Brand spanking new RER's

[Bladepeek]

At the K'zoo Expo, I bounced back and forth from a couple vendors' booths and the shooting ranges and came home with a new RER Vital. An RER Retro kept calling out to me "You forgot me!". An e-mail to Sue and Kevin confirmed that the Retro was still available, so it has a new home now too. I've been shooting the Vital, but won't have a chance to shoot the Retro since the show until tomorrow night.

Vital:  62" 45# @ 28" cocobolo and walnut.
Retro:  58" 49# @ 28" tiger wood and Wenge

Neither bow stacks at my 29.5", but I knew that at the show. The Vital is much heavier, with the limbs and riser both being wider than my previous XR. The Retro may become my very favorite bow - slim and trim as a young maiden and we old men love slim and trim young maidens.

Some comparison pics:

 

 

 

 

[4runr]

The Coco in the Vital is outasite!!!

Beautiful bows.

[Bladepeek]

Thanks Kenny. I happen to be a walnut freak and love nice gunstocks. I have to say that walnut isn't too shabby either!

The tigerwood and wenge also show up MUCH better in the sunlight than they did at the show.

[ron w]

Fine looking pair.......

[KentuckyTJ]

Purdy!

[Nathan Killen]

Nice looking bows !

[Alexander Traditional]

That one piece is pretty!

[hybridbow hunter]

Beautiful bows. Very good choice

[Froggy]

One piece is the bomb !!!!!! Very nice

[Moots]

Very nice.  I'm becoming more and more interested in these RER's.  I have never shot one.

[Bladepeek]

Can't wait to shoot it again. It's right at the top of my comfort range - 49.8# @ 28" and 54# at my 29.5". It really comes back sweet, though, and I'm guessing an arrow is going to be a blur.

I still can't get over this  bow is only 58". Light as a feather. This may well become my favorite hunting bow and use my lighter bows for higher volume target shooting.

[BuckeyeGuy]

Those are sharp!

[see]

That one piece Retro is georgeous. Love the wood combos. I have an XR and  arroyos and love them. Kevin is a master bowyer and great person to know..He stands behind his bows too..

[T-Bowhunter]

Great looking Bows!

[xtrema312]

Both are very nice.  I shot one of those vitals at the expo and liked it a lot, but that Retro is really nice!  I like the larger site window and 58”. I may have to check into one a little more.

[awbowman]

Wow, I can see why that Retro kept talking to you!  Dang a little lower grip and it would be calling me too.

[Bladepeek]

I would think Kevin could change that real quick        

I find the grip just perfect for me as is. Especially on a short bow, I tend to torque the bow if I put my whole hand on the grip. If I let it settle in the thumb-forefinger web and put just enough of my index finger around it to keep it from falling, I do better.

[Sirius Black]

Great bows! I know it's hard to choose one, or two. You would like to take them all home! I have a XR and really like it.

[sneakybow]

Those RER's are some shooters for sure. I love my Arroyo, and I'm sure I'll pick up another one somewhere along the way.

[damascusdave]

My LXR is my go to bow out of about 15 that I have. I cannot say enough good things about that bow.

DDave