My son has had the hots to get a bow and I said well let me go to the bow store with you. I had a feeling he'd do something stupid like spend $1000 on a bow with no money for accessories, in fact that was his plan. Long story short both of us ended up leaving with Mission Ballistic bows all set up and out the door for $800 (times two) Well worth going to a shop to be dialed in, (Screaming Eagle in Wasilla) now all we need to do is practice, practice and practice some more to get our form down.
We've had a few practice sessions and only tweaked a few arrows and have a field point and insert embedded into a deck post (dad I shot the deck). I'm going to build a wood shed that will make a good back stop.
I've only shot compounds a few times so I don't have much to compare to the ballistic to but as with the reviews I've read it's smooth, quiet and accurate.
Not sure if we'll get our form to the point that we'll be bow hunting this fall, but spring black bear hunting seems like a good plan.
