Anybody use a new Martin Jaguar Takedown?

Mount Sweetness · June 05, 2009, 10:10:00 PM

I'm new to recurves, am thinking of picking one up for bowfishing to get me into traditional bows.

Martin has come out with a new takedown that is priced cheap. (Martin Jaguar Takedown)

Has anyone handled or used one of these Jaguars?

WestTnMan · June 10, 2009, 04:40:00 PM

I shot one last night, 55# @28". Very smooth drawing bow and shot well. You will have to shoot off a rest though, shooting off the shelf would require alot of creative work. Among other bows I have a Hoyt Gamemaster which is a machined riser bow like the Jaguar. The Jaguar does not compare to the Hoyt but for the money I think it is a good deal. After shooting it yesterday, I feel with a little effort you could make a nice shooter out of it.

Mount Sweetness · June 10, 2009, 08:30:00 PM

Thanks for the help, I checked one out at Basspro and for the money they would do the job.
I am going to wait it out and shop around for something nicer.

BowPlinker · August 04, 2009, 06:15:00 PM

Just picked one up at cabelas. I am new to trad, shooting myself and been shoping myself. Been shooting a 40# longbow and wanted a takedown recurve. Got sick of missing the ones I wanted in the classified ads so went and picked up a 50# jaguar. I am MORE than pleased with the bow already. It shoots great and smooth. i knew I was gonna buy it after I drilled a 3 inch group with six crappy aluminum arrows they gave me to shoot at the store.

Terry Green · August 07, 2009, 07:18:00 AM

Wrong forum....I'll move it to the PowWow

BadKarma · August 07, 2009, 02:36:00 PM

I've had mine for a couple weeks and am pretty happy with it.

I'm experimenting with a whisker biscuit on mine with some heavy spine carbons and getting some pretty good results. Right now I'm shooting 30" Vapor 4000 with 100 gr points. Just keep in mind that if you shoot with the gap method or use the arrow tip to aim, it will not work very well. But I am totally instinctive and works very well so far.

Karma

stringstretcher · August 07, 2009, 05:29:00 PM

What rest are you guys using on your bow. The little finger rest that comes with it?

preflex · September 27, 2009, 10:00:00 PM

has any one shot it with vaned arrows not feathers

yay my first post and sorry if its a necropost