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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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Well I finally bought a new bow. I have always been a hoyt guy, but the new mathews is just way too smooth to pass up. If you are a bow hunter and you haven't shot this bow, you should try it out. I have been shooting about every day for the last month, I love it. I have a G5 sight and quiver. Shooting 100 grain G5 T3 expandable broadheads with 5575 Gold Tips. Trophy Ridge Wisker biscuit. The bow Chronos at at 293, not bad for a hunting set up. Let me know what yall think.




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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 12:18 AM
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Beautiful bow. Mathews makes some top notch bows, but I am all about symmetrical, love dual cam bows.. I shoot bowtech, but you have nice kickass set up there.. While the wisker bisk is a nice, fail safe set up, that is accurate as hell. I have noticed that over time it does tear up the vanes on the arrows. If you have that problem, ( Iknow Iknow) check out the bowtech hostage, it uses the same idea, only the wiskers never touch the vanes, just the arrow..
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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Jas, my bro bought a new Matthews a few yrs. ago. I wouldn't know which one w/o goin over there or askin him. He prolly forgot, since he hasn't hunted in several yrs. now. I know Matthews is quality, & while he may or may not have the top-of-the-line, when he told me how much, I was shocked. Quality isn't cheap, that's for sure. Have fun!
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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Good looking bow! I've thought about selling trykon and getting a newer faster hunting bow that way I don't have to scratch up my 82nd airborne. But all my money is going to my truck now, thanks to this site
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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I've got an older Solocam. It's been beat on in the woods and shot who knows how many times and it's still smooth as glass. Can't go wrong with a Matthews
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc
Beautiful bow. Mathews makes some top notch bows, but I am all about symmetrical, love dual cam bows.. I shoot bowtech, but you have nice kickass set up there.. While the wisker bisk is a nice, fail safe set up, that is accurate as hell. I have noticed that over time it does tear up the vanes on the arrows. If you have that problem, ( Iknow Iknow) check out the bowtech hostage, it uses the same idea, only the wiskers never touch the vanes, just the arrow..
Thank you sir, I shot the hostage on my last hoyt. The hostage actually tears up faster than a whisker, but you're right it does tear up the fletchings. I will probably shoot a drop away before it's all said and done. Especially cause I'm shooting so close to 300 a drop would put me over.

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Jas, my bro bought a new Matthews a few yrs. ago. I wouldn't know which one w/o goin over there or askin him. He prolly forgot, since he hasn't hunted in several yrs. now. I know Matthews is quality, & while he may or may not have the top-of-the-line, when he told me how much, I was shocked. Quality isn't cheap, that's for sure. Have fun!
You ain't kidding. We sell Mathews at work so I got a little bit of a deal, but it is still pricey.

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Good looking bow! I've thought about selling trykon and getting a newer faster hunting bow that way I don't have to scratch up my 82nd airborne. But all my money is going to my truck now, thanks to this site
I feel your pain, I have this plan to getting all kinds of **** and then I walk outside and look at my truck and I remember all the stuff I want to buy for it. lol Never ends.

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I've got an older Solocam. It's been beat on in the woods and shot who knows how many times and it's still smooth as glass. Can't go wrong with a Matthews
I hear ya. I love mine.

Thanks yall!
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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How did your hostage tear up the fletching?? Mine never touches them at all.. A drop away is nice, but I hate the fact that set up, the serving system, have to be right on, timing has to stay dead on.. No doubt when they work they work, but just to involved for myself..
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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The hostage didn't tear up my vanes at all, but as far as the rests themselves; hostage vs the biscuit. . . the biscuit lasted longer. The bristles tore up on the hostage quicker. I liked the hostage, but just decided against it.

I agree with you on the drop away. They work really well, but it would be my luck that it would fail when a monster walks in on me. haha
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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How did your hostage tear up the fletching?? Mine never touches them at all.. A drop away is nice, but I hate the fact that set up, the serving system, have to be right on, timing has to stay dead on.. No doubt when they work they work, but just to involved for myself..
Well I put a QAD fall away on my bow yesterday, shot it the last two days and I love it! I'm shooting 301 now with my hunting arrows.
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Old Sep 21, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Ive got a DXT and I love it, Im looking forward to this deer season
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