New bow

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you can find the latest and greatest slightly used for a deal, sometimes a steal. there are literally 100s of bows on there at all times.

A lot of these young guys will buy a new bow, shoot it for two or three months and sell it off only to try something else.
Same goes for sights and all the goodies.

I have not bought a new bow in years but usually keep an up to date package that I like for a lot less money.

some makers have a transferable warranty some not, limbs and string sets are usually not that expensive and most guys update their string sets to custom anyhow.

Bows have changed a LOT in the last dozen years, faster to a point but a lot more shootable.
I have a 2007 Bowtec Guardian, at the time it was what I believe to be the BEST hunting bow you could buy, as dead in the hand and quiet as any bow I have ever shot.

Since I have owned many bows but none I like any better for a true hunting bow.
I now shoot a 2015 Bowtec Insanity CPXL as my primary hunting bow, very accurate, quiet and pretty fast, what I like most is the long ATA, having been an old recurve shooter I have never been a fan of short ATA bows, that's one of the things that sold me on the old Guardian riser line of bows, a very long riser making a very stable shooting platform, same with the CPXL, long riser, very stable.

most bows on the market today are very good BUT bow companies are great about selling the "new technology" latest and greatest, in reality in the last 5-7 years there hasn't been that much improvement in design/ technology but the years between 2000-2010 things changed a lot.

what I see happening now is the bow companies making their bows more shootable with less of an emphasis on pure speed, seems the young crowd wants the fastest thing out there but us old heads know there is a lot more to a great hunting bow than speed.

everyone has their likes and dislikes when it comes to anything, archery is no different and opinions vary widely but I would choose a bow that makes me want to go back and shoot it again, if you can walk away after test firing thinking it feels good BUT? just keep looking.

every bow I have ever truly loved I knew immediately after I picked it up and fired it. it just feels right, that's your bow!

I'm not advocating NOT buying a bow from your local dealer, there are a lot of reasons why you should, myself? I have my own press and can do my own work so I generally buy slightly used cheap and If I don't fall in love with it I will pass it on and not be out any money. In the meantime I keep my primary bows until I find one I can't do without.

unlike many I'm not brand loyal, I have shot many brands over my 42 years of bowhunting, I stayed with Matthews for a dozen years and with Bowtec for 10 but during those years I tried different bows as well. It's hard to go wrong with a bow that has consistently good feed back from a varied age group of shooters. I normally buy a bow every year that I find a steal on just to try it out, last year it was an Elite Impulse 34, the year before that a Matthews No cam whatever and so it goes back through the years.

All this rambling is simply one opinion so take it for what it's worth but I think all will agree if you buy new? shoot as many as you possibly can before you spend the cash.

I tried to get my bow to shoot as fast as I could and learned I lost a lot of kinetic energy. Shot one deer with that set up and will never do that again. I focus on kinetic energy not speed. What HillBill said has a lot of merit. I don't care for my 31" ATA but when I get a new bow it will be 34" ATA. To me it feels and shoots better.

I have shot Mathews for about 15yrs! Although I think any of the newer bows are very shootable and accurate with a little tuning! Good luck

If the bow can place arrows where you want them and is quite why upgrade? Bow doesn't kill the animal you head and arrow combo dose. I know a lot of people think Dr Ed Ashbey's studies are overkill but for whitetail but when you see on TV how many shots are not pass threws on little whitetail. I think his videos and writings are worth every second of time spent reading or watching his videos.