Decent but affordable drop away rest
 

Hey everyone. Looking to purchase a new rest and wondering what you would suguest. Would like to keep it at 100 or less. Thanks.

Look for a used Qad ultra rest if all you got is $100. Imo all the others just don't have the features and reliability of the qad. I've been using them for the last 5 years on my hunting bows and target bows for 10's of thousands of arrows in all kinds of environments and have never had a failure of any kind. I started with the rocked before that and had a couple of problems with it when it got wet. Before that I used the shaky Hunter. They were good, but a little on the loud side. I still have a couple shaky hunters kicking around. If you want one to try let me know and you can have it for the price of postage.

QAD also makes a hunter ultra rest which is under $100 new.http://www.qadinc.com/shop/hunter-ultrarest/

Drop away
 

Try an APA

Ripcord

:D Put the money out for a QAD ...Or for under a $100.00 you can get a top end Ugly Cookie [WB] with no moving parts with deadly accuracy in right hands...

Neil

I'm on the fence about qads. I found the mole skin on the rest loud when bowhunting in -25. I also had a brand new hdx pile up a few weeks before hunting season. The good thing with qad is the warranty. It was an over the counter exchange and I was in good shape again. Check out trophy taker I ran one of these for two seasons and liked it a lot. If trophy taker made a smack down that latched up you could have my qad.

Thanks everyone. I have heard good things about trophy taker from a few people and actually have seen the smackdown pro on amazon for 99.00 instead of 180.00

trophy ridge HX is also another one to consider.

I switched out my Ripcord for a QAD HDX, they are now on all my bows and I don't even look anywhere else.

LC

I'm using the PSE Phantom. I'm pretty happy with it so far.

In all honesty, a QAD ultra rest is the way to go. It might cost a bit more but they are arguably the best rest on the market and will last for thousands of shots. Their warranty is second to none as well. If I were you I'd just save up a little longer, there's plenty of time before next hunting season.

Ripcord
 

Lefty did you have problems with your ripcord? In your option what make's the Quad a better product over Ripcord. I replaced my WB with a Ripcord, so far no issues, really like the drop away over the WB.

Thanks

I have 2014 QAD Ultra, hardly used that you can have for $100. PM me if interested.

I never personally had an issue with reliability, I find the QAD easier to set in an up position with one hand holding the riser. I can have my release attached and set the rest, not as easy to do with the Ripcord. Also if I have to draw down the bow the QAD stays up....the ripcord doesn't. I personally know of more folks that have had issues with the ripcord failing over the QAD, but I know the QAD is not without failures.

LC

Whisker
 

Lose 5fps and get a whisker biscuit. Ultimate hunting unit. The best in the world are accurate with WB. I don't want to start a crazy thread about it. But for 60$ u can get one and know failure is not an option.
To me a drop away is like a mechanical, if it can fail, with my luck, it will. My time is precious as I work 320 days a yr. So I get closer and get her done. Fixed BH's, 70lb bow and a WB.

I went the other way....pulled the Ripcord off and replaced it with a WB. There is zero effect to accuracy at hunting distances and it is bomb proof.

Two years ago I came to full draw 3 times on the same moose. It is an incredible pain when your arrow does not stay `loaded`. Ripcord came off the next weekend.

Other than that I found the Ripcords to be great for reliability and accuracy. Seem to be well built. Have had a couple of Trophy Takers but had issues with the internal spring mechanism breaking.

Might go back to a QAD on the hunting rig. Target bow has a metal launcher on a micro-adjust rest for simplicity and reliability.

I have tried a few different ones , revolution, twister, wb, octane, axt recon(will never go to this again), so far I like the twister and revolution

revolution worked good for you? What do you use for hunting?

It worked good not sure but seems to be getting some fletching hitting now. That was on my mathews my hunting for bow 2014. But this year I will be using my RPM which has the twister on it right now.