I have the elk multi-season permit this year, so I have started getting myself familiar with my compound bow. It is a Sierra Magnum I bought used in 2003 after my PSE from 1985 finally cracked. Closest I can come to knowing the age of my current bow is a cable chart off Alpine Archery's site and it is dated 1993. I updated the bow when I bought it with stabilizer, rest, sights, and cable guard and with carbon arrows, too. It is a heavy bow, I think the center is made of steel. I am not considering a new bow. Just wondering if anyone else hunts with Alpine Archery gear.