new bow

[montster303]

hello all-

Yesterday i stopped by Wallyworld in Dallas...the cart i picked just automatically headed to the sporting goods section...i had no control over it. It led me to the archery aisle and pointed out a PSE Nova bow kit (includes quiver, arrow rest, and sight...70 lb draw...29" draw length---what i'm shooting) all for $120 on clearance.

Well, I saw a guy doing price checks on stuff...asked him if the PSE bow would be coming down in price...he punched some on his little handheld scanner thingy and said "Yep...just went down $20 but that's the best i can do". This same guy also dropped $10-15 bucks off a "buddy" ladder stand that was on clearance for me (it's a 15' ladder stand with a 40" platform)...paid i think $55-60 for it (last year)

this will only be my second year of bow hunting, but felt that this bow was a steal at $100. Am i right? guess it's a little late now for asking opinions on it, since i'm currently hiding it from the Mrs.....LOL

I'm probably going with carbon arrows...thoughts??

thanks in advance for any thoughts

[tailchaser]

Pretty good bow for the price of a 100 bones, but it's a basic design. Pretty much depends on what you're hunting and what kind of performance you want to see. Shooting carbons will help out also, but it'll be a great deer bow, and average elk setup. But in the end, it's not the bow that kills, it's the shot placement.

In the end, not a bad buy.

tc

[maggot]

just shoot it....shoot it....and shoot it some more......then it doesnt matter what you have...you know your weapon.

[elkaholic]

Hey Montster, Great buy. You can't even get a decent used one for $100. I saw that bow a week earlier and thought about buying it for my son. Had it been a 45 to 60 lber I would have. They also have some real cheap broadheads, ($5)did you get stocked up? I'm filled up for years. :smile:

Like they said, wear it out practicing. Practice kneeling on one or both if you call elk. Many good fortunes and steaks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TAILOUT]

Last year was my first year bow hunting and I bought that very same bow and shot carbons. It shot about 200ft pr sec. and yeilded me a nice 2 by 3 muley. I still remember the arrow arching when I shot the buck at 40 yds ended up a little low but straight through the liver, it ran 150 to 200 yards before expiring. Had to track it for about 2 hours but it was alot of fun. Im going to get a new bow this year just looked at the AR 34 by PSE it shoots about 310 ft per sec which should mean no arching at 40yds.

[glowball]

I would recommend staying away from pse. They are the noisiest bow I have ever shot or heard. Watch some Primos videos and you'll here what I mean. I would go to ebay and pick up a hoyt if you're strapped for cash like most of us blue collar are. If not go and get one of their new cam and 1/2 bows. SWEEEEET!!!!! I have the razortec and its way quieter than anything mathews has ever kicked out.
Glow

[montster303]

ohhhhhh....great!!! Now you guys tell me this! LOL

i'll give it a go and see what happens