This has been in the works for quite a while now. We've been wanting to offer a truly different product based on our proven design and this is it. We're calling it the ACS-ACX (for All Carbon eXtreme).
It has a radically new carbon riser that is both EXTREMELY lightweight and EXTREMELY strong. In precise flex tests this thing rivals our solid aluminum riser in terms of thousandths of an inch deflection but weighs about the same as a feather.
Some companies offer a "carbon" riser but it's actually made of chopped-up carbon fibers bound together by a resin system. With such a design you only get the strength of the resin along with being burdened by the heavy weight of the resin. A poor excuse for something called a "carbon" riser. As I've said plenty of times before, compromising on an easy and quick solution isn't in our genes.
This riser is both strong and lightweight because of the way it's constructed. The internal skeleton of reinforced carbon is surrounded by a lightweight-but-strong foam. All of that is shaped and then covered with a thick and strong shell of carbon. The result is something completely unlike any 3PTD riser I've ever seen, held, shot, or owned in almost 50 years of playing with stickbows. This design is totally new stuff and comes with three extraordinary benefits - light weight, warm feel in extremely cold weather, and unbelievable sound deadening.
This riser weighs only a few ounces. For folks who've always loved the lightweight feel of a simple one-piece bow and therefore stayed away from a heavier 3PTD, this is definitely something to look at. Or, for those hard-core backpack hunters who want to save weight in their equipment this feather-light riser will definitely not disappoint. In cold weather the carbon shell feels warmer than wood when you grip it - a really nice feature for those of us who hunt in cold climates. And finally, I cannot emphasize enough how incredibly quiet these bows are. Our bows have always been very quiet, but the sound deadening qualities of the carbon skeleton with foam core and carbon shell must be heard to be believed. I'd challenge you to find any high-performance bow anywhere that's as quiet as this one.
Now, to the limbs. The ACX limbs still have wood core, but that's the only thing that's not carbon. The limbs are still made with four layers of carbon (two on the back and two on the belly). But the ACX takes things farther. By using an all-carbon wedge, carbon butt cap overlays, and carbon tip overlays, the package becomes complete. The carbon wedge is not only cool to look at, but it also lightens up the limbs (even more!) and also attenuates the harmonic vibrations that any limb set has after the shot.
The ACX riser can be used with our standard limbs ( but not with our new short 3PTD limbs), and the ACX limbs can be mounted on our current line of 14", 16", and 18" risers. However, to recognize the full benefit of this new bow you should use them as a system. I feel comfortable in saying that you will say something like "holy cow!" the first time you shoot an ACS-ACX.
For more info you can check out our website or call the shop.
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Topic: Introducing new bow - the ACS -All Carbon eXtreme (ACS-ACX) (Read 1113 times)
