Hoyt Avenger Compound Bow

The Hoyt Avenger earns its "sleeper" reputation honestly: it took Hoyt's TEC aluminum riser, XT1000 split limbs, and the smooth Cam & 1/2 system, wrapped them in period dealer pricing of around $599 in camo (target-color risers ran roughly a hundred more), and delivered a quiet, forgiving 309 fps IBO hunter that most shooters can draw all day. Its standout trait is range - the wide 40-to-80-pound and 22-to-30.5-inch adjustment window means one bow genuinely fits a growing teen through a full-sized adult. On the used market today it is one of the more sensible ways to get into a real Hoyt hunting bow, provided a buyer budgets a fresh string set. In my experience it never feels like a compromise bow - just a quiet, honest hunter doing everything asked of it. The 2009 Avenger Plus refined the same platform with the Cam & 1/2 Plus system if you want the last iteration. An excellent bow for the value-minded whitetail or hog hunter, and for the household that wants one adjustable bow to share, particularly strong as a quiet, forgiving, do-everything setup. Buyers prioritizing maximum out-of-the-box performance should also look at the Bowtech Allegiance, while those who just want the simplest affordable hunter can consider the Bear Truth... read full review