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How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Trophyhill » 05 23, 2014 •  [Post 1]

2010 D350 with over 40,000 shots and still going strong.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby 8upbowhunter » 05 24, 2014 •  [Post 2]

2005 Switchback, no clue on how many shots but it still shoots so I am sticking with it.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Toby » 05 24, 2014 •  [Post 3]

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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Swede » 05 24, 2014 •  [Post 4]

My bow is about four years old.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 05 24, 2014 •  [Post 5]

Fourth season coming up for Alpine. The previous Darton was very old ;)
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Csrbowhunter » 05 24, 2014 •  [Post 6]

2014 carbon spyder 30. Love this bow and can't wait to kill a big bull with it. :D
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Gypsumreaper » 05 24, 2014 •  [Post 7]

Jus got a 2013 helim
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby ishy » 05 25, 2014 •  [Post 8]

'07 Tomcat. Fan of huge brace hieghts with still decent speed.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby elkaholic » 05 26, 2014 •  [Post 9]

2014 Bowtech RPM 360. A huge difference over my 08 Hoyt Katera!!
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby JJ Overkill » 05 26, 2014 •  [Post 10]

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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Njdiverdan » 05 27, 2014 •  [Post 11]

I have 3 2005 bowtech constitutions. No one has made a bow with an off the rack 33" draw since.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby stringunner » 05 27, 2014 •  [Post 12]

Switchback XT new in 2006...been thinking about upgrading but haven't shot anything that is getting me any better performance that is worth spending all that coin.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Lefty » 05 27, 2014 •  [Post 13]

8upbowhunter wrote:2005 Switchback, no clue on how many shots but it still shoots so I am sticking with it.

Same here maybe a year newer
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby pointysticks » 05 27, 2014 •  [Post 14]

brand spanking new! 2014 Elite Energy 35!
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Postby Screaming_btf » 05 28, 2014 •  [Post 15]

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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby idahoghost » 05 28, 2014 •  [Post 16]

2011 Hoyt Carbon Element
1973 Bear Take Down :P
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby one_elk » 05 28, 2014 •  [Post 17]

Lefty wrote:
8upbowhunter wrote:2005 Switchback, no clue on how many shots but it still shoots so I am sticking with it.

Same here maybe a year newer



2005 switchback here as well....
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Solitude » 06 01, 2014 •  [Post 18]

2009 & 2012
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Postby twinkieman » 06 01, 2014 •  [Post 19]

Third year for my Bowtech Insanity, new strings this year.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Indian Summer » 06 01, 2014 •  [Post 20]

8upbowhunter wrote:2005 Switchback, no clue on how many shots but it still shoots so I am sticking with it.


Ditto!!!
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby easeup » 06 01, 2014 •  [Post 21]

'07 Drenalin is my elk hunting bow.
But I got a LH switchback also I use for cold weather stand hunting.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby luvelkhunt » 06 02, 2014 •  [Post 22]

2013 carbon element. I don't think switchbacks will ever go away, great bows.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby wewarev » 06 02, 2014 •  [Post 23]

2007 Pearson Z34
I haven't found anything I want to spend the money on to replace it with although an Elite 35 would be tempting.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby ctdad » 06 03, 2014 •  [Post 24]

Mine is five months old. About time for an upgrade. :-)
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Postby scrubs » 06 03, 2014 •  [Post 25]

10 years old this August.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Mav » 06 03, 2014 •  [Post 26]

9 years until yesterday! I have a Elite 35 on the way
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby xXlojackXx » 06 04, 2014 •  [Post 27]

About 3 months old lol. Previous bow was 3 years. I'm a gear freak.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby jmez » 06 05, 2014 •  [Post 28]

1 year, 2013 Element. About time for a new one!
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby pointysticks » 06 06, 2014 •  [Post 29]

jmez wrote:1 year, 2013 Element. About time for a new one!


Old school! Great bow. :)
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby husky390 » 06 06, 2014 •  [Post 30]

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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby TheBuzz » 06 12, 2014 •  [Post 31]

2010 Bowtech Destroyer 350 50# @ 26...Crackerized.

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Postby Miller1 » 06 12, 2014 •  [Post 32]

2010 Elite Gt500, millerized!!
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Shawn032 » 06 12, 2014 •  [Post 33]

2014 Martin eclipse.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby JCS » 06 13, 2014 •  [Post 34]

Call me crazy but, I just bought a new Mathews Creed. My previous bow was a Mathews Black Max and it was 15 years old before I decided to get a new one.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby COElkFreak » 06 14, 2014 •  [Post 35]

2014 Hoyt Faktor 34...replaces my 2008 Hoyyt KateraXL...still have the KateraXL though
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Postby Sneaky » 06 14, 2014 •  [Post 36]

Bought an Elite Synergy when they came out. Not sure which year that was. Had to be about 7 years, now.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby Bordercop » 06 26, 2014 •  [Post 37]

2005 BowTech Mighty Mite
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Postby elkmtngear » 06 26, 2014 •  [Post 38]

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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby LongShot » 06 27, 2014 •  [Post 39]

2005 Hoyt XT2000, and it's plenty good enough for an old man like me. I also have a 1997 Jennings GameMaster and a 1975 Bear Grizzly recurve (which my best friend has threatened to steal several times.)
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby nrocchio » 06 27, 2014 •  [Post 40]

I shoot a 2008 Hoyt Katera. I really like it and I shoot it well, so I don't think I will be replacing it any time soon. I do like daydreaming about the new bows though haha.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby rudyc » 06 27, 2014 •  [Post 41]

Killed my first critter with it in 1995, I guess that makes it 19 years old.
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Re: How Old is Your Bow?

Postby blackbruin » 06 28, 2014 •  [Post 42]

Black widow ma II takedown. 65# greybark 62" w/30"draw. New in 1998.
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Postby razorback » 06 30, 2014 •  [Post 43]

2012 Bowtech Insanity CPLX
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