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Title: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: koger on February 21, 2010, 05:59:00 PM
Anyone give me some feedback on these, I have traded for #50,58", nice looking bow, is on the way. All feedback appreciated, anyone know the app. value?
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: sgrogg on February 21, 2010, 06:06:00 PM
Sam,

In my opinion they are neat bows.  I've shot one that was way heavy for me but it shot very nice.  I think you're going to like it.  I've no idea on the value.  Nave fun!

Steve
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: swp on February 21, 2010, 06:39:00 PM
I have one and really like it. Straight shooter, fairly quite. I use it as a back up bow.
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: Mack_S on February 21, 2010, 06:55:00 PM
I've got one...LOVE it!!  Shoots great, nice and quite, easy to take down with the knurled nobs.  I put thin leather in the channel to cushion the limb from the metal.  Don't know if it really does anything, but the gentelman I bought mine off of shot it that way and so do I.  The only reason he sold it was to fund upgrading to a new custom bow.  I believe I paid around $250 about 5+ years ago.  It was a real steal off of **** and came with #45, #60, and #70 limbs.  It shoots the same weather I have on the #45 or #60 limbs.  The #70 limbs are miss marked as #40, but when you string it up you know right off it's really #70!!  Hope this helps.

-Mack
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: Mr.Vic on February 21, 2010, 06:56:00 PM
I still have my Huntmaster. I bought it back in the 80's for 200.00 dollars. She was redone a few years back. New handle shaped, did away with the limb brackets and installed pins. Shaped the limbs a little, added antler limb bolts and partial snake skins. She's 60 plus pounds, which i have outgrown. Like 45 to 58lbs better. She still shoots good out to twenty yards. But i retired her.
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: twitchstick on February 21, 2010, 07:24:00 PM
That was my frist recurve 65#@28 bought it back in the late 80's. I liked the bow alot but it developed a twist. I have been thinking of cleanig it up and removing the twist this winter. I sure killed alot with that one.
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: Jason_MO on February 21, 2010, 07:28:00 PM
A Huntmaster was my first recurve bought sometime in the 80's for $150 at a local archery shop I used to shoot at that has long since closed.
Mine is 45#@28 and usually comes out each spring a few times..  Shoots great!
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: BrianfromTulsa on February 21, 2010, 07:36:00 PM
I've still got mine.  bought it new around 88 for 150.00.  I radiused the shelf and painted it but it still shoots good.  Has a lot of stack if you have a longer than 29 inch draw tho.
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: doubleo on February 21, 2010, 09:18:00 PM
I bought a new one back in the 80's for about 150.00 bucks. Shot my first deer with it a 6 pointer. Had to build up the shelf a little and the grip was too large for my liking. It was 55#@ 28" and 58". I guess it wasn't too bad of a bow for the money!
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: koger on February 21, 2010, 09:43:00 PM
Thanks for all the replies guys. I will see how this one does. I am pretty sold on Quinns, lots of dead critters cant be wrong and I just shoot them better than any other bow I have shot. This bow is 58", I like 60-64 better, but may use this as a backup bow, or trad bait to get a couple of newbies I have on the brink of taking the plunge and getting into trad full blown. Thanks again, Sam.
Title: Re: Anyone have or had a Hoyt Huntmaster?
Post by: turkeyslayer on February 21, 2010, 09:59:00 PM
Had one back in 90 or 91, i called mine the STACKMASTER,it didnt just stack it stopped at about 28".