My brother is starting to look at getting a bow. Since I look at hunting stuff all the time and he doesn't have time right now to look around, he asked me what are the top 5 bows he should look at. He said he wants to try to keep it all under $1,000 if possible. So what should I tell him? I'm definitely goin to put the Fred Bear Assault. Thanks for the help.
In my opinion, buying a bow is about what feels good to the shooter. The best advice I was ever given when purchasing a new bow was to shoot as many different bows as possible and then buy what feels best to you. I would have your brother shoot everything he can get his hands on, then decide what felt best and buy it. What feels good to me when shooting a bow may not feel the same to the next guy.
That's what I told him but he doesn't have time. Hes down workin on the oil spill 7 days a week and doesn't have time to shoot every bow he can. He doesn't know when he will be gettin off or done. He wants me to pick some top bows for him to shoot when he does have a chance. So any help would be appreciated.
He needs to answer a few more questions first. Like what is important to him in a bow, weight, brace height, smoothness of draw, what type of hunting he'll be doing, etc. There are many quality bows in that price range all with their own personality.
We mainly deer hunt here in Louisiana but will try to make an occasional hunt out west for elk, mule deer, etc. We are both just really gettin into bow huntin so we are not sure what is important to us when it comes to buyin a bow. I just bought the Fred Bear Charge in January because I was a little tighter budget than him. I've never thought to much about Bear bows until I was suggested to shoot the Charge. Now I'm goin to make him shoot the Bear Assault and Attack. I just need a few more bows for him to try.
I shot a lot of bows the other day and the Mathews Reezen and Bowtech Destroyer 350 were both excellent bows. The Reezen was not as costly and that's what I went with. But, I have to agree with previous statements. Go to bow shop, shoot 3 - 5 different bows and make the choice by what he likes.
I just recently upgraded myself from an old PSE to a Diamond Rock 2.0, for me the light weight, short axle to axle and very smooth draw and not to mention the price of being about $300 cheaper that all of the bows previously mentioned. Like I said it's all in what your looking for. I wanted a short axle to axle length because most of my time will be in a blind and occasionally in the climber.
I shoot a PSE Triton, but have picked up the new ICE MAN by Bowtech & it feels nice. Shoots very smooth. I'll probably work on getting one for next season.
I agree with GA Bowhunter, you need to get a good feel for all the different bows out their. Like anything you get what you pay for. I have always shot hoyt, but that's what I felt comfortable with. good luck..
Z7 Bear attack Hoyt alphaburner Hoyt Carbon matrix and my dad shoots a hoyt turbo hawk and blased a passthrough on a nice 6 point in south carolina
don't know about best bows but the popular ones i have been seeing this year is the z7 by Mathews, any of the new bear bows, PSE Xforce series they have several models to choose from. so he is really gonna try a few of them out to see what he likes fits him and shoots best for him in his price range but just some ideas. i also have the bear charge great bow quiet accurate and pretty lightweight.
Bowtech Admiral "I bought" Hoyt AlphaMax 32 Mathews Z7 ** But it is what he likes and feels comfortable with**
he needs to shoot as many as possible and let the bow pick him .but op is mathews elite strouthers hoyt mathews lol
I am going to upgrade next year and will be testing the Matthews Z7, Hoyt Maxxis and Alphamax, Bowtech Destroyer. I must say I am also very interested in the Bear Attack. I have shot it and it is an awesome bow, especially for the price tag. If you add in site, rest, quiver, and stabilizer you are going to have an awesome bow for right around the $1,000 level.
