Bow Report

Many potential bow buyers enter your store looking for a great value, and for $449.99 the highly adjustable Bear Archery Legit RTH package is a smart choice.

Is the Hoyt Ventum 30 the company’s smoothest, fastest and quietest compound bow ever offered? In the author’s opinion, yes.

When it comes to top-notch features and performance, the Barnett HyperTac Pro 430 delivers in spades.

During testing, the 33-inch Elite EnKore proved that it’s easy to tune and offers superb stability and accuracy.

The Mission Sub-1 XR meets all the requirements of the serious crossbow hunter or shooter. It is well-balanced, solidly built and supremely accurate.

The Prime Nexus 2 is fast, quiet and dead-in-the-hand on the shot, making it comfortable and accurate.

The Mathews V3 31 is a long-riser bow that’s surprisingly compact and maneuverable, and power-packed.

The BearX Intense is an affordable and accurate crossbow, and it comes in a ready-to-hunt package with scope, quiver and arrows included.

The Bowtech Solution SD is a premium performance bow designed to match the desires of the short-draw archer.

Despite its new features, the Prime Black Series retains the company’s unique parallel cam and Centergy technologies.

The new-for-2020 Obsession Evolution 7 measures 33.5 inches axle to axle, is reasonably fast and very pleasant to shoot.

The pleasant to shoot Mathews VXR 31.5 is flat shooting, packed with kinetic energy and has all of the advantages of a speed bow.

The Hoyt Carbon RX4 Alpha is tough, reliable, accurate and forgiving, and it’s an excellent fit for hunters who prefer a compact and lightweight compound.

The Bowtech Revolt X is a remarkably smooth, fast hunting bow that most shooters will find easy to tune.

PSE’s new flagship bow is clearly designed to appeal to the growing number of bowhunters who place a premium on pleasant-to-shoot over super-fast.

Splitting the difference between smooth and shootable, the Hoyt Helix will hit the sweet spot for many shooters.

The Realm SS fills a niche for bowhunters who desire high quality and Bowtech accuracy in a reasonably fast, smooth-shooting bow.