WHat affordable/quality rest and sights to buy?
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Typical Buck
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: northern colorado
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WHat affordable/quality rest and sights to buy?
Now that I have this new bow, I need a rest and sights. I spent all of my dough on buying the bow and I am now budgeting for the accesories for it. I liked the whisker biscuit on one of the bows I shot (bowtech tom cat) but I hear this slows an arrow. Let me know what ya think. EJ
#2
RE: WHat affordable/quality rest and sights to buy?
The Whisker Biscuit will slow your arrows down but if set up correctly it's only about 1-3fps...you won't even notice. It's a great hunting rest. As for the sights It all depends on what you like. You don't need an expensive sight to kill deer. Again if you are only hunting you can spend anywhere from $30.00 to $50.00and still get a quality sight. My hunting bow has a Tru-Glo 2000 sight on it. It was about $50.00 (Tax Incl.) and has an all metal body as well as a one piece sight window/guard (the guard does not screw on) It has the Tritium glow pin for the 20yrd pin. it's light, rugged and simple....perfect for hunting. Both combined will run you under $100.00
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RE: WHat affordable/quality rest and sights to buy?
ORIGINAL: ejpaul1
sounds good! Can I practice with wood or aluminum arrows until I get the carbon ones? EJ
sounds good! Can I practice with wood or aluminum arrows until I get the carbon ones? EJ
The worst that will happen is down the road when you do get carbon arrows you may have to get a smaller opening biscuit. The good news is you can just replace the biscuit part for under $15.00 and you don't have to remove the rest to install it.The replacement biscuits are readily available.
#5
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Ill, But stationed in Cali
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RE: WHat affordable/quality rest and sights to buy?
as for a rest I have a TM Hunter that I picked up for $20 and I picked up Tru-Glo Lite Bright Sight at walmart on clearance for $9 and they work really great on my old bow and they got the job done.
#6
RE: WHat affordable/quality rest and sights to buy?
I just put a Cobra Diamondback rest on my bow and really like, about $40 @ Sportsman's Warehouse which is on the cheap end for fall-away rests.
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Typical Buck
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RE: WHat affordable/quality rest and sights to buy?
Well I know plastic is a no no but past that, it doesnt seem to critical. I have heard that the biggest thing is for the equipment to stay solid, not moving when the bow is used. Other than slowing down the arrow, what is the negative points of a whisker biscuit? I liked it best of all of them that I tried.EJ
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RE: WHat affordable/quality rest and sights to buy?
They are no longer being manufactured, but a Bodoodle Zapper 300 or 400 style arrow restsare not only cheap, but provide total containmentfor the arrow. This isespecially good forbeginning archery hunters.
I think you can buy them for around $30 and once you get them set up properly, you don't have the problems with eating up the vanes like the WB do.
I learned the hard way, make sure you are nocking your arrows with the cock vane up. If the rest is set up, this will provide you will clearance. I have basically destroyed my first set of vanes because I didn't know that I needed to nock with the cock vane up every shot.
Hope this helps.
I think you can buy them for around $30 and once you get them set up properly, you don't have the problems with eating up the vanes like the WB do.
I learned the hard way, make sure you are nocking your arrows with the cock vane up. If the rest is set up, this will provide you will clearance. I have basically destroyed my first set of vanes because I didn't know that I needed to nock with the cock vane up every shot.
Hope this helps.