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New Breed
Obsession
Parker
PSE
Ross
Rytera
Strother
Whisper Creek
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Brace Height

< 5.5 "
5.5 " - 5.99 "
6.0 " - 6.49 "
6.5 " - 6.99 "
7.0 " - 7.49 "
7.5 " - 7.99"
8.0" - 8.49"
8.5"+

AtA Length

< 31 "
31 " - 33.99 "
34 " - 37.99 "
38 "+

Draw Length

< 20 "
20 " - 24.99 "
25 " - 29.99 "
30 " - 31.99 "
32" - 33.99"
34"+

Draw Weight

< 20 lbs
20 - 29 lbs
30 - 39 lbs
40 - 49 lbs
50 - 59 lbs
60 - 69 lbs
70 - 79 lbs
80 lbs+

IBO Speed

< 260 fps
260 - 279 fps
280 - 299 fps
300 - 319 fps
320 - 339 fps
340 fps+
807 models, displaying 641 to 660
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Bear Divergent EKO
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Bear Divergent EKO Review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Divergent EKO is a limited frills hunting bow, which does everything it is designed to do. Shorter axle to axle bows are not for all bow hunters, but those on the market for something a bit more compact are already aware of what a smaller bow performs like, and should have no issues with the... read full review

2021 Bear Divergent EKO

Brace Height

6.5 "

AtA Length

30 "

Draw Length

26 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

45 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

338 fps

Weight

4.1 lbs

Let-Off

75% - 90%

Manufactured: 2020 - 2021
Specs were not changed

Darton Ranger III
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Darton Ranger III Review

The Bottom Line:The Darton Ranger III is the full-camo flagship of Darton's Ranger youth series - mechanically the same no-press, nine-module platform as the Ranger II, but dipped in Realtree Hardwoods HD with a matching quiver and aimed squarely at a young archer's first season afield. At 2.9 pounds on a forgiving... read full review

2010 Darton Ranger III

Brace Height

6.875 "

AtA Length

32 "

Draw Length

17 " - 28 "

Draw Weight

15 lbs - 50 lbs

IBO Speed

fps

Weight

2.9 lbs

Let-Off

40-75%

Manufactured: 2006 - 2010
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Darton Ranger II
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Darton Ranger II Review

The Bottom Line:The Darton Ranger II is the value heart of Darton's Ranger youth series - the full nine-module, no-press adjustable platform of the top-tier Ranger III, in a black-riser-and-camo-limb finish at the middle price. At 2.9 pounds on a long, forgiving 32-inch frame, with a 15-to-45-pound range (15-to-50 from... read full review

2010 Darton Ranger II

Brace Height

6.875 "

AtA Length

32 "

Draw Length

17 " - 28 "

Draw Weight

15 lbs - 50 lbs

IBO Speed

fps

Weight

2.9 lbs

Let-Off

40-75%

Manufactured: 2006 - 2010
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Mathews Ovation
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Mathews Ovation Review

The Bottom Line:The Mathews Ovation is a purpose-built target and 3D bow that has aged into a genuine value on the used market, where clean examples now trade in the low hundreds - a lot of proven tournament accuracy for the money. Its headline numbers were never about speed: a 300 to 302 fps IBO rating, a 40-inch axle-to-axle,... read full review

2006 Mathews Ovation

Brace Height

8.125 "

AtA Length

40 "

Draw Length

28 " - 32 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

300 fps - 302 fps

Weight

4.5 lbs

Let-Off

80%

Manufactured: 2004 - 2006
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Bowtech Vital Impact
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Bowtech Vital Impact Review

The Bottom Line:The Bowtech Vital Impact is best understood for what it was: a genuine Bowtech single-cam Tomkat, fully accessorized and sold as a Sportsman's Warehouse exclusive for about $429, aimed at the first-time hunter who wanted a name-brand rig without the flagship price. Its strengths are its completeness,... read full review

2007 Bowtech Vital Impact

Brace Height

8.625 "

AtA Length

33.25 "

Draw Length

26 " - 31 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

300 fps

Weight

4.0 lbs

Let-Off

80%

Manufactured: 2007
Specs were not changed

Bowtech Pro 40
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Bowtech Pro 40 Review

The Bottom Line:The Bowtech Pro 40 is a long-riser, single-cam target and field bow built from 2001 to 2004, named for the nearly 40-inch axle-to-axle length it launched with and refined by 2004 into a 37.5-inch, 4-pound-3-ounce FreedomCam bow with a tall 8.25-inch brace. Its value was never on the chronograph - a 292-300... read full review

2004 Bowtech Pro 40 Freedom

Brace Height

8.25 "

AtA Length

37.5 "

Draw Length

27 " - 32 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

292 fps - 300 fps

Weight

4.188 lbs

Let-Off

65% - 80%

Manufactured: 2001 - 2004
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Bowtech MightyMite
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Bowtech MightyMite Review

The Bottom Line:The BowTech Mighty Mite is the small-but-mighty hunter of the brand's early-2000s catalog - a bow named after a premature baby who beat the odds, built to prove that a genuinely tiny bow could carry full 60-to-70-pound hunting power and a 310s-to-320s IBO speed. For roughly $600 in the mid-2000s you... read full review

2005 Bowtech MightyMite VFT

Brace Height

7.5 "

AtA Length

31.5 "

Draw Length

25 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

50 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

310 fps - 318 fps

Weight

3.75 lbs

Let-Off

65% - 80%

Manufactured: 2001 - 2005
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Bowtech Justice
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Bowtech Justice Review

The Bottom Line: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... read full review

2024 Bowtech Justice

Brace Height

6.875 "

AtA Length

31.5 "

Draw Length

25.5 " - 31 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

326 fps

Weight

4.3 lbs

Let-Off

85%

Manufactured: 2024
Specs were not changed

Bowtech BlackHawk
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Bowtech BlackHawk Review

The Bottom Line:The BowTech BlackHawk is one of the more likeable budget hunting bows of the early 2000s - the shortest, lightest single cam in BowTech's catalog of its day, carried at a $499 launch MSRP that put it hundreds below the flagships while still handing the shooter the continuously-tunable InfinityCam and... read full review

2004 Bowtech BlackHawk (Infinity Cam)

Brace Height

8 "

AtA Length

28.875 "

Draw Length

25 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

309 fps - 317 fps

Weight

2.813 lbs

Let-Off

65% - 80%

Manufactured: 2002 - 2004
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G5 Prime Black 1
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G5 Prime Black 1 Review

The Bottom Line:Short axle to axle hunting bows are hugely popular for 2020, and the Black 1 is right up there as one of the best shooters. Although there is a ton of competition in the compact hunting bow market, the Black 1 really has a lot to offer in regards to a new cam system, a wide, stable platform, well designed... read full review

2020 G5 Prime Black 1

Brace Height

7 "

AtA Length

31 "

Draw Length

25.5 " - 31 "

Draw Weight

30 lbs - 80 lbs

IBO Speed

322 fps

Weight

4.3 lbs

Let-Off

80%

Manufactured: 2020
Specs were not changed

Athens Summit 7
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Athens Summit 7 Review

The Bottom Line:At an $824 launch MSRP for the 2020 base finish - rising to $874 for premium patterns, with the 2021 edition landing between $949 and $999 - the Summit 7 sits above the budget-hunter crowd and squarely in the custom-shop conversation, which is exactly where it belongs. What that money buys is a compact... read full review

2021 Athens Summit 7

Brace Height

7 "

AtA Length

30.5 "

Draw Length

24.5 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

30 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

335 fps

Weight

4.2 lbs

Let-Off

80% - 90%

Manufactured: 2020 - 2021
Specs were not changed

Athens Ridge 32
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Athens Ridge 32 Review

The Bottom Line:Athens launched the Ridge 32 in 2019 at a $799 base MSRP - direct, small-shop pricing for a hand-built hunting bow that looks and shoots like it costs more. For that money the buyer gets a 32-inch, 340 IBO hunter whose chronograph numbers hold up honestly - 309 to 312 fps with a 350-grain arrow at a... read full review

2020 Athens Ridge 32

Brace Height

6.75 "

AtA Length

32 "

Draw Length

25 " - 30.5 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

340 fps

Weight

4.3 lbs

Let-Off

80% - 90%

Manufactured: 2019 - 2020
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Athens Ridge 34
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Athens Ridge 34 Review

The Bottom Line:Athens launched the Ridge 34 in 2019 at a $799 base MSRP - small-shop, direct pricing for a hand-built bow that shoots far above its cost. For that money the buyer gets a 34-inch, 335 IBO do-all whose real chronograph numbers hold up - 325 fps with a 350-grain arrow at a 70-pound setup - a smooth, classic-feeling... read full review

2020 Athens Ridge 34

Brace Height

6.5 "

AtA Length

34 "

Draw Length

25.5 " - 31 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

335 fps

Weight

4.3 lbs

Let-Off

80% - 90%

Manufactured: 2019 - 2020
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Elite Kure
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Elite Kure Review

The Bottom Line:The Kure adapts to each shooter, without the need for a bow press, to match exactly how shooters like their rigs to feel. The 31 13/16- inch axle-to-axle is somewhat compact, while still maintaining some stability. The mass weight is a bit heavy, but the Kure carries the weight well, and never feels... read full review

2020 Elite Kure

Brace Height

6.563 "

AtA Length

31.813 "

Draw Length

23 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

30 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

265 fps - 335 fps

Weight

4.6 lbs

Let-Off

70% - 90%

Manufactured: 2020
Specs were not changed

Elite Rezult
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Elite Rezult Review

The Bottom Line:The Elite Rezult is for serious target shooters. This 2020 offering has a lot of really great customization options available for shooters in regards to how the bow feels, and how easily the bow can be tuned for individual arrow and vane configurations without the need to have a bow press handy. The... read full review

2020 Elite Rezult

Brace Height

7.25 "

AtA Length

37.75 "

Draw Length

24 " - 31 "

Draw Weight

30 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

265 fps - 335 fps

Weight

4.7 lbs

Let-Off

70% - 90%

Manufactured: 2020
Specs were not changed

Bowtech Black Knight 2
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Bowtech Black Knight 2 Review

The Bottom Line:The Bowtech Black Knight 2 is an early-2000s dual-cam speed bow that turned out to be a better aimer than its spec sheet promised. It rates 342 to 350 fps IBO, holds real weight at a 65 percent let-off, and stops against a hard, defined back wall - and the long riser turns all of that into the steady... read full review

2002 Bowtech Black Knight 2 (Option 1)

Brace Height

5.5 "

AtA Length

37.5 "

Draw Length

26 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

50 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

342 fps - 350 fps

Weight

4.25 lbs

Let-Off

65%

Manufactured: 2001 - 2002
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Bowtech Samson
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Bowtech Samson Review

The Bottom Line:The Bowtech Samson is a specialist, and it is honest about it. Produced from 2002 through 2004 in peak weights of 80, 90, and 100 pounds, it took Bowtech's fast Infinity Cam single-cam chassis - the same 325-333 fps IBO platform as the Extreme and Patriot - and fitted it with heavy-deflection VFT limbs... read full review

2004 Bowtech Samson

Brace Height

6.625 "

AtA Length

34.0625 "

Draw Length

25 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

80 lbs - 100 lbs

IBO Speed

325 fps - 333 fps

Weight

3.75 lbs

Let-Off

65% - 80%

Manufactured: 2002 - 2004
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Bowtech StalkerLite
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Bowtech StalkerLite Review

The Bottom Line:The BowTech StalkerLite is the short-draw, low-poundage member of the Stalker family, sold in 2002 and 2003 as a value-tier bare bow. Its whole case is reach: a 30-to-60-pound draw-weight spread and a 23-to-29-inch draw length put a genuine adjustable hunting single-cam in the hands of smaller-framed,... read full review

2003 Bowtech StalkerLite

Brace Height

7.5 "

AtA Length

33.75 "

Draw Length

23 " - 29 "

Draw Weight

30 lbs - 60 lbs

IBO Speed

288 fps - 295 fps

Weight

2.85 lbs

Let-Off

80%

Manufactured: 2002 - 2003
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Bowtech PBR
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Bowtech PBR Review

The Bottom Line:The BowTech PBR Limited Edition is the odd one out in the 2005 FreedomCam lineup - not a different bow but a dressed-up one, built to mark BowTech's Professional Bull Riders sponsorship and sold as 1,000 numbered, Tony Mendes-signed collectibles at an $849 SRP when it launched. Strip away the Mossy Oak... read full review

2005 Bowtech PBR

Brace Height

7.25 "

AtA Length

34 "

Draw Length

25 " - 30 "

Draw Weight

40 lbs - 70 lbs

IBO Speed

297 fps - 305 fps

Weight

4.06 lbs

Let-Off

65% - 80%

Manufactured: 2005
Specs were not changed

Hoyt SierraTec
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Hoyt SierraTec Review

The Bottom Line:The Hoyt SierraTec is one of the best short-draw hunting bows most archers have never heard of. Built from 2003 through 2005 for women and short-draw shooters, it delivers the flagship-grade TEC riser and Cam & 1/2 cam of the full Hoyt line in a lighter, narrower-gripped, 3-pound-8-ounce chassis, with... read full review

2005 Hoyt SierraTec XT 2000 (Cam & 1/2)

Brace Height

6.5 "

AtA Length

33 "

Draw Length

23 " - 28 "

Draw Weight

30 lbs - 60 lbs

IBO Speed

285 fps

Weight

3.5 lbs

Let-Off

65% or 75%

Manufactured: 2003 - 2005
Specs changed, see full specs

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