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Traded in my mathews v3 27 and ordered a 30" hoyt RX7. Went with subalpine riser and black limbs. 60lbs.
After hunting with my prime ion for 3 or 4 seasons (still my permanent back up bow) I decided to upgrade to my "perfect" long term hunting bow. First I bought a hoyt axius alpha. The axius was ok but it just didn't fit me right, tuning was awful for me.
Then I moved on to a mathews v3 27. Great all around bow! Tuned super easy and remarkably accurate. I loved it all off season and put well over 1000 arrows through it. During actual hunting, though, I found the draw to not be ideal, especially the "dump" at the end of the cycle. I also didn't care for the "aggressive" let down, which caused problems using a hamskea drop away. I also felt like the dump at the end of the cycle made an audible sound that could potentially alert a deer. Its funny because I never noticed any of these "issues" with the v3 during practice.
In my never ending search to find the perfect bow I also bought a hoyt ventum 33. I loved the draw on it. Super smooth! It was a great shooter also, but the ATA was just too much for me. I bought it for only $900 and was able to get all my money back on it (thank god).
Basically I think with the RX7 I have found the perfect balance between the mathews v3 27 and hoyt ventum 33. Short ATA, smooth draw, and light weight.
Man I hope this is the one!
After hunting with my prime ion for 3 or 4 seasons (still my permanent back up bow) I decided to upgrade to my "perfect" long term hunting bow. First I bought a hoyt axius alpha. The axius was ok but it just didn't fit me right, tuning was awful for me.
Then I moved on to a mathews v3 27. Great all around bow! Tuned super easy and remarkably accurate. I loved it all off season and put well over 1000 arrows through it. During actual hunting, though, I found the draw to not be ideal, especially the "dump" at the end of the cycle. I also didn't care for the "aggressive" let down, which caused problems using a hamskea drop away. I also felt like the dump at the end of the cycle made an audible sound that could potentially alert a deer. Its funny because I never noticed any of these "issues" with the v3 during practice.
In my never ending search to find the perfect bow I also bought a hoyt ventum 33. I loved the draw on it. Super smooth! It was a great shooter also, but the ATA was just too much for me. I bought it for only $900 and was able to get all my money back on it (thank god).
Basically I think with the RX7 I have found the perfect balance between the mathews v3 27 and hoyt ventum 33. Short ATA, smooth draw, and light weight.
Man I hope this is the one!