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Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/17/09 03:48 AM
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I am looking at a Martin Cougar that a store is trying sell at clearance. It's a left handed bow (I am left handed) the store has had in stock for a couple of years the sticker says 465.00 they want to get it out the door for 199.00 Prices are in Canadian dollars. Is that a good deal on that particular bow or should I hold out for something different or better?
I want to get into Bow Hunting this will be something new for me. I also don't want to jump on the first thing that comes up but I have been reading good things about this bow. I realize too that it's not the latest and greatest but it will kill deer and other prey and that is my main concern.
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/17/09 07:17 PM
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Thats an older bow...seen some on ebay for round $100.00 - $140.00 for used. Is it your first bow? Does it come with sights, rest and arrows? How much are you willing to spend? I'd hold out for a PSE or Bowtech, but it might be a nice bow if its your first bow. Do they have Bass Pro or Cabelas near where you live? You can get some awesome package deals for around $300 - $350 if your willing to spend that much.
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/17/09 09:52 PM
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DocSavage
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I am looking at a Martin Cougar that a store is trying sell at clearance. It's a left handed bow (I am left handed) the store has had in stock for a couple of years the sticker says 465.00 they want to get it out the door for 199.00 Prices are in Canadian dollars. Is that a good deal on that particular bow or should I hold out for something different or better?
I want to get into Bow Hunting this will be something new for me. I also don't want to jump on the first thing that comes up but I have been reading good things about this bow. I realize too that it's not the latest and greatest but it will kill deer and other prey and that is my main concern. I have a Martin Cougar... 199 in Canadian would be around 180 USD... I paid more for it than that... but it was top of the line back then...It is a split limb...and does not have the reduction rate the new stuff does....Its a great bow... but I want a PSE ...they are the best... but expensive... and given the cougar price.. it is not only great starter bow but a real working horse.. you did not mention the draw ... mine is 70#... that is important in several realms... your strength...the reduction percent..and what you what to shoot....I hunt...I am a big man...70# is nothing to me.... except hold... a recurve at 70# would be tough on anyone... I can hold my martin for a good while because of a great let off (seems like it is 50%)....a recurve would tax me very quickly... The current trend is not split limb and the newer let offs are better.... Martin is a good bow..but old... I have had mine 20+ years...I am not a bow expert...and I have not done as much with it as I should have ... others may have better and more current info.... Doc
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/17/09 10:21 PM
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I stopped and got some more info on the bow it is a new 2007 cougar III 45-60 lb and doesn't come with anything. I am in a little rural town out in the middle of nowhere. The nearest stores to me that have a big selection is five and a half hours south of me.
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/17/09 10:38 PM
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I need to go back and look at the bow for my self the person that runs the dept there told me the info posted above. I was just looking at the Martin site and the cougar III was manufactured in 2004 and 2007 was the cougar c-4.
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/18/09 12:49 AM
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imaginefj
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I'm a Mathews fan, once you shoot one you will know why. But there are alot of good bows out there.
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/18/09 01:16 AM
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imaginefj
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I'm looking for a Mathews Drenalin LD. I've been using the Legacy but want to shoot fingers.
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/18/09 04:53 AM
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Andy Wayne
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I only have 2. One is a compound lefty bow I bought for $5 at a flea market, and the other one is an older Fred Bear fiberglass bow (60's maybe?) I got for $10 at Goodwill.
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/18/09 04:19 PM
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I'm looking for a Mathews Drenalin LD. I've been using the Legacy but want to shoot fingers. Mathews makes some great bows, but [censored] they are expensive!!!
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/18/09 07:48 PM
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imaginefj
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They really are worth it, I have never shot anything I have liked as much. I am really trying to pear down too. But, really nothing shoots as well.
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Re: Are there any Bow nuts here?
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08/18/09 08:06 PM
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fastcamo
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