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After months of telling mice elf that I'd go to a shop and shoot a few different bows and not doing it, I went ahead and pulled the trigger on a bow. My buddy bought a Mathews Heli m last year and really likes it. I saw that MK257 had a used one for sale in the classifieds. I exchanged several messages with him about the bow and he took about 30 minutes out of his day to visit with me on telephone about the Heli M and various other bows. I explained to Matt that I was new to the sport and wanted something that I could unwrap and get started. My new bow arrived today, two days earlier than I thought it would, and I am pretty excited about trying this stuff out.
I hope to be able to post some pictures of some arrowed creatures in the near future, so that will probably have to be a javelina or axis.
Thanks Matt.
long before Rodriguez stole that goat.
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Diamond by bowtech seem to resale really cheap and are great bows as good as mathews or hoyt and i own all 3
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Amen on the Switchback or even a DXT
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More people post about the regret of selling a switchback then any other bow I know of.
I did it myself. Came to my senses and bought another one right away. Guess what, still using it 8 years later.
www.huntingadventures.netAre you living your life, or just paying bills until you die? When you hit the pearly gates I want to be there just to see the massive pile of dead 5hit at your feet. ( John Peyton)
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Me too. Some bows are just easier to shoot WELL than others.
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Buy a Martin. They have the best calendars. 
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The best bow is the one you can shoot accurately. A 15 yr old, 200 fps bow that you can shoot 3" groups at 30 yds is infinitely better than a new 350 fps, brand-x that makes 10"-12" groups. Whatever you decide on, just make sure you can shoot it well!
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With a $400 budget, you can easily get into a quality gently used Mathews over on AT and do it right the first time. Just get plenty of pics and look at feed back over there.
I bought my last 2 Mathews bows from AT members after carefully shopping to find what I wanted.
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As advised on this tread many times..get a Mathews Switchback or Swithback XT. Mathews makes some of the best Bows on the market and have for years. I have own 4 differant models, up grading as the "latest and greatest" came out. They had it right back in 2005 with the Switchback. The Switchback is a perfect balance in all things for a hunting Bow.IMHO They can be found in the $300-$500 price range.
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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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I think you should buy a Dan Quillian Red Elm Longhunter at 63# and 68". Because I am going to list one for sale on Ebay tonight, and you should bid on it. 
Save an elk, shoot a cow.
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Says the dbag from CT https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...9/Re_Homeboy_sights_get_some#Post7550259Get an older Mathews or Hoyt and you'll be all set.
I'd look hard at a Mathews Switchback or Switchback XT. X2 X3 I see this guy is still trying to set new records for post count with his foolish posts. All like this with X2 or X3 or other simple quickies. DUH But to get back to the question. Try many different bows. They all shoot a bit different. I have several left over bows myself. Hoyt Ultratec, Bear, even an old York; my first compound bow back from the 80's.
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I think you should buy a Dan Quillian Red Elm Longhunter at 63# and 68". Because I am going to list one for sale on Ebay tonight, and you should bid on it. I shot one his bamboo bows back in the 90's and sold it a few years ago. Great bow- fast and reasonably priced. I bought from him at the MI long bow shoot if I remember correctly . Used money to pick up a Border bow Black Douglas http://www.borderbows.com/field.html
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Why? They were, and still are, nice bows.
Save an elk, shoot a cow.
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