Archery gear

[Ah Pook]

The only box store I would even consider would be Sportsman's WHSE. You will get far better service and product at a real archery shop. A shop will fit the bow to you (draw, pull, let off, etc). Tanglewood Archery is my fav. Heard nothing but good stuff from Archery In The Wild and Bear Creek Archery.

My personal experience is the Gander Mt, Dicks and Ass Pro are a waste of time.

[Badger]

I went to Bass Pro and have to admit... I love the store, love the fishing gear and frequent sales, but their archery section and the douche bags who run it can thoroughly kiss my ass. (If any of you here work in the archery section of BassPro, please understand I WILL tell you to kiss my ass, in any face to face sitation and I suggest you pack and lunch and maybe even a side arm or two. YUCK FOU!!!) To say I was dissatisfied with Bass Pro is an understatement.


Bear Creek Archery isn't exactly N. Denver by any means but its definitely worth the trip.



Badger

[MileHighOutlaw]

I'm a huge archery fanatic and have owned plenty of bows in my time. If your up north I would check out Archery in the wild like a few others mentioned. I tend to shop at No Limits Archery off of I70 and Monaco. I will be hunting as well this fall and all I have been doing lately is flinging arrows

[Danimal]

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[encorehunter]

I have been using Muzzy 100gr 3 blade for several years now. They are very tough and work great. They do fly a little different than your practice points. They make them in 125gr as well. I would say to stay shooting the same weight broadhead as you have been using in field points.
My buddies have talked me into trying the new Rage broadheads. They are mechanical and fly very similar to the field points. The one Pronghorn I have seen shot with one was very impressive, and died quickly. My two complaints are they are expensive, and the one I shot and missed with was destroyed by a rock. It would have probably broken any broadhead, but at the price, it was disheartening.

For bows, make sure you shoot them a few times before buying. I favor the larger grips because I have larger hands. I tried a Hoyt Vipertech for a few weeks, but found the grip was too small and not balancing in my hand properly. I shot one arrow out of a Matthews SQ2 and bought the bow. It is very comfortable and easy for me to shoot.

[MileHighOutlaw]

Looks like you picked up a Diamond Outlaw, a great bang for you buck bow. My buddy picked one up a few months ago. As far as broadheads go you saw the million different options.

A fixed blade broadhead can be tricky to tune in order to fly well but the advantage is they cut on contact. Mechanical broadheads tend to fly like field points so it makes tuning easier. Downside is the are mechanical and can fail to open. It does not happen often but it can.

I am current set up is Grim Reaper 100 grain mechanical and they fly great

[Danimal]

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[Scogin]

Danimal, where did you end up buying the bow?

[Mtn.man]

Danimal, where did you end up buying the bow?

Yeah, did you go through your background check, how long is the waiting period, does it have a Hi Cap quiver, is it actually an assualt bow, curious minds want to know.