Originally Posted by bigcountry

Honestly old compounds suck. And wasn't much faster than a decent recurve. They were so loud, it scared me when I shot a a deer. I litterly have gotten off two shots from my longbow, and the deer wasn't spooked at all. Well until that second shot went into his ribs that is.

You just can't compare older compounds to trad bows. One is quiet as a mouse and other loud as a gun. (well not that loud). Its not a fair comparison. Performance is about the same. I am shocked they were ever able to sell compounds in the 70's and early 80s'. Marginal performance increase with much louder. I guess letoff was a selling point.

My first compound was a bear whitetail hunter, and I don't miss it at all. My second was a gem, a browning excellerator.