Archery equipment prices

[deerhunter10]

I buy last year or 2 years ago models. basically you get them half off if not more.

 

[knightrider]

KISS. You've killed a lion's share of big bucks. Let me ask you how many times you had time to breathe, settle the pin, and repeat some calming mantra in your head while slowly squeezing your shoulder blades for a surprise release?

If your experience is anything like mine then you are usually contorted, twisted, bent over, stretched, kneeling, scrunched up, or some combination. You get one very brief shot opportunity and you either lift, draw, and release in one fluid motion or else you draw & hold an indefinite amount of time waiting for just the right window. Actual hunting is absolutely nothing like range shooting. Groups don't matter. Robin Hood accuracy doesn't matter. One shot. No warm up. No do over.

IMO your equipment and practice should match your objective. If your objective is competing on the range then by all means equip yourself accordingly and practice for a competition of accuracy on a range. You'll want all the stabilization because fractions of an inch make all the difference. BUT if you're objective is hunting then equip yourself & practice for what you're actually going to experience on the hunt. Not only does all the extra accessory stuff not help but it very plausibly can be a hindrance.

Amen, ive got the simpliest and lightest stuff you can put on one. My stabilizer is probably the cheapest in the woods, a little short stubby s coil , i believe limbsaver, my sight is a little simple lite 3 pin with a light ,but it all works great for me 20 foot up a tree and killing deer under thirty yards it doesnt take much to be proficient

 

[Ski]

Amen, ive got the simpliest and lightest stuff you can put on one. My stabilizer is probably the cheapest in the woods, a little short stubby s coil , i believe limbsaver, my sight is a little simple lite 3 pin with a light ,but it all works great for me 20 foot up a tree and killing deer under thirty yards it doesnt take much to be proficient

Sounds like my set up. The only "stabilizer" I run is that little rubber knob from Limbsaver. Otherwise I've got a rest and a 3pin sight. Quiver comes off as soon as I get settled. I don't want anything protruding from my bow but the arrow.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

One of the things I've done to mitigate the price, with my compound, is to buy the accessories over time. Yea, they don't match, but I tag everything with flat spay paint anyways, so it doesn't really matter.

When it comes bows, I'm at both ends of the spectrum. My compound is loaded with a bunch of the typical bells and whistles. It's set-up for some of the adventure hunts I go on. There's a chance I'll get a long shot on an unsuspecting animal, and I want to be able to execute it.

My main whitetail bow has a single string. I do shoot a springy on it, but I like to be able to shoot full length arrows with 125 grain broadheads. I can tune the bow and not the arrow with the springy.

 

[JN]

You ain't kidding. $1300 is the new median price of a bare bow...and that's not even the flagship models. Unreal. Sights are $300-600. Those used to be target bow and sight prices. I picked up a used Mathews TRX 34 for target and was blown away by it. I'm currently looking for a black or slate colored one to hunt with!

The TRX is a great bow and was looking for a used 34 as well but ended up finding a really good deal on a Pse Mach 34 last year that I couldn't pass up. Still might pick up a TRX 34 if I find a good deal on one.