PSE X-Force Axe 6 Review

I am 5ft 10 tall. Bow set to 29.5 DL / set at 65lbs DW. I am right handed, but I shoot Left handed with this LH bow. I used to own Browning bows. Thus PSE just feels much better. I shoot without a stabilizer, and have no problems.

Good back wall, smooth draw, very powerfull bow, incredible accurate, well built, very durable, well priced, very stylish, super quite,compact and light......PSE has really stepped up their game in the last few years. before you always had the top 3 mathews/hoyt/bowtech to choose from. well guys u can add a 4th cause PSE has brought their A game.

Explination for the Pros:

My Axe was set up at 65# and a 29 inch draw. After having it tuned it was shooting an IBO weight arrow 339 fps with the draw set at 29 inches. True IBO ratings would be around 349 fps which is 4 fps faster than advertised. With my hunting arrows weighing 418 grains it was still shooting 304 fps. The draw on this was very surprising to me. It is very smooth draw all the way back with a little roll over right at the end into a nice size valley. The valley is short enough to keep good speed but wide enough to be comfortable at full draw in a treestand. It holds on target maybe better than any bow I have shot before and is forgiving for a shorter ATA and low brace height bow. I shot my best long shot (50-60 yards) groups ever with this bow.

Explination of Cons:

The back wall is fairly solid with the double draw stops but they still stop the draw by contacting the cables. This still allows for the back wall to be a little soft. I have been used to draw stops that contact the limbs which makes for a much harder wall. The grip was a little narrow for my liking. I felt that it allowed the bow to move a little in my hand causing some torque. This was not an issue while shooting on flat ground but it concerned me how it would be in different shooting possitions in a treestand.

In the end I got rid of this bow. Not because it is a bad bow or because of the cons I have listed but because I found a bow that fits my shooting/hunting style a little better.

The Axe 6 is a great shooting bow. The 6" brace height did not come in to play, it shot as good as any bow with more brace height that I have had. I was shooting over 300 fps (308fps) with a 400 grain arrow at 30" draw and only 60lbs. The bow held great and the draw was smooth for a speed bow. The lines in the riser shelf is a great starting place for center shot on your arrow rest. The strings were great with no peep rotation at all. The module slipping issue on the bottom cam was not an issue for me, but I went ahead and ordered a set of Pimp My Bow mod lockers so it wasn't a concern. Shooting the bow was a pleasure. For a speed bow it was real quiet, no vibration and fast.

Big issues were cam slippage easy fix with pimp my bow mod locker. Hadf troubles with QAD LD rest I gave up and put on whisperflite and timed it in 4 shots. I love the draw cycle and speed and shoot great groups out to 80 yards. the specs 71lbs 29.5 inch draw length pushing a 460 grain arrow at 301.6 fps set up for hunting enough said.

The Axe 6 is a very accurate short brace height, short ata bow. With a 11oz b-stinger I found very little vibration, the bow balanced nicely and was fairly quiet. Considering the speeds produced I found the draw cycle to be very smooth, no real hump, and a nice transition to the wall. There are 2 stops that stop against the cables. I personally prefer limb stops, but it was very solid.
Shooting a 379 gr. arrow at 70#'s the bow was getting 321fps at my 29" draw. The grip was comfortable, though I personally like a wider shelf. The short limbs allow for a mild reflexed riser considering it is a speed bow. I really believed that this contribute to its overall "shootability." The only downside for me was the string angle. I found I could not comfortably hit my anchors; I just am more comfortable with a longer ata bow. For those who like a shorter ata it is hard to beat this bow. I can see how this would be a great bow for a short draw hunter.