Favorite bows you ever owned?

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  1. buckeye

    buckeye Grizzled Veteran

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    Mine in no particular order, I'll go a top 5.

    Bowtech Allegiance (the 2nd Gen riser and cams)
    Bowtech Destroyer 340
    Mathews Heli-m
    Mathews Halon 7
    2003 Bowtech Extreme VFT. This was the first bow that blew my mind when I shot it.

    Let's hear yours...
     
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  2. Marshhunter1221

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    Old Hoyt MT sport

    Diamond outlaw

    Mathews chill


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    (That includes cross bows)
     
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    Josh/OH Die Hard Bowhunter

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    1. Bowtech Allegiance
    2. Diamond Marquis
    3. All my other bows sucked


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    Bowtech invasion. 6 years with it and haven't felt the need for change yet.

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    PSE G-Force
    PSE X-Force HF
    Hoyt Alpha Max
    Hoyt Carbon Element RKT
    Hoyt Carbon Spyder Turbo Z cam
    PSE Custom G-Force/Carrera

    Not sure which I'd say is the best because bows get better as time goes on and I got worse as a shooter.

    It's all relative. I hardly missed anything as a young man. Wish I had one of my current bows back in the 70's !!!! Lol


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    Cooter/MN Grizzled Veteran

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    Matthews Outback and Z-max. Those are the only two bows I've hunted with in 23 seasons. :)
     
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    trial153 Grizzled Veteran

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    Two bows that I kept long enough to kill a lot of game with were the Hoyt fast flight and the elite z28.
    I think my favorite bow to date though is an Elite Spirit that I built to my specs.
     
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    pastorjim08 Legendary Woodsman

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    Elite E35..My current bow....Smoothest shooting and best back wall of any bow I've ever shot
    Hoyt Oasis...Very smooth and very forgiving
    Hoyt Provantage...I shot this bow more accurately than any bow I have ever owned
    Hoyt Prohunter....The first top of the line bow I ever owned

    Blessings.........Pastorjim
     
  10. jcz

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    The only one I can think about is my first. Bear whitetail 2 I shot that bow every night and weekend when I was a kid
     
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    Too many to list as they were all my favorites when I bought them
    but these three are the ones that are still at the top of my all time favorites list.


    Martin DynaBo
    Strother SR71
    K&K Vengeance - still my favorite
     
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    Rick James Grizzled Veteran

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    For hunting bows, I'd say the Halon 32, Destroyer 340, Allegiance (2nd gen), Patriot, and Drenalin in that order.

    For target bows, the Apex 7, Fanatic 2.0, Halon X, and the Constitution in that order.
     
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    1995 Black Widow MA III Autumn Oak......I shot the ****ens out of that bow for 5 yeaars and killed a lot of game with it. When I sold it I got about 75% of what I invested and immediately reordered another BW in Ironwood.
    2008 Ross Cardiac....first compound I owned in nearly 30 years purchased used in 2010. Killed some deer with that bow and gave it to my son-in-law as his first bow. He still has it.
    2012 Prime Centroid.....first Prime and a wicked deadly hunting bow. First compound I owned that fit the "tack driver" designation
    2015 Prime Rival black....my daily shooter and hunting bow in 2016....just an accurate, ultra-reliable machine in the woods
    2016 Prime Rival RTX.....my first NEW Prime bought as a year end closeout....easy tuning and great shooting bow that is my 2017 hunting bow
     
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    Martin Cougar Mag. Was my all time favorite. A few bows in between and now my current setup the Destroyer 350.
     
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    In no particular order.
    Halon7
    Mission X3
    Ben Pearson recurve.
    Only 3 I've owned, love shooting all 3 still.
     
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    My first was a PSE when I was 7. moved on to a Renegade SBD, loved that bow growing up. Since that been a Mathews guy ever since. Creed XS was a sweet bow but my overall favorite is the Halon 6 I own now.

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    elite e-35
    prime rival
    prime centergy hybrid
    prime centroid lr

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    Mathews switchback
    Bowtech Invasion

    Two best bows ever created IMO


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    - Mathews Halon (both the original and the 32)
    - Mathews Z7 Xtreme
    - Mathews Chill
    - Bowtech Allegiance (1st gen)
    - Elite GT500

    The Allegiance was the first "flagship' bow I ever purchased brand new in 2005. Man, I loved that thing. I think I paid $600 for it which seemed like an awful lot at the time. Oddly enough the specs on that bow are for all intents and purposes the same specs that we're seeing on most flagships today - 33" ATA, 7" brace, 330 fps. Todd had a 2nd Gen Allegiance for a few years and it was a definite upgrade, but for me the original will always hold a small place in my tiny, black heart.
     
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