PAWN SHOP BOW BUILD (Archery On A Budget) 

Please shoot a doe with it this season. That would be sweet on video

You forgot to mention that particular bow is DL specific. Sure it’s $200, but only if the DL fits. If that new archer buys this, and then finds out it doesn’t fit them, it’ll cost them another $150+ to get the right cam and have it installed. That puts them into the price point of a new Bear or Diamond that is fully adjustable, and has a warranty.

I had the same bow growing up. I hunted with it from when I was 15 to 17esh (I’m 19), I loved it and shot every thing from squirrels to bucks

you should do an accuracy test between a whisker biscuit and a drop away rest do about 50 shots of each with the exact same bow same setup just different rest

I want to see a full shoot off with Chris and Duds with bows from the late 90's early 2000's!!

My first set up was a $200 Hoyt over 10 years ago . Worked just fine and I liked shooting it so much I bought two more over the years . The newer ones are like lasers and quiet and the difference is huge . So if a person gets good with an old bow going to a newer one is like a dream 👍👍

My dad had that Mathews bow for a long time and killed so many bull elk. It definitely goes to show it’s the shooter and not the bow. Of course technology has helped with many things, but it also goes to show that it doesn’t have to be expensive to get into archery in general today. Awesome video Chris.🤝🏽🐝

I have a 2008 Ross Cardiac that I purchased new and it is a tack driver still to this day. As are the two that I got for my sons back then. They still shoot them. Great bows for that period in time.

I believe that bow came out around 2000 and that was the first Mathews bow I ever bought and loved it. I shot it for 14 years before I sold it and now I wished I hadn’t.

You need to hunt with that thing!

If anyone who reads this is thinking about getting into archery…I would advise that right out of the gate you spend the money on the best sight, rest, stabilizer, and release you can afford. Those things can easily transfer from bow to bow, and the good ones last forever. I am shooting an old Toxonics Target sight from 2002. It does everything modern sights do (hold a scope and move up and down consistently) and has been on 6 bows that I’ve owned over the years. Same with my stabilizer setup and arrow rest. Buy quality on the accessories, and move them from bow to bow as you progress through the sport. Either that or get you a decent barebow recurve rig and learn to stringwalk. But a quality modern barebow rig will set you back around $750 before arrows. You can get them for less by going with an Olympic Recurve riser, and just shooting it barebow, but you are compromising a bit doing that way. No matter what, have fun flinging arrows.

I understand that this is a older video. My current bow is a Hoyt Rambo from 1986. Got it at a yard sale some 20 years ago as a 12 year old. Never really did anything with it until this year. With it, I am able to hole a 8 shot group in a paper plate at 75 yards. I know it’s now amazing but I’ve only been doing this since January of this year (2023). So yes old school bow still work with old school sights, rests and peeps.

My son just joined the ATL Archery Learning Center. He has already decided that this is going to be HIS sport.

"With a couple little tweaks" Proceeds to put on 800$ worth of accessories on the bow

just found you today as i start my compound bow and archery journey. love your content

I just got a BowTech Admiral with a react 5 pro. Like new $425 after shipped. I let it down lubed it up,cleaned it up, paper tuned it and it's way nicer then any budget line I've ever owned. Those deer better watch out this year!

I picked up a low mileage Mathews Conquest 4 last year for $275, and it shoots great. Not a speed bow ,but a very accurate bow that is a joy to shoot.

Just got my first bow in 15years from a pawn shop, was looking at nos v3’s but couldnt stomach a 1500$ rig having not shot in that long. Ended up with a bowtech convergence with everything to hunt and target shot including a halfdozen 300 spine fmj, broadheads, lumknocks etc for 300$. Couldn't be happier!

Pretty cool to see y'all shooting an old Q2! I have had a Q2 for about 15 years and shot my biggest buck to date last year with it. My hope is to upgrade to something like the Phase 4 in the next year. Keep up the great work with the videos!

I just got back into archery after a 15 yr break. I picked up a 2010 HOYT for $200 and it is a a great bow so far

What a great video, I agree 100%, an old flagship bow is better than a new entry level bow. I have a pair of 2013 Stinger 3G’s that I love, but I picked up a 2008 Mathews Conquest 3 cheap to play with and it shoots and feels like a Ferrari to me! 🤣 I love the simplicity of the solo cams and have fun shooting all 3 now, I shot custom recurves only, for 25 years until I hurt my shoulder so any semi modern compound feels like I’m on the cutting edge of archery technology! I love your channel, you are so good for archery and young shooters, such a selfless archer and role model! I just watched you kick butt at the Lancaster steel Elk shoot, I order from those guys a lot, also the guys at their pro shop are awesome to talk to but I was pulling for you, that was to good! 😎

I have a matthews q2 and still use it to this day. Works great

The Q2 was my first mathews way back in the day it was the start of a long mathews history for me. I remember how pumped up I was about it! It was top of the line back then! Crazy how far they've came.

My dad gave me his old Jennings XLR that’s like 30 plus years old. Been shooting ever since and loving it! Definitely gonna upgrade!

I bought a 2013 elite archery pulse with a sight, rest, and stabilizer for $140 it had a decent iq bowsight with the retnalock and a nice drop away rest. This bow was what got me into archery and hunting

I’m still shooting a Mathews Outback I bought new 16 or so years ago. I’m just cheap or stubborn or both. It keeps shooting and it keeps killing deer and wild turkeys. Maybe Ill finally upgrade this year….but I doubt it. Great video as usual, although I feel really old…even retro right now.

I picked up a Reflex Timberwolf from the local archery shop last year to extend my hunting season. Nothing wrong with the old stuff as long as it was taken care of!

This is awesome! I tell people all the time that talk about getting into archery to buy a cheap used bow to get started. Pretty much any bow out there will shoot and kill a deer if that’s what you are going for. I just traded my 07 Mathews Drenalin (killed great mule deer last year) for a V3X and I can’t wait to smoke some deer this fall! Keep up the great content.

Love this video! Hope more people will get into archery because of you sir!!! Thanks for the video

Coincidence I was looking on Amazon for a bow so I can get into archery. Five minutes later I stumbled to this video. Subed and that build is a beautiful for 2 bills. I’ll be checking out pawn shops now.

I’m telling you the biscuit is flawless no mechanical parts can’t go wrong lol

That looks like an old Mathew’s Swichback I had. One of the best bows I’ve ever had. Killed a lot of deer with that bow.

So Chris, I still shoot a Matthews FX at 62lbs and still love it.... It shoots about 280fps with 400gr arrows. The Q2 would have been an upgrade for me... lol. I had new cables and string put on last year and I good for another 5-10 years... I used to live in MT and purchased it there back in 2002 or 2003. We used to practice at 65 yds in MT, but I live in PA now, so long shots are much more rare now a days. Glad you are showing people how to get started on a budget.

So amazing! Super excited for This!!!!!

No way, I bought a q2 used like 5 years ago as my first bow.. fantastic rig, I shot the new bows every year and never thought I needed one until the traverse came out

The first time I shot a Q2, i was amazed by how I felt nothing compared to the dual cam/upright limb bows of the days. That was back in 2001 - 2002. Still have an sq2 that I shoot occasionally, and its amazing how much it vibrates compared to the stuff today, yet felt so dead in hand back then.

My best indoor NFAA score is with a Mathews Signature (1996). My grandpa found it for $50 at a 2nd hand store. It has a Walmart bargain- bin drop away rest, and eBay-purchased sight and hunting bars. The most expensive thing on the bow is the strings.

17:41 I literally said that when I saw the sight 😂 I got a good chuckle

I have used a lot of pawn shop gear for both archery and rifle hunting. For years that's all I could afford. Now I buy good gear but I keep it for a long time. I don't do the new bow every year think. I did by a V3 recently as a replacement for my DXT from 2008 (yes I still shoot the dxt, and it still looks and shoots like the day I bought it). Taken care of they last a very long time

I have an old Mq32 that I shoot, but has new accessories on it, like a qad mxt rest, black gold sight..etc. love that little bow

Q2 was 01 or 02, they were great bows in their day and though not as adjustable its still probably better quality than most budget friendly bows of present time.

You have a spacer on that qad if you take that off it will fit just fine

You should do more of these Chris!

I had the Q2XL! That bow was a shooter for sure!!!!

Recently got back into bow hunting. Ended up picking up a bowtech carbon zion. Stan onnex thumb release, HHA single pin. Bow came with a apex 5 arrow quiver, trueglo multipin which i knew off the bat i wouldn’t like too much shit in the sight and a qad ultrarest. This kit was put together by my local bow shop. Went with the easton sonic 6.0 high velocity arrow. Just need to get out and shoot it more then pick up different heads for hunting.

Your killing it Chris! keep it up

My grandson 14 years old switched from a crossbow to my old switch back and shot a nice eight point last year they might be out of date but they still get the job done this was a good video not Have to Always spend the big money to get into Archery thanks again

Those are awesome groups . Proves your skill set .👍👍.

Pawn shops are the best way to find good deals, most shops have no idea of the value, gave little to nothing for them, and nothing really can be wrong with the bow, with exception of stings and cracks in limbs I bought an Elite Answer loaded out with a react sight, qad rest, and Cbe stabilizer bars, and brand new winners choice strings.

I loved my Q2, it was like Mathews it bow back then. Was pretty smooth.

I STILL have a Q2. Mine was bought in 2003 and it was a "speed burner" at the time lol

I bought an '08 Mathews DXT 6 years ago for $250 on Craigslist. It came with a really nice drop away rest, trophy ridge sight, case, stabilizer, arrows and broadheads. For a xouple years I shot it like it was. Killed a mule deer doe both years. Then I bought a new cam to take it from a 29" draw to 30", bought a new string, single pin sight, built some arrows and tuned it. 6 years later, with some tweaking, my bow shoots 85 yards with the single pin. With a 3 pin slider I could easily get out to 95. It's maxed out at 73 lb. I kill a mule deer almost every year. I shoot pretty competitively with the big boys in my area at the range. I'm shooting in my first 3D tournament in 2 weeks. I have high hopes. After this season I'm going to mess with the string and cables to increase draw weight and buy a 3 pin slider. Eventually I'll upgrade to the new mathews platform. Hopefully they come out with an 80 lb option soon.

Juat picked up a helim its retro and i love it. The man i got it from had it all set up took some deer goat and pigs and hurt his shoulder and put it in a hardcase and there is sat for years in perfect condition. I only paid 450 aud. So stoked.

I'm just getting into Archery hunting and plan to hit up pawn shops and my local Archery shop's used section. Like anything else, equipment will last and do well if it's properly cared for

I have used a 2006 PSE Fire Flite 33 for 15 seasons and mostly just upgraded some of the components especially the sight, got a new whisker biscuit and then a custom bow string. Upgrades over time is a great way to go

I have one of those and it is crazy how those older bows can hold a group just like my 2022 bow.

Cool 😎. Hope you drew another bull tag this year 👍🏽

I actually owned this model of bow it shot really well for me absolutely loved it and used it for several years

I have this bow 😄. But have diasembled it by now. Shooting another lower level bow an Obsession hb33, with an Axcel accu touch sight. Love it. Accurate enough out 50 meters. In Denmark it is illegal to shoot animals father than 25 meters. And when You get your license we are learned that 20 meters should be our maximum.

I still have a DXT I bought new. It's in like 95% good shape. I shoot it once in a while. Amazing how much bows have improved.

the PSE Supra Max with ME Cams is the best low budget bow for beginners IMO. It's regularly available on archery Talk for 250$, it has an adjustable cam from 25.5-30.5", it's fairly quick and still holds up today. Make sure to get the Max with the upgraded riser though, it is much sharper looking. It's the one with the flex cable guard.

Always interesting information Chris cheers ❤👍🤙

Great video, I’m still shooting a Matthews Feather Max I purchased in 1997. I’m trying to save up for a new one now. It’s crazy how my first bow had 2 cams then Matthews swore by solo cams now everything is back to 2 cams.

I had an old DXT similar to that. I shot a 130 and 170” with it in 2021. Great hunting bow. I did have it rigged with an HHA and Hamskea and shot out to 60 regularly. Picked up a Ventum 33 and it’s a world better but that old Mathew’s could KILL

The Q2 was started in 2000. I just put a new GAS string on my Outback about 3 weeks ago, still works great

Very cool vid..thanks mate..

Oh yeah. The old Mathew's solocam. I remember back in the day, that was their thing. It's hard to imagine how far bow technology has come. I do have an old Hoyt that's not much newer than this old Matthew's. It's a 2006 Trycon XL. Haven't bothered upgrading, as I prefer my Ravin crossbow. In my state, we can hunt through the whole deer season with a crossbow, just the same as any vertical bow.

Take it hunting this season!!!

My last three bows came from pawn shops. Ritual 35, vxr and RX3. Paid 1000 combined over the years. Also most came w top end sights and drop always

This is just like the compound bow I got. 200 buckaroos and shoots great for a budget beginner bow once I tuned it up to my own specs.

Cool video! Liked the idea

Just picked up a year old PSE Brute NXT added a Trophy Ridge sight I had laying around (to fix the broken sight that was on it and bought a QAD hunter and had it set up at my local shop all for under 250.

That tinking noise when drawing is coming from the yoke bushings, take them off and grease them.

Thanks man

I must admit that I'm now sort of binging Chris Bee videos. Fun and different content than others while still doing a lot of shooting. Really enjoying this.

I bought a 2007 Diamond Triumph a couple years ago. Came with a Plano hard case, and a dozen Gold Tip Hunter XT 340 arrows. All for $175. Added a new string and cable, a new peep, and a nose button. And with a minor draw length adjustment, I had 3 inch groups at 35 yards after 20 or so shots. Went in to find an X box for my Grandson and walked out with the bow too. I couldn't pass it up.

Do more videos like this good job 👍🏽!!

That last statement you made is 100% what I tell all new archers that ask me advice on what to buy.

Awesome Chris!

Had that bow when it came out. I did like the Switchback better. I had the same idea as u. Right now I am messing around with a Monster XLR8.

My first mathews was the sq2 and loved it

Q2 is around 2000-2001ish. I sold them at the shop along with the Q2 XL, MQ32, black max and FX. Find a Black Max if want to try an old speed bow.

This is awesome I sent you a email a while back like six or so months ago about doing a video like this nice job

About 2 weeks ago I was able to find a $2000 set up for $600. I picked up a hoyt ventem 30 with a black gold rush sight, hamskee rest, tight spot quiver and Spyder 10" stabilizer. All from my local pawn shop. It was an amazing deal!

I would like to see a video of you doing a comparison on budget bows and the higher end from from bear archery, quest, pse, what's the difference between them or is there not much difference at all ?

You definitely need to hunt with this and probably do a every 5 year bow like this

30 years ago that bow would be top of the line pro level type stuff.

I still rock my 07 Bear instinct. Luckly no cracks and I can still find wellmade replacement strings. Im looking to upgrade at some point to a used mathews.

Keep up the good work

i got a browning summit 2 handed down to me from my grandpa still havent shot it yet no pro shops in my area to get setup for me i havent hunted with a bow yet but i used to do slot of 3d shoots 19 years ago. my first compound was a PSE spyder when i was 10.

Man, I still have my Bear Whitetail II from when I was 12 years old. Talking about a SLOW bow.

Shooting past the house and car. You are just begging for it😂😂😂😂 woops moment when the c clip comes off and you drill your gas tank.😂😂😂

I picked up a Matthews for $65 to start into archery. spent $110 to set it up for me at the local pro shop. Just waiting for Sept 16. Is 50 arrows a day reasonable practice? Varying distance from 20 to 35 yds.

I hunted with Joel Maxfield when he was product manager Ultra lite 1996, I had serial no.47 , MQ 1 in 19987-98

shot my First bow deer with a q2.. in 01. it was made from 01-04. Awesome bow for the time

the very first compound i ever had was a $30 browning cobra xl series i picked up at a thrift store and works flawlessly

Chris what binos and rangefinder do you use? I see the Leupold pouch

I got an older Excalibur recurve crossbow with a bad string on it for like 60-75$. It’s a 1000$ crossbow. 12$ string and it’s new. It’s a little heavy but should last 4 or five life times. Then the strings went on clearance for like 4$ At cabelas so I bought about 4 of them. Plus I’m good to use it at the pioneer weapons area. I’m still stoked about it and it was years ago.

QAD rest have a spacer that comes on them that’s removable for those thin risers.

Looks like the spacer block was installed on the QAD. That's why it's sticking into the arrow path. Also, you should have put two full twists into the left yoke for that nock left tear.