Bowtech Justice Compound Bow

The Bowtech Justice is the value entry to a real Bowtech: a $1,099 launch-price hunting bow that trades flagship tuning hardware for proven binary-cam engineering and delivers the brand's signature quiet, low-vibration shot. It is not a speed bow - hunting-arrow speeds sit in the 250-to-275 fps range against a 326-fps IBO - but that was never the point. The point is a forgiving 6.875-inch brace, a light 4.3-pound mass, a grip that ranks with the best in the class, and a FlipDisc draw you can flip from comfort to performance on your own terms. What I keep coming back to is how little this bow gives up in the way it actually shoots: sit behind it and the calm, dead-in-the-hand release feels like bows costing far more. Tuning is the traditional shim-and-press route rather than a DeadLock cam, and the fixed grip has no swappable options - value trade-offs a hunter is far likelier to accept than a target shooter. Bowtech has since replaced it with the Solution LS, but the Justice remains a lot of genuine Bowtech for the money on the used and closeout market. An excellent bow for the whitetail hunter who wants a premium-brand feel and a treestand-friendly, quiet shot without flagship spending, particularly strong as a comfortable, forgiving deer-woods setup. Buyers prioritizing the lowest possible entry price should also look at the Hoyt Torrex, while those who want more tuning adjustability at the same money should look at the Elite Kure... read full review