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his rifle's zero and, if necessary,
sighted it in. Mr. Loveridge even
acknowledges that he knew his shot
might be off! Later in the story, Mr.
Loveridge callously hypothesizes
that the deer his brother shot in the
face with an arrow weeks or months
earlier, "Seemed to be walking,
eating and functioning perfectly.?
That was, of course, before Mr.
Loveridge "nicked the top of the
buck's neck? with his rifle and
borrowed loads, somehow managing
to knock the deer down. Just how
does Mr. Loveridge suppose that
deer felt living with an arrow in
its face? Finally, Mr. Loveridge
defends his brother's action with
a bow by saying, "It was a good
shot,? he just "had not accounted for
the downhill.? What is wrong with
this guy? A good shot is one that
hits the intended mark on the target,
taking all factors into account. Face
it, his brother is guilty of making a
lousy shot that resulted in a hideous
hit. I think Mr. Loveridge and his
brother deserve all the crap they get.
In all, Mr. Loveridge's experience
may have made for an interesting
hunt, but not all of it, including
the accompanying photos, made
for appropriate reading. There are
many graying hunters who have
had a bellyful of this in the field and
are gradually turning from active
participants to passive observers.
It won't take many armchair hunts
and photos like this to turn even the
"passives? into "anti's.?
Name Withheld
Suisun, CA
Fastest Bows
In regards to the fastest bow list, I do
believe APA bows, specifically the
Black Mamba, would top that list by
quite a bit.
John - via King's Blog
John, you are correct and, thanks to
some help on the King's Blog, I have
been able to refine
the Top Ten Fastest
Bows. The Black
Mamba from APA
Innovations, Inc.
and also the Envy
from Elite Archery
definitely shook
up the top ten.
Another hunter
made a good
comment, keeping
everyone in check,
that fastest doesn't
necessarily mean
the best. Art made
the following
comment:
"Wow, that's an
impressive list. It's
amazing how far
bow technology
has come. I
just wanted to
add a friendly
reminder to new
b o w h u n t e r s :
Don't get caught up with the feet-per-
feet-per- be there, post a comment and let us
second competition with your fellow
hunters. If you can't hold your bow back
continue to improve the list.
for more than sixty seconds, the speed
is not worth it. I made this mistake
Editor
when I started hunting some fourteen
years ago. I missed many opportunities
Top Ten Fastest Bows
at good bulls because I just couldn't 1. APA Innovations Inc.
hold the bow back long enough. I had
Black Mamba X1 - 353
my poundage cranked up way too high 2. Elite Archery
just to try to keep up with my buddies.
Envy - 342-350
Big mistake! I now only shoot 270 fps. 3. PSE
However, I can hold that baby back and
X Force HF - 342-348
steady for a long, long time. Since then, 4. APA Innovations Inc.
I have filled tags every year. That's all I
Black Mamba X2 - 340
wanted to say. Good luck all! Thanks 5. High Country Archery
for your effort compiling this list. It will
Iron Mace - 330-340
prove helpful.?
6. Elite Archery
Synergy - 326-336
Below I have included the revised Top 7. High Country Archery
Ten list. You can see a full extended
Stilletto 380 - 325-335
version of this list of all bows that 8. Martin
have speeds of 312 fps and over on
Slayer - 335
our King's Blog by going to www. 9. Bowtech
KingsOutdoorWorld.com, clicking on
Allegiance - 327-335
Blog and searching for Fastest Bows. If 10. Parker
we have missed a bow you think should
Frontier 2-Plus - 333
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