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| Mathews Z7 Xtreme Tactical | |
| By: xclusive1 Date: August 30, 2012, 8:11 pm | |
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| [font=times new roman]I am doing this review on my Mathews Z7 | |
| Xtreme Tactical. First off, I choose to go with this bow after | |
| reading many reviews good and bad on this bow. Every bow has | |
| both goods and bads and no bow is flawless. With that said, I | |
| decided to go with a Mathews after shooting many other bows such | |
| as the Hoyt Vector Turbo, Mathews Heli-M, Bowtech Insanity CPX, | |
| and PSE Omen and EVO. This is a must thing to do when choosing | |
| to spend high dollars on a bow such as these. I felt that out of | |
| all the ones I shot, the Mathews were the ones for me. I have | |
| shot Hoyt in the past and love them, but this time, I felt I | |
| needed to go with something different. It came down to the | |
| Mathews Heli-M and the Z7 Xtreme in the end. After shooting | |
| these 2 bows, I search relentlessly for review after review | |
| before making my decision. After weeks of torment reading all | |
| the reviews, I finally decided on the Z7 Xtreme. Just for those | |
| who are wondering, the tactical edition is just my personal | |
| preference and I got a really good deal on it. This finish is | |
| 1099 dollars brand new and those of you who watched my youtube | |
| video know that I got it for 725. I went with the Z7 Xtreme | |
| because of the axel to axel length and smooth draw with 80% let | |
| off. The Heli-M is almost identical to the Z7 Xtreme but is 30 | |
| inches axel to axel, it is 3.5lbs (Z7 Xtreme is 3.98lbs), and | |
| has what many say is cheap looking parts to save on the weight | |
| of the bow. The cheap looking parts to save on weight was the | |
| part I really didn't care for on the Heli-M. No one really had | |
| problems with them but I wasn't looking to take the chance. All | |
| and all, I have not had a problem with the Z7 Xtreme yet and is | |
| very satisfied. It is not the fastest bows on the market but I | |
| knew that when I bought it. You will not get blazing 340 fps | |
| plus out of this bow but you will get a smooth 310fps plus out | |
| of this bow that will not rip you shoulder off to shoot it. With | |
| 80% let off, you can hold this bow at full draw for a good while | |
| before getting tired. Shots are smooth and flat as you can kind | |
| of see in some of the youtube videos I have done. There were | |
| absolutely no tuning issues with this bow at all. If you read | |
| the reviews on them, some people may grip about it, but I | |
| haven't had one yet. Here are the specs. on the bow for you that | |
| want to know. | |
| IBO Rating Up to 330 fps Cams ZX Cam� & QCA Axle-to-Axle 28" | |
| Brace Height 7 3/8" Draw Weight 40, 50, 60, 65, 70 lbs Bow | |
| Weight 3.98 lbs** Let-off 80% Draw Lengths 24" - 30" Half | |
| Sizes 24.5" - 29.5" String/Cable String: 82 7/8" | Cable: 30 | |
| 1/2" | |
| * All specifications are approximate. | |
| ** Without accessories. | |
| Here are some of the features for the bow | |
| ZX Cam� & QCA | |
| Grid Lock� Riser | |
| SE5 Composite Limb System� | |
| Parallel Limb Design� | |
| SphereLock Pivoting Limb Cup System� | |
| Limb Turret� | |
| Reverse Assist Roller Guard� | |
| Mathews Genuine Bowstring | |
| SlimFit� Inline Grip | |
| Harmonic Stabilizer� | |
| Harmonic Damping System� | |
| String Suppressors� | |
| Dead End String Stop� | |
| Monkey Tails� | |
| String Grub� | |
| Ball Bearing Idler Wheel | |
| 80% Let Off | |
| What I really like about the bow other than the fact it shoots | |
| awesome, is the fact you can customize some of the features in | |
| different colors like seen on my bow with the flo green harmonic | |
| damping system. I am pretty sure I left out a few things on this | |
| review but it will be continued as I use it more. I will get | |
| some longer shots in with it on video as soon as I can so you | |
| can see distance shots with it. Thanks and let me know if you | |
| have any questions or have anything to input on this.[/font] | |
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