I got a chance to spend some time with Joebucks  abs bow . I shot it for about  2 hrs, while he took his kids to a little league game. The fact that I shot for 2 hrs says something for it. very pleasant to shoot. speed was good for the arrow I was shooting. It was 55lb I think and the arrows Joey had were right around the 10 to 12 gpp weight. The bow was light in the hand and quiet for a bow with no string silencers. I like the ability to put a plunger on the bow and still shoot off the rest. I actually tuned it to shoot my arrows (axis 400 with 300 gns up front) while Joey was gone. I wonder if he's noticed that the spring tension has been changed. LOL . Price is right on line ,IMO, of a bow of this caliber. This is a nice bow, but If your looking for something to shoot 200fps + with a 10 gpp arrow, you might want to check out a Mathews or Bowtech. Don Batten

QuoteOriginally posted by East Coast archer:
I agree with you Rob but which Bear takedown costs $1500?  Last I saw they were $799.

Just checked 3R site & I stand corrected. I could've sworn the last time I looked (admittedly, a while back) they were nearly twice that   :confused:  Must be getting myself all discombobulated.

They had a premium take down or something like that before they released their 2011 lineup. Had zebra wood and rose wood and goodies like that. Was around 1500 I believe.

A-HA! Thought so  :D

I liked the look of the bow and I also like all wood bows. If it were ILF I would have seriously considered it as I have a heap of ILF limbs to play with. I also recently bought one of the high end ILF hunting rigs from a bowyer in Scotland. This bow is a triple carbon riser with Carbon foam limbs. It ran me nearly $1500. The adjustability, adaptability, quality and performance certainly justify the price and yes I have owned and or shot quite a few high end all wood custom bows.

I can certainly see the value in the ABS bow but I honestly think they would have been better going ILF for this type of bow.

Good bows do cost money.

You can get 2 good Bear T/D's for the same price, made in the US.

You can get 2 great looking Centaur's with better performance for the same price made in the US.

You can get a dozen or more nice looking wood/glass bows with your choice of woods and grip that have better performance for half of the price. All made in the US.

You can also get 3 - 5 ugly Korean bows with similar performance that are actually ILF compatible for the same price.

What's not to like about the new Korean Qarbon Nano?