Browning Micro Midas 4 Review

Editors' review

Here is the twist on an entry-level youth bow: the Micro Midas 4 was built to look like Dad's rig. For model year 2007 only, Browning restyled its long-running youth line with a new riser and the Hyperlite Unibody limb pockets lifted straight off the adult Browning Illusion, then reverted to the Micro Midas 3 for 2008 and 2009 - making this the one-year outlier of the family. Like every Browning compound of its era, it was actually built by PSE (Precision Shooting Equipment), the Arizona company that held the Browning archery license from 2001 until the brand was retired at the end of 2010. Underneath the grown-up styling is a genuine grow-with-the-child platform: the Hypermax 10 cam adjusts draw length across a full 10 inches without a bow press, and the bow was sold in two peak weights, 29 and 40 pounds, each stepping down at the limb bolts. At 3.6 pounds it is a touch heavier and a hair slower than the lighter Micro Midas 3 it bracketed - the weight is the price of that adult look and feel. It exists only on the used market now, which makes it an inexpensive way to put a real, adjustable compound in a young hunter's hands. This review covers the 2007 Micro Midas 4 across its single production year, in both bow-only and combo-package form.

Finish

Browning offered the Micro Midas 4 in a straightforward set of dress options built around the youth-hunter theme. The headline finish was Mossy Oak New Break-Up applied by a film-dip process that wraps the riser and limbs in a seamless whitetail-woods pattern - the same camo language used on the adult bows in the 2007 line, reinforcing the look-like-Dad's-bow pitch. A plain black finish was the standard alternative, and Browning also listed black competition finishes for the young shooter who leaned toward target and range work over the woods. There is no tribute or special-edition dress here; this was a working youth bow, and the finish choice mostly reflected whether the family was headed to a treestand or a 3D course. The film-dip camo holds up well to normal knocks, though on a used example of this age expect some wear at the shelf and around the grip. The pattern on a given used unit is a quick tell that you are looking at the one-year 2007 bow rather than a Micro Midas 3 from the surrounding years.

Riser

The riser is where the 2007 restyle lives. Browning gave the Micro Midas 4 a new riser cut to echo the adult Illusion's lines rather than carrying over the older Micro Midas frame, and it is the clearest reason the bow does not look like a beginner's toy. The geometry is scaled down for a young shooter's shorter draw and smaller frame, but the proportions and the machined look are deliberately grown-up. Standard accessory bushings let the bow take an ordinary youth sight, rest, and quiver without adapters, which is what makes the combo package come together cleanly. In practice the adult styling matters more than it sounds: a 12-year-old who feels like they are shooting a real hunting bow instead of a scaled-down trainer tends to stay interested, and that is half the battle with a first compound. The trade-off for the heftier, more serious riser is mass - at 3.6 pounds this is not the lightest youth bow on paper, though in the hand a young shooter still finds it manageable.

Grip

The Micro Midas 4 uses a conventional molded grip sized for a youth hand, mounted to the machined riser throat in the usual two-piece arrangement. The profile is narrow enough for small fingers to wrap without stretching, and the pivot sits back from the limbs so a new shooter can learn a relaxed, low-torque hand position rather than strangling the bow. That matters most for a kid still building form: a grip that encourages a loose hold teaches good habits early and keeps left-right flyers out of the group. Like any bare grip, the hard panels run cold in late-season weather, so a slip-on grip or a wrap of tennis tape is a cheap upgrade that also helps a young shooter place the hand the same way every time. The mounting is standard, so a cracked or missing panel on a used bow is an easy swap. Nothing here is elaborate, but the geometry does the one job a youth grip needs to do: it points the bow naturally and keeps torque out of the shot.

Limbs

The Micro Midas 4 runs precision-machined limbs seated in the Hyperlite Unibody limb pockets that were new for 2007. The unibody pocket is a one-piece design Browning adopted for quieter operation and tighter limb alignment, and it is the single most meaningful hardware upgrade of the restyle - the same pocket family used on the adult bows of the period. The limbs were offered in two peak draw weights, a 29-pound model and a 40-pound model, each adjustable down through the limb bolts, so a family can start a smaller child on the 29-pound bow and move a stronger teen onto the 40-pound version. Precision-machined limbs seated in an aligning pocket are durable when kept in tune, and the main thing to check on any used Micro Midas 4 is the limbs for hairline cracks before trusting it - a two-minute inspection at a pro shop. The 40-pound ceiling is honest about what this bow is: enough for small game, 3D, and a youth deer setup within range, but not an adult big-game weight.

Eccentric System

The heart of the Micro Midas 4 is the Hypermax 10 cam, an improved single-cam eccentric Browning optimized for the smaller youth geometry. The "10" is the headline feature: a full 10 inches of draw-length adjustment, spanning 18 to 27 inches, changed through cam modules without ever putting the bow in a press. That press-free range is the whole grow-with-the-child argument - a parent or pro shop can lengthen the draw a few clicks each season as the kid grows, using simple tools, and one owner showed exactly that on his own bow, stepping through the module positions from 18 up to 28 inches by hand. Let-off is 70 percent, meaning the holding weight at full draw drops to 30 percent of peak, which is plenty of help for a young shooter learning to hold steady and aim. Published IBO speed (the industry's standard chronograph rating at a fixed 30-inch, 70-pound, 350-grain setup) is 254 to 246 fps - honest youth-bow numbers, and well short of the impossible figures some spec-scraper sites invented for this model. Because the IBO rating is measured at weights and draw lengths well beyond what a youth bow is set to, real arrow speed at a child's actual 20-to-30-pound, short-draw setup is considerably lower; treat the published figure as a rating, not a reading. The single-cam design also means there is no cam timing to synchronize, which keeps the bow simple to tune and simple to keep in tune - a real advantage for a family bow that gets re-adjusted every year.

Draw Cycle/Shootability

For a young archer, the Micro Midas 4 draws the way a first bow should: the single cam pulls up without a sharp spike, and the modest 29- or 40-pound peak is well within reach for the age group it targets. Set at the lighter end, the bow is quiet and smooth; an owner shooting his own example noted that at the top 40-pound bracket the shot gets a little louder, while backing it down toward the mid-30s brought the noise right down - a reminder that these early bows shipped without string silencers, which are a cheap add for a quieter shot. The 70 percent let-off gives a young shooter real relief at full draw, so holding on target long enough to aim is not a strength contest. What struck me watching owners put it through its paces is how genuinely accurate it is at youth ranges - one owner punched tight groups off the shelf and was plainly impressed with how it drove the arrows home, which is exactly what you want from a bow meant to build confidence. It is light enough that a kid can hold it up without the pin wandering, and the smooth draw plus generous let-off mean a new shooter can focus on form instead of fighting the bow. It is not a flagship-silent rig and never pretended to be, but for the audience it was built for, the shot is calm, forgiving, and easy to repeat.

Usage Scenarios

The Micro Midas 4 is a youth bow first, built for the kid who is ready to move past a toy and onto a real adjustable compound. Picture a household where a 10- or 12-year-old starts on the 29-pound bow in the backyard, the draw length set short and stepped out a little each year as they grow - no new bow, no bow press, just a few module clicks. On the 40-pound model it becomes a legitimate entry hunting setup for a stronger teen: small game, a youth deer season within sensible range, and 3D club nights where the forgiving let-off and light weight keep a young shooter grouping. One owner bought his for a girlfriend who did not take to it, a reminder that the compact frame and modest weights also fit a smaller-framed adult or a first-time shooter easing into archery. Where it runs out of room is the long game - the 40-pound ceiling and 27-inch maximum draw mean a teen who keeps growing will eventually need a full-size adult bow for big game at distance, and that is a feature of a youth platform, not a flaw. As a quiet, inexpensive, grow-with-me first compound, it does precisely what Browning designed it to do.

Versions

Browning sold the Micro Midas 4 as a single 2007 model in two configurations rather than a lineup of simultaneous trims. The bow-only version (part number 0721HX) is just the bow, for a family that already has a sight, rest, and quiver on hand. The Combo version (part number 0738HX) is the complete ready-to-shoot kit, and it shipped with a Glo sight, a Posse arrow rest, a two-piece four-arrow quiver, three Micro Bullet composite arrows, and a nock set - everything a first-time young archer needs to start shooting the day the bow arrives. The two peak draw weights, 29 and 40 pounds, were the other choice a buyer made at purchase, and left-hand bows were offered alongside right-hand, which is worth knowing for a used search since left-hand youth bows of this vintage are harder to find. Browning never published an MSRP that survives in the record; today the Micro Midas 4 is a used-market bow, trading in the rough range of 85 to 175 dollars depending on condition and whether the combo accessories are still with it. The practical read for a used buyer is simple: the combo is the better value if the sight, rest, and quiver are intact, and either way budget a fresh string and a tune.

Browning Micro Midas 4 vs Diamond Infinite Edge Pro, Bowtech Rascal

Bow	Browning Micro Midas 4	Diamond Infinite Edge Pro	Bowtech Rascal
Version	2007	2026 Legacy	2005
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Brace Height	6.25 "	7 "	7.625 "
AtA Length	30.5 "	31 "	24.75 "
Draw Length	18 " - 27 "	13 " - 31 "	20 " - 25 "
Draw Weight	19 lbs - 40 lbs	5 lbs - 65 lbs	10 lbs - 40 lbs
IBO Speed	246 fps - 254 fps	300 fps	246 fps - 254 fps
Weight	3.6 lbs	3.3 lbs	2.188 lbs
Let-Off	70%	80%	65% - 80%
Where to buy Best prices online	$175 Compare prices	$125 to $900 Compare prices	Not available now. Please check later.
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All three of these are grow-with-the-child compounds built around a single idea: one adjustable bow that follows a kid from the backyard toward real hunting. The Browning Micro Midas 4 covers an 18-to-27-inch draw and 29- or 40-pound peak weights, a span wide enough for several years of a child's progression, with the standout being a full 10 inches of press-free draw-length adjustment through the Hypermax 10 cam. The Diamond Infinite Edge Pro is the modern benchmark for this category and the most adjustable of the three by a wide margin - its draw range runs from a tiny 13 inches all the way to 31, and its draw weight spans 5 to 70 pounds, so a single bow genuinely takes a small child to a full adult hunting weight without ever being outgrown. The Bowtech Rascal is the closest spirit-match to the Browning: a dedicated youth grow-with-me bow with a short draw range and a 10-to-40-pound weight window, built so the bow literally grows with the child through a retrofit as they get bigger. Against both, the Micro Midas 4's distinguishing trait is its adult-bow styling and the Hyperlite Unibody-pocket build that make it feel like a real hunting rig rather than a trainer, plus the simplicity of a single cam with no timing to chase. The honest trade-offs are reach and support: the Diamond Infinite Edge Pro's enormous adjustment range and the still-active Diamond dealer network mean a buyer never ages out and never hunts for orphaned parts, while both the Bowtech Rascal and the Browning are tied to shorter draw spans and, in the Browning's case, a retired brand that depends on generic strings and a good pro shop. The decision comes down to priorities: the Diamond Infinite Edge Pro for the family that wants one bow forever with a living brand behind it, the Bowtech Rascal for a pure youth grow-with-me platform, and the Browning Micro Midas 4 for the young shooter who wants an inexpensive, real-feeling compound that looks like Dad's bow.

Summary

The Browning Micro Midas 4 is the one-year oddity of Browning's youth line: a 2007-only restyle that borrowed the adult Illusion's new riser and Hyperlite Unibody limb pockets to give a kid a bow that looks and feels like the grown-up rig. Underneath the styling is a sound grow-with-the-child platform - a Hypermax 10 single cam with a full 10 inches of press-free draw-length adjustment across 18 to 27 inches, two peak weights of 29 and 40 pounds each stepping down at the limb bolts, 70 percent let-off, and a published 254-to-246 fps IBO that is honest about being a youth bow. At 3.6 pounds it is a touch heavier than the Micro Midas 3 it bracketed, the price of that adult look, but a young shooter still holds it up easily and groups well with it. What keeps coming back to me is how the adult styling does real work here: a kid who feels like they are shooting a serious bow stays interested, and interest is what turns a first compound into a lifelong shooter. Browning never published an MSRP that survives, so today it lives on the used market in the rough 85-to-175-dollar range, which makes it an inexpensive way to put a genuinely adjustable compound in young hands. It is an excellent first bow for the youth hunter or smaller-framed beginner who wants a real, grow-with-me compound that does not read as a toy. Buyers who want a single bow that never gets outgrown and the backing of a living brand should also look at the Diamond Infinite Edge Pro, and those wanting a pure youth grow-with-me platform should look at the Bowtech Rascal.