Bow hunter question

[ADT knights]

Why would anyone want to buy a bow that doesn't have a lifetime warranty like that of Mathews or Mission? My friends dad has a Mathews Z7 and I have a Mission Eleminator II we both have had accidents that resulted in repair but because of their warranty the repairs were free to us. However one of my friends has a Bow Tech and when his broke he had buy a new bow since Bow Tech doesn't have a warranty like that of Mission or Mathews. It just doesn't make sense to me to risk that much $ on the possibility of a break. My bow cost about $550. About $150 more than the ones they sell at Dick's or Gander but if those break you're screwed. Stuff happens and things break. Why not be covered?

 

[M4Madness]

I'm looking at my BowTech owner's manual right now. It says "All BowTech bows are backed with a lifetime warranty to the original owner."

Damage caused by abuse, dry-firing, mishandling, or shooting arrows less than 5 grains per pound of draw weight are not covered by the warranty.

 

[ADT knights]

Thats what I mean. One of my friends was looking at mine and while I stepped away for a second I heard a boom. He dry fired it and it was still fixed for free.

 

[clfergus]

Bear is kinda like that too. I have a strike I paid 299.00 for. I think the idiot at Dicks cracked my limb once so I sent it to Bear who replaced the limbs and hooked me up with a new string for free. They send me string suppressor replacements for free when technically they should charge.

Can't beat Bear's CS...good as well.

 

[M4Madness]

I buy a new bow every few years in order to keep up with the latest and greatest technology, so I never get to take advantage of a "lifetime" warranty. LOL!

 

[djl02]

I think,about all of the big bow manufacturers have LTW's. Mines not a Mathews but its warrantyed for life as well.

 

[JDubb]

Pretty sure Elite Archery has a LTW and it is transferrable.....

 

[Mike H]

Long time Mathews shooter here.
Mathews is pretty good about honoring warrenty on customer screw ups.
They wouldn't have to but they do. +1 for Mathews.

 

[Hookeye]

Fantastic customer service at Blackwidow too!

 

[Garrett72]

A little off subject, but check out Athens Archery. Great company located here in good old Indiana. They make awesome products and warranty what they sell!

 

[kwatters]

Hmm, I have hunted and shot PSE for going on 22 years now. I have never dry fired a bow or had a problem where I would need such a warranty. I guess I could spend a few hundred extra on a Mathews but why?

 

[Hookeye]

The newer models of many brands are easy to roll a string off the cam. Even experienced guys nuke them -maybe just once

If you have an arrow/rest problem and are used to flicking your bow arm or grip torqued slightly to get the arrow back on.............well that might have worked on your old bow.

Don't even THINK about doing it on a new big wheeled short axle to axle.

 

[DEC]

One of the major reasons I own and shoot Elite Archer bows. Lifetime fully transferable warranty. Plus they have their Hunting Trip warranty. You are on a hunting trip and damage your Elite bow, they ship you a bow set up and ready to hunt as a loaner bow. Hands down the best warranty in the business.

 

[Hookeye]

The Hunting Trip warranty seems silly to me.
You will lose hunting days with your bow down, waiting for the loaner to arrive, and going to fetch it, plus you then have to zero it for you.

Much better to just bring a backup bow to start with, set up to you and your main bow's arrow/BH selection.

 

[dashby115]

Goes with the old saying pay a little more now or a lot later...get what you pay for

 

[Titanium Man]

Parker does it!

 

[Hookeye]

Heck I took 2 lam thicknesses out of my Tradtech riser and deepened the throat of the grip and slimmed it. Kills my warranty. But I don't care. If it breaks get something else.
It shoots so much better with the mods the risk was well worth it. Shot it a yr like that so far, hasn't blown up yet