Congrats on the new bow SoF!! Sounds like a good deal. Plus it's always nice to have a shop you can trust to do right by you. Hope you get to take one with it this year!!
Good deal Ship of fools. I currently have two bows by Martin, a Bengal and Rytera Alien X. Both have been great bows. The only thing I would be worried about is Martin's warranty. To my knowledge the Lifetime Warranty it is not transferable.
the bow shop guy told me it is.... Martin doesn't care who owns it .... and in my research i found a couple of examples where they stood behind their bows one guy bought one off ebay, from a dealer that was a fraud ... and martin made it righttime will tell
I took my bowhunter's safety course this weekend at Bowhunter's Plus in Amsterdam, NY. Staff is friendly, instructor was knowledgeable. Plus, they teach the course on the upstairs range, so you're not packed in there like sardines like during most safety courses, all elbow-to-elbow. The owner also bought pizza for lunch for everybody, which I thought was nice. I thought we would get the opportunity at least to shoot a compound bow under instruction, like we shot .22's during the regular hunter safety course, but we didn't. (I've never fired a bow before, only in the virtual game, "the Hunter," but never in real life. I went downstairs, and looked at a couple of bows and YOWWW. I realized the hobby is expensive, but certainly one I can't afford right now. I'm sure its the same everywhere else though. Pro-shops are a bit more pricey, but im sure to have a proper equipment when I throw down the money at some point.
northvillenewbie, You might want to go on line to hunter's friend. they have bow packages that are reasonably priced. not cheap, but i picked up a martin sabre package for about $500 with everything you need to get started. also look around at local shops and you can find some decent deals. buddy of mine owns a gun & bow shop and has a few in the $200 to $300 range. if your interested pm me and I'll give you his info. welcome to the sport and good luck. your wallet will never feel heavy again.
You're in my area .... the package noted above would be right around $500 at Point Blank... plus he'll make sure everything is sized properly ... and you can shoot it and have local support.STAY AWAY from the place you took your course... they just sold someone a brand new bow that didn't fit... when she took it back they told her they would sell her new cams to make it fit right... it was BRAND NEW ..... call Joe at Point BlankAlso... i have a really old Browning bow that isnt worth much ... i want to keep it for bowfishing some day but you are welcome to borrow it for this season ... my brother lives in northville and i can get it to you ...
Fair enough ..... i didn't deal with them but have heard a couple of bad stories...