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I am seriously considering one of these bows. I've never had a metal handle trad bow, always wood. I did shoot one a couple of times this summer at my club's 3-D range. Very stable and dead in the hand. Any thoughts, likes, dislikes would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
-------------------- HH Cheetah 53@28.5 Martin Savannah 53@28.5 Traditional Bowhunters of MD Mayberry Archers Posts: 118 | From: Westminster, Maryland | Registered: Aug 2004
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I have been shooting mine for two years now.
My three sons gave it to me as a Xmas gift.
After several weeks of playing with the bow started trying differant things to get what I wanted out of the bow..
Low brace hight, 6and 1/8 inches
Am using shelf noslide between the limbs and riser.
Wool puff balls of about 1 inch die. even with the the end of the riser.
I shoot hunter extreams 65 to 80 full lenth with a 2117 cut down to 4 inches over the end use the 2117 insert with 160 gr. points. This gives me just at 30% foc and fly like darts.
The other thing that I did was start paper tuning at 3 ft with a bare shaft and keep tuning out to 30ft. Then started all over again with 2 fletch. This took several hours over the cource of a week. The end result is a bare shaft and a fletched shaft hitting the dot at 20 yrds.
I started shooting 2 fletch this past year. Took my BHP fletcher and attacked it with a file to get almost 17% hellical.
Hoyt came out with the GM 2 This past year. Like the looks just cannt justify spending that kind of money when I,m very happy with the GM I have now...
Hope this helps...
Later......Buzz
-------------------- Remember...aim small miss small... Posts: 651 | From: Buckly Washington | Registered: Sep 2006
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i hunt with one & very happy with it. 50@28 with kwiky quiver. shooting off shelf with good results, 291/2' 2016s with 145 points. bow actually scales 54#@28". if you lean it on a tree you might loose it, so be careful.
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I don't have a Gamemaster but I do really like my Dorado. Same limbs as I understand but I prefer the riser of the Dorado. Great bows. The bear I shot in Maine this fall didn't think much of it though Posts: 2885 | From: Charleston, WV | Registered: Mar 2003
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My husband bought one and we both love it. It's the first model and on the scales it pulls 53#. I love those smooth carbon limbs and find myself waiting on him to put it down so I can snatch it up.
Super sweet shooting bow but yeah, I feel like I lose something without the wood.
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I have one and if you go to the 2009 harvest post, you will see the bear I took with mine. I have since retired it untill I get to chase some elk. I just enjoy hunting with my classics! Anyway its a great bow and shoots as well as you can, no complaints! For me it was just my first step from my Hoyt compound to traditional archery, now like I said I just prefer my old wooden bows!
-------------------- I am the man that I am because I am loved, because I know the value of family, and Christ remains at the center of my life. 45# 66 model Bear Super Kodiak 45# Browning Cobra1 55# Hoyt Gamemaster Posts: 30 | From: Virginia | Registered: Nov 2009
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I have one setup at 42lbs that I will hunt with some later this year.Still got to break in a selfbow before I go to the gamemaster however.
-------------------- ....Quality deer management means shooting them before they get tough.... Posts: 4075 | From: Durham ,NC | Registered: Mar 2003
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GMI 60#, shot off the shelf, CX45/60 225g. points. My #1 hunting bow. Just about bullet-proof, and shoots as well or better than any recurve I've ever shot.
-------------------- We are all here because we are not all there. Posts: 513 | From: central Pa. | Registered: Mar 2007
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I have a Darado with GM limbs. Shoots great and I use Fast Flight string material David. 9 strands flemish twist with a double wrapped serving. Makes the bow whisper quiet. Shooting at 26 inches 53#. Throwing grisly stick alaska arrows with 150 grain magnus stingers. BH @ 7.75 inches.
-------------------- "I'm going to find my direction magnetically. " Eddie Vedder Posts: 410 | From: Geneva, IL | Registered: Jan 2007
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I've had one for 4 years and have a video of me shooting a cinnamon bear with it. It shoots fine
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