolution and wouldn't trade it for anything on the market right now
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my QAD hunter was flawless. sold it with a bow and upgraded to the hdx? ldx? :dunno: one of those... :chuckle:
the mid priced one! :tup: been happy with it, too@
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QAD
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I really like my QAD. If I bought a new bow I'd probably get the same
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QAD HDX is the favorite of all rests I've ever shot/owned. By far the easiest to tune too
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Qad
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QAD
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QAD
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limb driver Vapor Trail Pro.... simple, tuneable, well built and full capture unless you are a bat and hang from you head.
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Obviously Trophy Taker has served you well. Why not stay with Trophy Taker Full capture or the smack down. They are a little more money but very dependable,Great Customer service .
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QAD HDX. Hands down.
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QAD. This many cant be wrong!
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Trophy Taker Smackdown! Cant go wrong and tough as nails...
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Another vote for the QAD HDX. Can't speak for the new TT, as I haven't tried one. However, I've seen the TR Revolution in action a few times, and they were all removed for QAD's.
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I would agree with DR DEATH. The guys that swear by QUAD have not tried the Trophy Taker. It has been on the market the longest and is more widely used world wide than any other fall away.
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the QADhdx is not $50 or even close. QAD does make a $60-70 version but the springs are weaker and smaller locking spool.
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Well I picked up a QAD can't afford the hdx but I picked up the hunter at sportsman's warehouse today gonna put it on this week and give it a run.
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Another vote for the QAD HDX. Can't speak for the new TT, as I haven't tried one. However, I've seen the TR Revolution in action a few times, and they were all removed for QAD's.
Depends on what each hunter is looking for. I like the revolution because I walk with a nocked arrow and the QAD had too much "slop" in it for my liking. It did fully retain my arrow but my arrow moved upwards of 1/2", bouncing around inside the rest. I don't have that problem with the Revolution. The arrow stays more or less tight, moving around less than 1/8". add a little mole skin to it and the "slop" gets even less and is darn near silent
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I have mixed emotions about walking around with a nocked arrow. I do not. I figure if I hunt with a bow I am supposed to be stealthy and see them first. If not I should hunt with a rifle. Even then I do not have a round in the chamber. Just my opinion. I do not feel you should base the opinion on how your arrow rides in the reast while walking.
Remember a few years ago in the Winston unit when the guy had an arrow nocked while walking behind his buddy. His buddy turned around in a hurry and got impaled and died. It was on Laphan road right by WrongWays house. Like I said just my opinion
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QAD cheap off ebay.
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I have mixed emotions about walking around with a nocked arrow. I do not. I figure if I hunt with a bow I am supposed to be stealthy and see them first. If not I should hunt with a rifle. Even then I do not have a round in the chamber. Just my opinion. I do not feel you should base the opinion on how your arrow rides in the reast while walking.
Remember a few years ago in the Winston unit when the guy had an arrow nocked while walking behind his buddy. His buddy turned around in a hurry and got impaled and died. It was on Laphan road right by WrongWays house. Like I said just my opinion
If someones hunting morality and self imposed rules won't let them walk with a nocked arrow, why would they look at a full containment rest in the first place? Seems to me that any rest would work just fine if you weren't going to nock an arrow until you're ready to pull it back.
I remember that Winston story too, and many others like it but because someone else was so stupid as to walk within an arrows length of his buddy with a nocked arrow means that I can't or shouldn't? By that thinking, I shouldn't drive a car because somone else drove too close to someone else and rear ended them.
I walk with an arrow nocked and therefore I based my rest purchase 95% on how the arrow rides while walking because it is important to me. The OP didn't say if he walks with a nocked arrow or not. If he does, the Revolution holds an arrow tighter than the QAD does. "just my opinion"
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I have mixed emotions about walking around with a nocked arrow. I do not. I figure if I hunt with a bow I am supposed to be stealthy and see them first. If not I should hunt with a rifle. Even then I do not have a round in the chamber. Just my opinion. I do not feel you should base the opinion on how your arrow rides in the reast while walking.
Remember a few years ago in the Winston unit when the guy had an arrow nocked while walking behind his buddy. His buddy turned around in a hurry and got impaled and died. It was on Laphan road right by WrongWays house. Like I said just my opinion
I walk with arrows knocked specially in prime area's for cats. I also almost never walk behind my hunting partners and never walk with a broadhead sticking straight out. Always to the ground or facing behind me, Just like a loaded gun.
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The guys that swear by QUAD have not tried the Trophy Taker. It has been on the market the longest and is more widely used world wide than any other fall away.
This topic is about full capture rests. While TT fall away rests were one of the first on the market, they didn't come out with the full capture until more recently. I have liked the TT's I've owned though.
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Im using a QAD HDX love it.I bought a 2014 Hoyt ultra rest for my new carbon spyder then never used it just took the HDX off my element Ill sell it to ya for 50 bucks if it helps ya ,new in package never used .
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I think Im switching over to Ripcord soon.
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I think Im switching over to Ripcord soon.
Yeah buddy :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :tup:
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I dont use a full capture and rarely walk with an arrow nocked. But if I have to move a bit after spotting the animal and getting ready I will travel with an arrow on. I just put my finger over the arrow to hold it on the shelf. I use a standard tt smack down. Never have understood why a person would really need a full containment arrow rest. I've never dropped my arrow off the shelf... :dunno:
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Ripcord!!
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I have a NAP Quiktune Sizzor. They changed it up a little and is now called Armorrest.
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I use ripcord code red with the bounce back brake
http://www.ripcordarrowrest.com/ripcord_codered.html (http://www.ripcordarrowrest.com/ripcord_codered.html)
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Have used both QAD HDX and Ripcord Code Red
I believe the HDX took a tiny bit more tinkering to get it spot on, but after that, it is flawless.
They are now making the HDX for specific bows, but those are spendy. Love that the HDX stays up in place on slow let down.
Ripcord is a great rest for the price.
Bought a Revolution for my son in law for Christmas 2012, not a bad rest for the price, but I'm glad I bought it for my son in law instead of me. :)
Seems to work ok, but kinda big and clunky. Guess I like stuff that is compact and efficient.
Have yet to try a limb driven rest, gonna do that some day.
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Ripcord SOS :tup:
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QAD HDX
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I'm also in the QAD HDX :yeah:group
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trophy ridge revolution. Been using this for a year no problems after thousands of arrows.
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Qad HDX you will not be disappointed setup is easy , you will have perfect arrow flight don t skimp get the HDX
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trophy ridge revolution. Been using this for a year no problems after thousands of arrows.
Mine is working out really well too. It's the best archery equipment change I've made since I upgraded to a faster bow and I'm shooting more consistently than ever. I paid $40 for mine.
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I use ripcord code red with the bounce back brake
http://www.ripcordarrowrest.com/ripcord_codered.html (http://www.ripcordarrowrest.com/ripcord_codered.html)
:yeah:
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I'm not nearly an experienced as most of these guys, but my Ripcord Code Red works great. Setup and adjustment is quick and easy.
Its also worth noting that they have excellent customer service should you ever need support - I lost a piece to my rest, and they hd a new one out to me within a few short days.
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Since my last post, I have a Ripcord SOS on a new bow. Still miss the rest staying in place onlet down as on the HDX and the SOS makes a fairly loud audible click when I draw the bow. My HDX is virtually silent.
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I have one of the very first SOS rests. No click that I have noticed. Wonder what they changed! Might have to call them and ask about that.
I have not liked the Ultra Rests since they started the whole Lock Down feature. Though I have decided I like the Original Red Ripcord better than the SOS.
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Upon putting a fair number (hundreds) of arrows through the SOS, the click is barely audible. Not sure what changed, but I can't hear it at all without my hearing aids and it's just barely audible with them in. :chuckle:
Ya might not wanna go by what I hear.