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[Shotgunlew]

Hey guys my names chris, I use to Bowhunt down in Louisiana with my buddys extra PSE ( a older model ), But now that im back in Illinois, and dont have a bow to use I picked up a Older PSE Phaser II ( around 20 years old ). My question is, The bow is pretty much striped down, But I wanted to set it up just to get through this season. Any suggestions, one of the guys at bass pro said this bow wouldnt work ( no rest for sale because of age ) but another guy said that this bow would be fine using a drop rest with feathers. What do you guys think? Oh its a 70 lb draw tuned down to 58lbs with a 30 inch draw length ( im a 28.5 ) Can I get away with that for a season as well.


Thanks in advance


chris

[riverside]

For what it's going to cost you in accessories I think it might be better to look on eBay for something used that's ready to shoot. Two years ago I bought a used bow ready to shoot from a friend for 250 bucks. I killed two deer with it my first season and still have it as a back up bow. Good luck and welcome to BC.

[riverside]

Ps the bow was only six yrs old when I got it.

[Deerminator]

Noth'n wrong with the bow. Find a archery shop and go there.

Make sure that you get helic of off set vains for your arrows.

Welcome to BC

[Shotgunlew]

Any suggestions for a rest? As far as the accessories being expansive, I figure If I use this for a season I can swap most of the stuff for this bow on to a better bow next year.

[Deerminator]

Flipper rest is around 15 bucks. Somethin like that. With a plunger

[Shotgunlew]

Thanks brother, If I could bother you for one more question, Any suggestions for arrows and broadheads? ( as far as weight and brand )

[SWOK]

Originally Posted by Shotgunlew

Any suggestions for a rest? As far as the accessories being expansive, I figure If I use this for a season I can swap most of the stuff for this bow on to a better bow next year.

If thats the case and you can fit a drop away or capture rest to the old bow you're using this year, I'd stay away from that flipper for hunting (too many issues while shooting at odd angles required, IMO)

[Deerminator]

There's lots of good stuff out there.

Your draw weight will dictate the arrow spine.
You can find arrows almost every where. Some good prices and some really expensive one's. A good hunting arrow with a broad head should be around 400gr's or more. Aluminum arrows will work fine but need to be straight when broad heads go on them. I like carbon arrows they take more abuse than aluminum.

Any modern broad head will do the trick as long as it's razor sharp. Kinda depends how good the bow is tuned. Mechanical heads don't require a perfectly tuned bow. Fixed blade heads really need to have helic or off set vains to stabilize them and require a fine tuned set up. Which takes a little time to fine tune a bow. You need to shoot for a while. Get the string stretch out and walk back tune to see if the rest and knock are in the exact right place.
Mechanical's not so much. As you look for this stuff you'll see the price tags and that might guide you towards one arrow or head more than the another. .

Don't know how much time you gave to put into practice. Shot placement is the key. No matter what you end up with.

If you can get to a real archery shop they will be able to set you up.

If your shooting with fingers I'd recommend a Saunders pack tab. They are very fast and you can build it any way you want. Also trim the tab to your fingers. I don't know much about releases. ( I'm a finger shooter )

My set up is 29" Easton 400 light speed arrows with 125gr 3bld muzzy broad heads. 4" off set vains. Flipper rest with plunger. Oneida H500 at 60lbs ( she's an old bow but shoots great and has served me well the last 30 years. )
I shoot alot and the bow is fine tuned.

[Shotgunlew]

I was going to ask if theres someway to mod a whisker biscuit to work for a old bow?

[Imnrcher]

I have an old PSE Laser Mag bow that origianally had a berger button flipper rest on it. The WB just bolted into the same hole as the old rest came out of. It should work unless the riser isn't drilled.

[Deerminator]

I believe wisker biscuits were designed for center shot bows.

[Shotgunlew]

Wont the alignment be off?