Got a new Predator from Ron Pittsley. Now I'll have something to play with if we get snowed in this weekend.
While waiting for the bow to arrive I was shooting my widow better than I ever had. Figures right? (http://i1347.photobucket.com/albums/p714/tas0323/Mobile%20Uploads/5AC9A6D9-2BAB-4436-9486-2F721C63BE15_zpsxbe2mwys.jpg)
The Predator is a pound or so heavier than my current Widow. I only got a few shots after setting it up. And it was cold as hell so my release hand was getting numb. It can't yet tell how I'll do with accuracy but it does have a quiet shot that I prefer over the Widow.
It shows my AD trad shafts as being slightly weak and that is hard to do with those shafts. That seems odd because the Widow shows them slightly stiff and is cut more past center.
Plenty to experiment with!
The new Predator is 60@31 62" bow. It seems to really drive and arrow. It has 1" less brace height than my PCH.
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I'll post some more photos after I get it working right.
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Congrats on the new bow. That's one of the better looking predators I've seen.
I did put my own 452X string on it. The string from Predator was a bit too thick at the serving to fit my nocks and it has adjustable loop size. I never saw that before and I'm not about to figure out how the heck they twisted that up!
Tedd
Great looking bow!
Good looking bow
Thats a beauty!
Sweet looking bow! :thumbsup:
Appealing...congrats!
Yeah...agree with everyone else, that is one sweet looking bow!!!!! :thumbsup:
That is a nice looking Predator. Good wood combo.
def nicest predator I've seen. the color combo fits the design perfectly. enjoy!
Sweet looking bow !
The nice thing about the wood combo...it's just their standard future wood. Don't need to pay for exotics. American maple with their Future Wood process.
Looks like a hunters bow! Nice bow Tedd :thumbsup:
Nice bow Tedd, very underrated/overlooked bows in my opinion. I have shot several of them and I once owned a widow. Really liked my widow but it was loud. The predator has all the shooting capabilities as the widow does and like you say is much quieter. I once met Ron in a bow fishing camp at LBL. Seemed like a super nice chap.
Anyway congrats and don't wear that shoulder out. I thought the rule was going with lower poundage the older you got?
Very nice looking. And, I agree they are very underrated. Fast, quiet and easy on the eye's. Ron went to a flared accent stripe, and I really like the looks of that. Enjoy.
I've always liked the looks of those predator's. I need to try one soon. How about a braced and full draw pic when you get a chance?
Sorry I will get some photo up ASAP. Like everyone else it's dark when you leave and dark when you get home. I got a few minutes tonight and worked on tuning it. I was having trouble getting anything to bare shaft well at all. No matter what I tried, all shafts were nock left- point right and usually hitting to the right. I couldn't figure out which way I had to go. I tried a bunch of sizes. It just wasn't making sense. After it got dark I did finally raise the brace from 7 1/2" to 7 7/8" and I think that did it. Couldn't see real good though.
Most say 7 3/8" to 7 1/2" brace. I'm assuming most shooters have a 60" bow. My bow is a 62" so that higher brace should be ok. Anyone have brace height recommendations for their Predator? I'll get some photos up on Saturday.
Thanks,
Real nice that thing looks like it 's a killer
great looking bow
Nice one! Enjoy!
:clapper:
That bow is easy on the eyes.
That's a mighty handsome bow. And since it's a Predator, it's gonna shoot as good as it looks.
Great looking bow!!!!
Strung profile. I do like the looks of this bow also. Thank you. Haven't had much chance to shoot it. Too cold and snowy today for any review of it's shooting qualities. I think I have it working with AD trads with the stock insert and 250 gr point.
Still haven't been able to get a parallel shaft to fly and that is frustrating. (http://i1347.photobucket.com/albums/p714/tas0323/Mobile%20Uploads/DAF84809-EEF0-45E9-B434-ABBFE6443977_zpstuvvpv6g.jpg)
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Beautiful bow! Might be a false stiffness result on your arrow flight. Oh, and make the bathroom stalls bigger. You couldn't swing a dead cat in there.
Killdeer :wavey:
I have one with a couple sets of limbs. Great bows, I also have a early 90s ma widow of similar draw weight. The predator is faster but I shoot the widow better. Of course I have shot the widow for years. As far as noise level they are pretty close. Had to put a different string on the predator to get it to quiet down. They have some great classic lines and are great shooters.
It looks fast even when it is unstrung!
Beautiful bow!
Really nice looking bow!
It's working great now. I made a new string. (Using advice from LBR on here I purchased some BCY-X string) It gave the Predator a nice feel and seems quieter. With some tan colored Halo Serving, t looks nice. I think I re-adjusted the brace height just once. That stuff does not move!
I have it working with GT .340s and also with .300 Three Rivers shaft and with Arrow Dynamics tapered shafts.