Billy, you heard right on the bow. In fact, for awhile I had a three piece bow instead of a two piece take-down. But, with the modern miracle of Urac 185, MT-13 epoxy and a steel take-down sleeve, the bow is back in two pieces and in good shooting form. As a matter of fact, I just got in from shooting it in a twenty mph crosswind with my newest buff arrow setup. They are the Easton Axis 300's, loaded in the front with a 145 eclipse, a 125 grain steel broadhead adapter and two 100 grain brass inserts, putting 470 grains on the front, and a total weight of 830. I may bump up the weight a little, but these fly so nice I hate to mess with them anymore. And the wind didn't have much affect on them. If your bow shoots them well at all, I'll leave some with you. They may just be the ticket for the big bears. And the Woodsmans work really well on elk, so they should work on bears as well.