Matthews Creed XS

[fasteddie]

My youngest son bought a Matthews Creed XS with a new sight , rest , special release and stabilizer .

He also purchased some Easton FMJ shafts . He had 1/2 of them fletched with feather vanes . He had previously been shooting 850 grain arrows with his other bow . That's right 850 grains . Anyway , the FMJs have some excellent penetration . He was shooting out back on a 5 acre parcel in the country . He inadvertantly hit the release and sent an arrow over the target . I took my metal detector down to his home and found the arrow burried full length under the turf . Once I found it , I looked from front to back and couldn't see any of it until I pulled it out . Well , Sunday he did it again so when I went to Geneseo Monday I took my metal detector to Honeoye Falls and found it again . The ground was soft but it was buried 3/4" onder the ground . It's a skinny shaft but I am impressed with the penetration . His present arrows are about 470 grains .

[sweet old bill]

a good xmas gift for you r son will be a metal finder...

[fasteddie]

Luckily , these FMJ's are able to be detected the full length of the shaft . Can't do that with my carbons . I was impressed with the fact that they could go through 28" of dirt . He no doubt will have a problem recovering an arrow on a pass through . The bow is set at 47 lbs but can be crankud up a bit .

[Jeremy K]

a good xmas gift for you r son will be a metal finder...

 

...Or a bigger target . Im just messin aound ,i have missed my share of targets for sure.

[fasteddie]

...Or a bigger target . Im just messin aound ,i have missed my share of targets for sure.

 

Yeah , I was bustin' his chops and suggested he pick up an old mattress for a backstop .

Part of the problem is the new release . It doesn't clamp around the string . Instead , it has sort of a hook that latches on the string and is quite sensitive ...

[ncountry]

Luckily , these FMJ's are able to be detected the full length of the shaft . Can't do that with my carbons . I was impressed with the fact that they could go through 28" of dirt . He no doubt will have a problem recovering an arrow on a pass through . The bow is set at 47 lbs but can be crankud up a bit .

 

I cannot tell if you are messing with us..lol

A 47# dw Mathews capable of shooting a 470 grain arrow more than 50 yds not to mention burying the arrow 28" in the ground is a rare find indeed.

[F-150]

I have a Matthews MQ-1 at 50 pounds draw weight shooting Easton 2114 arrows be it a 3D target or the Block Target it nails the arrow in good at 20 to 30 yards. It takes a good tug to pull the arrows from a solid target.

[ncountry]

I have a Matthews MQ-1 at 50 pounds draw weight shooting Easton 2114 arrows be it a 3D target or the Block Target it nails the arrow in good at 20 to 30 yards. It takes a good tug to pull the arrows from a solid target.

 

3 of my lifelong friends that I hunt with each have a newer Mathews...  2-Z7s and 1 Z7 extreme. They are great bows ,but I have to razz them every chance I get..This is coming from me who bought a bow with a lifetime warranty from a company that built 2 different models for 1 year in 2011 and now are out of business.lol

[fasteddie]

Not fooling .... He has the target set across a ditch before it slopes up so the arrows are going in like they would a target . I think the 470 grain skinny arrows have a lot to do with it .

[dbHunterNY]

Easton FMJ are tough and penetrate deep so don't the Injections.