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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: shorthair15 on September 09, 2010, 07:46:24 PM

Title: arrow rest
Post by: shorthair15 on September 09, 2010, 07:46:24 PM: i have a g5 arrow rest. not happy with it looking for a new rest. looking for some recommendations. im shooting a bowtech allegience the 2006 model. thanks
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Post by: Jason on September 09, 2010, 08:02:10 PM: QAD Ultra Rest HD Pro, shoots great out of my Alley, drop away with full containment, easy to set up, in the two years i've had mine i've had zero problems.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 09, 2010, 08:03:14 PM: trophy taker full containment rest best rest i have ever shot! i have shot a lot of rests, never had any probs with mine and i have nothing but good things to say. no way the arrow can fall off the rest, or not get picked up. check it out you will be happy with it :IBCOOL:
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Post by: lokidog on September 09, 2010, 08:14:48 PM: Quote from: Jason on September 09, 2010, 08:02:10 PM
QAD Ultra Rest HD Pro, shoots great out of my Alley, drop away with full containment, easy to set up, in the two years i've had mine i've had zero problems.

Wife's got one (or the other one just like it), seems pretty slick.
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Post by: halflife65 on September 09, 2010, 08:32:09 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on September 09, 2010, 08:03:14 PM
trophy taker full containment rest best rest i have ever shot! i have shot a lot of rests, never had any probs with mine and i have nothing but good things to say. no way the arrow can fall off the rest, or not get picked up. check it out you will be happy with it :IBCOOL:

Yep, good rest. My dad has the Trophy Taker and I have the new NAP Apache, but I think that the Trophy Taker is a bit better. The Trophy Taker has better rubber finish on parts that will make noise if your arrow hits them. The toolless adjustment screws on the NAP seem kind of neat, but they stick out far enough that it pushes against one of the arrows in my quiver. I'm using skinny Easton Axis arrows, but if I was an aluminum arrow user it might actually be a problem.

Z7 with a Matthews two piece quiver.
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Post by: lablover on September 09, 2010, 09:33:54 PM: I too have the trophy taker full containment rest. I like it for the simple fact that regardless of what kind of an angle you are holding the bow at, when you draw the rest picks up the arrow. No need to hold your finger over the arrow to keep it in place. Let it lay in there and it will be just fine when it comes time to draw on that big old buck or bull.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 09, 2010, 10:09:10 PM: I have the trophy taker smack down full containment and love it. There's no way your fletchings can touch the rest when they go by cause the string on the rest keeps it down.
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Post by: stickhunter on September 09, 2010, 10:31:19 PM: I have a vapor trail limb driver , love it
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Post by: Button Nubbs on September 10, 2010, 08:25:40 AM: Another vote for the QAD!
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Post by: croix on September 10, 2010, 08:45:53 AM: Quote from: Button Nubbs on September 10, 2010, 08:25:40 AM
Another vote for the QAD!

Me too.
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Post by: THE DUDE on September 10, 2010, 04:47:05 PM: Trophy Taker.........but any drop away w/Full containment for mobile convenience. my :twocents:
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Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on September 10, 2010, 08:04:20 PM: Count me in for the Trophy Taker smackdown full containment rest. Definitely the best hunting rest I have ever used.
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Post by: brianb231 on September 24, 2010, 03:38:03 PM: Ripcord Code Red
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Post by: k_rex on September 24, 2010, 05:19:32 PM: Trophy Taker Pronghorn here. I like the action of the rest but, will be looking at a full containment version or switching back to the old wisker biscuit.
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Post by: elkbuster on September 24, 2010, 09:18:05 PM: Quote from: brianb231 on September 24, 2010, 03:38:03 PM
Ripcord Code Red

:yeah:
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Post by: washingtonmuley on September 24, 2010, 09:19:23 PM: trophy taker
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Post by: NWTFhunter on November 06, 2010, 07:24:58 PM: I was kinda surprised until the end to see no one had said a whisker....
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Post by: EastWaViking on November 06, 2010, 07:35:30 PM: Quote from: NWTFhunter on November 06, 2010, 07:24:58 PM
I was kinda surprised until the end to see no one had said a whisker....

there is a reason for that...
Title: Re: arrow rest
Post by: EastWaViking on November 06, 2010, 07:39:48 PM: drop zone rest works great for me.

WhiskerBiscuit, really??? FPS are not all that important, so if you can shoot a great group with one of those things, more power to you. I just freak a bit at the thought of sending my fletching through a bunch of bristles.
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Post by: PolarBear on November 06, 2010, 09:43:14 PM: I have the first model of Trophy Taker and can't see using anything else! 12 or so years throught all kinds of brush, snow, ice, -11 weather and never a single problem. You couldn't give me a Wisker Biscuit!
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Post by: huntnnw on November 07, 2010, 12:54:01 AM: original TT still :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Instinct on November 07, 2010, 02:16:43 AM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on September 09, 2010, 08:03:14 PM
trophy taker full containment rest best rest i have ever shot! i have shot a lot of rests, never had any probs with mine and i have nothing but good things to say. no way the arrow can fall off the rest, or not get picked up. check it out you will be happy with it :IBCOOL:

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Title: Re: arrow rest
Post by: D-Rock425 on November 07, 2010, 05:53:15 AM: I vote for the QAD ultra rest. I've shot one since 05 and have not had any problems
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Post by: EastWaViking on November 07, 2010, 07:04:08 AM: Quote from: huntnnw on November 07, 2010, 12:54:01 AM
original TT still :IBCOOL:

Still have my original TT on my backup bow... a good rest, but I much prefer my dropzone these days.
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Post by: coachcw on November 07, 2010, 10:22:51 AM: I like the qaud ultra aswell , I dont shoot the containment pin how ever.
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Post by: rooselk on November 08, 2010, 03:21:32 PM: My preferred arrowrest:

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv105%2FRooselk%2Farrowrrest-2.jpg&hash=98b714e0331f4ae517ffebb9a802b0cbb2da0790)

Inexpensive, quiet, and no mechanical parts to fail while in the field. Works for me anyway.

:chuckle:
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Post by: Carnivore on November 08, 2010, 04:15:55 PM: I shot a whisker biscuit for a bit but had tuning problems and didn't like the fletching wrinkles. QAD Ultra solved them and shoots great with full containment.
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Post by: bow_hunter44 on November 12, 2010, 06:07:22 AM: I have had good luck with a Limb driver and a Rip Cord Code Red. In the end I ended up with the Code Red on my bows. I like the containment provided by the Code Red.
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Post by: bullrider97 on November 12, 2010, 08:04:23 AM: I've used different rests as well. I now use Whisker Biscuit. Simple to use, don't have to worry about the arrow coming off of the rest, great for stalks. Currently shooting PSE Bow Madness arrows with fusion vanes, never had a vane come off. Can hit one inch dots from 30 yards, no problem. Just as accurate as any other rest I've used. :twocents:
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Post by: Yeti on November 13, 2010, 11:32:32 AM: Trophy Taker Shakey Hunter. :twocents:

I never under stood how one could tune a bow with a biscuit.
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Post by: PolarBear on November 13, 2010, 12:44:01 PM: Biscuits are for soppin' up gravy, not shootin'. :twocents:
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Post by: bwhntr2819 on November 13, 2010, 02:31:05 PM: Quote
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Biscuits are for soppin' up gravy, not shootin'.
Roger that. + 1 for the trophy taker pronghorn.
Title: Re: arrow rest
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on November 15, 2010, 10:43:21 AM: I shot a biscuit on my old bow, a Reflex Growler, and it shot great out to 50 yds with broadheads. Then I got a Z7 and had tuning problems. I went with the QAD Ultra Pro HD and now I have my field points and broadheads hitting in the same spot.
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Post by: BIGMIKE on November 17, 2010, 05:53:02 AM: two things....affordability and usefullness. Those are your guidelines.
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Post by: wildmanoutdoors on November 17, 2010, 06:19:06 AM: QAD Ultra for me too. 2 years and still perfect. I hunt with a arrow always knocked and never have any issues.
Bout as perfect a rest as you could ask for IMO.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on November 17, 2010, 06:57:41 AM: Quote from: PolarBear on November 13, 2010, 12:44:01 PM
Biscuits are for soppin' up gravy, not shootin'. :twocents:
:chuckle:
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Post by: MIKEXRAY on November 17, 2010, 07:27:03 AM: As I have stated in the past the biscuit was not for me. My bow was simply to tempermental & I'm sure it had to do with form. I've got the Trophy taker full containment & shooting my best groups ever. Very forgiving, I changed grip Etc when I first got it & shoots the same any position. My biscuit I had to really work on form & still was never happy. Mike
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Post by: coachcw on November 20, 2010, 07:09:11 PM: I agree mike the biscut is a compromize. there quick and easy to set up for a beginner and the proshops just throw them on in a hurry to get a guy shooting . no doubt the fallaways have better flight and performance.
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Post by: hughjorgan on November 20, 2010, 07:20:38 PM: The hostage pro is way better than the whisker biscuit. It eliminates all contact with the vanes and it contains your arrow while hunting. I started out with a biscuit, switched to the drop away and now shoot the hostage. I haven't notice any loss of accuracy while using any of these rests.
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Post by: adam.WI on November 21, 2010, 06:59:25 PM: trophy taker pronghorn. I've shot a lot of rests and this is the best, simplest rest I have found
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Post by: mjbskwim on November 21, 2010, 11:34:10 PM: Quote from: hughjorgan on November 20, 2010, 07:20:38 PM
The hostage pro is way better than the whisker biscuit. It eliminates all contact with the vanes and it contains your arrow while hunting. I started out with a biscuit, switched to the drop away and now shoot the hostage. I haven't notice any loss of accuracy while using any of these rests.

I replaced my Hostage pro on my second bow with a biscuit.The brushes on the pro weren't pointing centered.

I played and played and played with the sites.The arrow always went to one spot,no matter what i did.
Well I do need glasses,but my buddy looked at it and pointed it out to me.Two brushes pointed center and the third pointed off center.It was a composite w/o adjustments.
And I bought it last year,so no taking it back.
Love the concept,but I'm not sure about the quality.
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Post by: krout81 on November 21, 2010, 11:41:14 PM: Simple and you can get new rubber replacements without pulling the shaft Used them for 20 plus years my dad has had them since the beginning. All the fancy crap is great if you dont go through the brush.
What happens when they bend going through some slough and on the other side there is a bull broadside looking at you?
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Post by: bullrider97 on November 22, 2010, 10:11:14 AM: I agree with the problems on the hostage pro. My brushes wore out after less than 50 shots and I never could get it tuned right, with several shops trying and still no success. Don't waste the money. If it works for some guys, more power to them....but I had nothing but problems with mine. :bdid: