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beararchery

beararchery

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ALright well I have been looking around and am going to go look at and maybe possibly buy the elite gt-500. I am just wondering if anyone has ever shot or owned this bow. I kind of just want to know the pros and cons of this bow. Thanks.
 
One of Elite's best IMO. Sold my beloved GT a few weeks ago. Had to make room in the stable for the new Answer. The GT is a great bow. Very stable 35" axle to axle, smooth draw, and great let-off. Not sure what year your looking at but the 2010 model has the modular cams and I like the draw and letoff better than the 09' draw specific cam. It's got great speed for a 7 1/4" brace height. Can't say a bad thing about it other than a slight kick/jump at the shot which I didn't mind. Some want a dead bow at the shot but I like a little feedback.
 
Absolutely loved those bows, never bought one as I had just bought a new one when they came out. I shot one at the deer classic 2 years ago and it was awesome. Had a good friend of mine that had one and his bow shop owners that he works for just about had to pry it out of his fingers with a screwdriver to get him to shoot one of their brands. If I'd known he was going to get rid of it, I would have bought it on the spot! That may be one of the best bows Elite has ever made.
 
I have a Judge and a Pure. I like them both. The pure is starting to be my favorite bow ever. I need To get some long range shooting in before I say for sure.
 
I had one for a year....the feel of the bow was great.....it had good balance and the draw cycle was very smooth and it had a rock solid backwall.

I could not get used to the grip on the bow though....it was just way to inconsistent for me as far as accuracy. I finally had to sell it and get another Hoyt which for some reason I seem to shoot the best.

If you can get used to the grip this would be a great bow for you.
 
Well i ended up buying the bow its the 2009 Elite GT-500, I was very pleased with the speed it had with the smooth draw. The grip was a little smaller than used to but its starting to feel confortable. The thing I dont really like about it, is that I think i have to buy new cams if i want the draw legnth any longer.
 
beararchery said:
Well i ended up buying the bow its the 2009 Elite GT-500, I was very pleased with the speed it had with the smooth draw. The grip was a little smaller than used to but its starting to feel confortable. The thing I dont really like about it, is that I think i have to buy new cams if i want the draw legnth any longer.
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Yup I would look into putting 2010 Modular cams on it if the draw length is wrong. IMO it's a better feeling cam and that way if you sell it. The buyer just needs to buy mods not the whole cam.
 
jjohnson said:
Yup I would look into putting 2010 Modular cams on it if the draw length is wrong. IMO it's a better feeling cam and that way if you sell it. The buyer just needs to buy mods not the whole cam.
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Do you have any idea what the pricing is for them?
 
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