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If you're looking for a great new bow without
the heavyweight pricing, we suggest you consider some of this year's excellent
middleweight prospects. Mid-priced bows are sometimes overlooked in the
archery industry, but with flagship bows now eclipsing the $1K mark, the real
action is in the middleweight division. Check out these pound-for-pound
favorites.
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Martin Pantera Magnum |
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Quest Rogue by G5 |
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330 FPS |
Don't let the familiar Martin bow names fool you
(Bengal, Cougar, Pantera, etc.). The entire
Martin bow line-up has been redesigned for 2012,
and these are the most impressive bows to ever
leave Walla Walla, WA. We spent an entire
afternoon at this year's ATA Show evaluating the
new Martin bows, and we all kept coming back to
the Pantera Magnum. In spite of our
insistent nit-picking about prices, cam
aggression, feel & features - too much of
this........
Ready-to-Hunt
$675
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312 FPS |
We
get many emails and calls from bowhunters asking
the same basic question, "What's a good quality
bow that's quiet and smooth and isn't too
expensive?" Easy answer - the Quest Rogue by G5.
Here's a bow that simply stands on its own
merits. No hair-on-fire marketing or ridiculous
techno-acronyms necessary. Quest lets their
craftsmanship do the talking. You simply
won't ......
Ready-to-Hunt
$579
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34" ATA |
31" ATA |
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7" BH |
7.5" BH |
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80% LO |
80% LO |
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4.1 LBS |
4.2 LBS |
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Single Cam |
Single Cam |
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27.5-31.5" |
26-30.5" |
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25-70# |
40-70# |
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PSE Brute X |
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Bowtech Assassin |
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320 FPS |
We
didn't expect this mid-priced bow to be anything
special, but the Brute X was decidedly, and
surprisingly, the quietest and smoothest bow in
the line. We simply couldn't stop raving about
it. When we fired the Brute X, it just uttered a
soft "chick." No hand-shock. No forward limb
thrust. No vibrations. This bow is supposed to
be a money saver, but it performs like a refined
flagship bow ......
Ready-to-Hunt
$659
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333 FPS |
The
Assassin is loaded with killer technologies and
a heart-stopping 333 fps IBO Speed. Of course,
that's no surprise. We've all come to expect
Bowtech bows to be awesome. In fact, we first
thought the general stature and feel of this bow
seemed almost reminiscent of the beloved Tribute
from a few years back. But as we started to take
a closer look, we realized that the ......
Ready-to-Hunt
$729
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31" ATA |
30.625" |
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7.25" BH |
7.25" |
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80% LO |
65-80% |
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4.7 LBS |
3.8 LBS |
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Single Cam |
Binary Cam |
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25-30" |
26-30" |
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30-70# |
50-70# |
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Diamond Fugitive |
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Bear Encounter |
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337 FPS |
Everything you could want in a good hunting bow,
the Fugitive has in spades. It's incredibly
powerful, accurate, quiet, AND it's affordable.
Practically every technology available is
incorporated into this bow: machined aluminum
riser, pivoting limb pockets, parallel Gordon
Glass limbs, the new Throttle Cam Tech system,
custom 2-color Octane strings, Invelvet Armor
coating ......
Ready-to-Hunt
$699
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310 FPS |
The
Bear Encounter is a fully machined
high-performance bow that features dual sealed
ball-bearings in the cam and idler, an
integrated string suppression system, pivoting
limb pockets, and a gorgeous Realtree APG camo
finish. But that's not what makes the bow so
impressive. Our team tested this bow in October
2011, and we were very surprised by the
Encounter's exceptionally smooth......
Ready-to-Hunt
$525
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32" ATA |
30.5" |
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6.5" BH |
7.75" |
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80% LO |
80% |
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3.8 LBS |
3.7 LBS |
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Single Cam |
Single Cam |
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26-30" |
27-32" |
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40-70# |
50-70# |
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If you've been shopping for a
compound bow, you may be feeling overwhelmed by all the industry jargon,
exaggerated claims, and the endless stream of archery buzz words. We
understand! How can you choose a good bow when every bow manufacturer is
shouting the same message? How can you make heads or tails of it all?
Of course, we love to sell bows too ... but we also want our customers to make good
choices. We want you to be happy with your bow. So we've put aside
our salesman caps for little while - and we're giving it to you straight.
No sales pitches or advertising hype in this guide (seriously).
Like many products, compound bows
come in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and levels of sophistication. If
you’re new to the sport of archery, we’ll guide you through all the jargon and
technical hoopla and help you to make a better-informed choice on your new bow.
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Hunter's Friend is a great place to
buy archery equipment on the web.
Here you'll find a huge selection of
compound bows, crossbows,
traditional bows, carbon arrows,
sights, arrow rests, quivers, broadheads, targets, and related archery gear
of all sorts. We are also a
full service pro-shop with all the
proper equipment and experience to
set your bow up right. We are an authorized
warranty repair center for every
brand of bow we sell and we have
been outfitting serious bowhunters
for over a decade. We hope
you'll give us a chance to show you
the Ready-to-Hunt difference this
season.
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