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[@hunteradamson5024]

Darton making big moves. Building a reputation of honesty with the consumer that should mean a lot! Props to them.

[@drewolm]

New bow season is here! One of the best times of the year. Darton came out swinging! Great looking bow. No E clips, new tuning features. Good stuff for sure.

[@Matto_Harvo]

I’m getting one.

[@johnnewcomb5162]

These bows will sell for sure.

[@Matto_Harvo]

@@johnnewcomb5162 Got the Consequence and love it. This looks like the bomb

[@johnnewcomb5162]

@@Matto_Harvo Yes I will probably get the 31 if the string angle fits, it should be faster and I love everything about this Darton.

[@jasonnester9514]

Sadly most of us can’t afford todays prices

[@andrewfernandez8330]

Josh, besides the fact that Darton delivered a superb product, you have really hit your stride on the bow reviews. This is arguably the best bow review on KZbin. It really looks like you've worked things out and your confidence in your presentation shows. Well done brother 👏👏👏

[@adamredden2007]

Yeah, I watch a couple of others, but he's the best. You have to filter out some stuff, but all in all, he's great.

[@ericmartin1387]

A lot of people forget that Darton’s technology is in almost everybody everywhere. They were definitely some innovators back in the day. They hold patents on all kinds of stuff.

[@kylemacdonell1450]

Facts !!!

[@hakopawilkie5690]

I never would've considered Darton before this. An amazing bow that seems to tick all the boxes.

[@bearhug72]

Why not?? They are the originator of most stuff on bows...them and Martin

[@yorffej]

Three, on appeal and quality? It’s pretty dang appealing to me, and Darton’s reputation for quality is stellar.

[@gavinatkins2671]

Their reputation for cracked limbs is stellar.

[@BassWhoopinFishingTeam]

@@gavinatkins2671 you’re talking about the lift right?

[@Chilipiper23]

@@gavinatkins2671 don’t think you are thinking about the right company there bud

[@adamredden2007]

Yeah, that score made zero sense.

[@bearhug72]

​@@gavinatkins2671they don't make the limbs genius

[@Thedudeabides803]

Don’t tell my other Mathew’s bows, but I’m buying this.

[@peterbragg]

Darton have in my opinion been a fantastic work horse, my first Darton,took me from zero to hero, way beyond value for money.

[@thenameiwantedwastaken]

I'm really enjoying the resurgence Darton is having atm. They used to be everywhere and they seem to be clawing back market share now

[@harveyrousejr.2069]

Nice bow. Tuneability is awesome coming from a Hoyt guy.

[@ericfrohling6789]

I love the content!! Thanks for doing all of this testing!! Just wanted to throw this out there about decibels: Sound and music technology The 3 dB rule states that when the volume of a sound is increased by 3 decibels (dB), the power of the sound doubles. This rule is useful for adjusting volume levels and ensuring consistency across different locations.

[@BassWhoopinFishingTeam]

Darton coming out absolutely swinging for 2025. Hoyt, PSE, and Mathews better step it up. Bowtech, Elite, and now Darton have press less tuning available on their flagship models. That is HUGE.

[@jasonhuggins8944]

Thank you for the video, i was leaning towards a new Lift. Darton wasn't even a manufacturer i was considering, but now.... it definitely is, and i need to find a shop that carries them.

[@robertwells6220]

I was going to purchase a lift 29.5 last year. Then the cracks started happening. I ended up going with the sequel 31. The local shop carried them and I got it for 300 off msrp. I absolutely love this bow. It is heavier than my Hoyt was but it’s a dream to shoot. I also like having something different than the in crowd. My local range is all lifts. Had a 20 something year old kid tell me he’s never heard of Darton and that made my day. I didn’t get the st as it wasn’t out yet but is a wonderful bow. You definitely won’t regret purchasing it.

[@Stephenprice1970]

Great job Randy and the guys at Darton!

[@johnmikolay4687]

Pse moneymaker had a limb adjustment like that I hope they do that in the target bow. Great job darton

[@robertmiller6822]

I've got it on my beast ecs it's called the las system also elite is sort of simlar.

[@FURFEELINGS_3]

Darton leased that tech to pse

[@michaelpoplawski3246]

Great review, about the only commentary I thought was lacking was how well balanced the bow felt. If the bow is 5 lbs, but all you need is the stubby stabilizer to compensate for a typical bowsight because the bow is bottom-heavy, that alleviates some of the weight concern for me because one does not need to add a lot of additional stabilizer weight. I also like the rigor of the new rating system--extremely challenging for a bow to exceed 75 on a 100 point scale. And also degrees of magnitude more discriminating than anything Lancaster has ever produced. With Lancaster, it's as if they are afraid to say ANYTHING negative. Every change by every manufacturer is GREAT, so it's hard to discern which bows really stand out from watching a Lancaster review. But that tuning system that Darton came out with this year truly looks special.

[@LukevanderPlaat]

Loving the look of this bow and so good to see someone posting realistic speeds. Love the tune ability of this bow but MFJJ for your question about what else for tuneability i belive Wheeling, timing, draw length, and letoff should be counted for tunabilaty

[@billylee2312]

That’s a great bow packed with features. I like that Darton is honest I wish I had a dealer close by. I absolutely love how you do everything possible to deal with the hater’s.

[@alsmada4]

I really love all the content that you and Dan put out because it never seems like y'all have a bias on any product. On that note is there a way you can you do a video explaining how different heights of arrow vanes can affect the arrow flight especially with broadheads? I am completely lost on this thought process.

[@renurenovationsllc7780]

I wonder how long it will be till Darton is mysteriously selling gazillions of replacement parts of those string tuner adjusters, all you need is a set of those, and a custom length cable set……would work best for the duel payout binary like Darton uses, or a Mathews system, but could work for ALMOST any bow, could maybe even do it on a straight cable binary, you may just need a short cable with an extra big loop …..Hmmmm

[@benjamins7799]

There has to be a way to make the “string tuner adjuster” also micro adjustable for the length of each side to change cam lean like old yoke systems…

[@Waty8413]

@@benjamins7799 maybe make the connection point on the do-dad between the cable and the yoke adjustable left/right. This will distribute the pressure on the yoke sides asymmetrically yielding the same effect as lengthening/shortening a side of the yoke.... ....I think.

[@FURFEELINGS_3]

@@benjamins7799 you don’t need to cam lean adjust that’s the point on the bolt for the limbs it’s how limbs are designed so it’s the correct way to adjust “ cam lean”

[@benjamins7799]

@@FURFEELINGS_3 Yep, and it’s a great idea. I was referring to the possibility of adding cam lean adjustment to a Mathews or any other bow with this type of yoke system as a separate piece or kit that can be added on as @renurenovations||c7780 was describing.

[@Waty8413]

@FURFEELINGS_3 True, but if it did adjust lean also ,It could be retrofitted onto a lot of existing bows

[@davefabian2942]

Would love to see Broadhead tuning with the new Darton tuning system 🏹🎯

[@loserjw91]

All Darton needs now is to lengthen the limb pocket bolt to release pressure enough to just remove the string and cables. Been done before and would be nice to see again.

[@josephr1198]

Adds to much weight.

[@davidjackson9712]

Props to Darton for shipping a bow that matched advertised specs on weight and speed without having to unbolt anything or cheat on to get the numbers. I’ll be looking for a Darton dealer near me to try one of these.

[@LarryGross-pc8kp]

I love nirvana to. Love da show. The fact that I don’t need a bow press. Imma get a darton just because of that. But I’m keeping my Hoyt and pse. And your definitely right about somebody try to make that adjustment system. You don’t need a bow press. F- - kin awesome

[@FredFunk-yq9jl]

Having watched another video with the owner on it I would buy it if I were in the market for a new bow. A stand up great guy with a great relationship with the lord. I like Mathews but my guess is this company is going over take some of the other brands.

[@briankidwell5304]

Cool idea on getting a donation to Folds of Honor!!! Thanks MFJJ Great bow review as well.

[@matthewmarciniak5796]

I really like the specs on this bow. Looking forward to seeing the 33

[@jons7e]

wow, tuning system is very cool.... didn't see that coming. Kudos for Folds Of Honor edition

[@ScottDavisFisch]

Darton will definitely be my next bow.

[@raider9170]

I love all of your reviews and this thing is making me want to change from my Sequel 33 😂 My one criticism is on your speed and draw length testing..... Most companies have them rated at 80% let off and while that obviously affects speed.... Definitely changes draw length on bows like the Darton and elite. I bet with the bigger stops on that 35 it would have been spot on for draw length. On my sequel I lost enough draw length with the low let off washers I had to extend my d loop

[@sheyanderson4371]

This looks like a great bow and I am thinking that longer ATA hunting bows are going to become more common this year and beyond. I bought an SX80 this year and absolutely love it, best bow I have personally shot. This looks like a very comparable bow with all specs that would also make it a perfect western hunting rig. Also great to see new tuning features that can compete with the Bowtech's.

[@robertmiller6822]

Definitely nirvana shirt, awesome bow,first time i seen the tuning feature on cables i thought that will help guys without a press i want one and ive got a press.

[@Duane14]

Darton shaking things up, trying to hang with the big 4.... I love it, that 35 would be on my list for sure if the brace was closer to 7"

[@michaelyork7844]

I've never owned the big 4 my first bow bought was a Martin second was a Bear and thinking of getting another one now as I still have my bows

[@daemonescarnifex]

I'm loving the way they implemented the tuning features. Now, they need to make a lightweight carbon fiber model with those features.

[@ryanstrand4990]

Well, I've been a bowtech guy for the last 5 years' mathews before that. I think I just became a darton consumer

[@Muskrat78]

I love the way the average guy can now adjust certain things for ease of tuning. But not sure if you are like myself and realize more bolts and screws = more things that could possibly fail. Good looking rig though great video!

[@kylewilliams691]

I’ve had my eyes on Darton since your “budget bow” video with the consequence and I’m leaning more and more towards giving them a shot. They think a little outside of the box and so far it sounds like they are very well liked and shoot great. I as an amateur bow hunter appreciate everything y’all do and look forward to more great quality reviews and videos brother. Now I need to get a mow hawk just sayin

[@scottmundy6693]

Being a guy that sucks with a compound. Meaning I shoot my longbow better at 30 and in. I really like this bow especially the tuning aspect to it. I looks grate good to see the numbers sum what match as advertised I think that is important with the archery industry. Now fro the most important question Nirvana never really got into tool. Grate video

[@ivantheterrible7377]

You wrote XT in the title bro. Great review. Kinda wish i had extra money to get this now.

[@ib3d43vr]

Thanks for the great reviews 👍 Also the honesty section is great!

[@chadboxdorfer4899]

Loving the new ranking method. Keep em coming

[@jayminer9416]

Cool idea for you guys....maybe. Rig a mount up on top of the board so you can hang the bow you are reviewing horizontally above the scoring process.

[@mayhem035]

Great looking bow! Did you mention the price? Think that going to be a major factor for it . If it's to close of the major brands.. don't think.iy will sell off as well as it should...

[@jaydensankey2301]

Nice review, more honest, liking the new format/categories especially the string angle

[@pinpointarchery2125]

Good review. I have tested this bow and really like it.

[@GrayArchery]

Hey big fan

[@bozwezzy8521]

Same big fan of the bow and pinpoint

[@pinpointarchery2125]

@@bozwezzy8521 wow thanks man!

[@pinpointarchery2125]

@@GrayArchery Awesome!

[@shammymanp]

I'm waiting to see all the 2025 releases but I think this beauty is going to be hard to beat.

[@markjaqueway6304]

I've shot darton bows for 22 year there's been some really goods one and some have just garbage. One thing they all have had is speed but physical weight has gone up I think to help quiet them some. This down looks really good may have to up grade my spectra e

[@calebsmith1454]

Wow....... Thank you MFJJ..... thanks for shooting the shorter draw that's awesome

[@Pdvs92]

Regarding decibal reading i the videos, i think a blanket on the other side on the door from the decibel reader would help. The soundwaves will the hit glass and make noice when you hit the target. Just an idea.

[@heldaccountablepod]

I shot Darton back around the time of the Allegiance from Bowtech. They were smoother, easy shooting bows then. Then... they kind of fell off for awhile imo. After seeing this, I think Darton has snuck in to the top dog category of bow manufacturers (which I'm happy about, they don't market like others and nor do they need to owning the patents they do) and I'm thinking this might be the bow of choice this off-season... We will see what PSE and Matthew's do. Bear made a banger in the Persist (it's heavy too) but this Darton has surpassed that. The only thing holding me back is the overall weight, I'm not sure I'm to thrilled to pack this bow around for 100kms + chasing elk.... great review.

[@draco9631]

Instead of talking during the sound measurement, you can hold up a whiteboard with the data on it so you have it for when you edit as well as we can see what it is without you having to talk

[@coltonstegeman4469]

Josh, add let-off to the list of checking if they are honest, they could be cheating this to pickup speed!!

[@hrkjcl1]

APA already had a micro timing system. It would adjust the lower came.

[@seantimmerman2360]

I can’t wait to see what else darton comes out with!

[@genehalteman882]

Seems like an awesome bow! Love it!

[@tommy001996]

I really like your content and reviews, but I see those more like a "First look", I think it would be good to have a "Review" with it fully built and tested on the course! It would add to the tuning, forgiving, balance part of thing

[@darrellstout8014]

That’s a good question both great bands. Keep up the good work mfjj love all the videos

[@calebsmith1454]

I thought this was 1 of your best bow reviews. I wouldn't shoot this bow but I thought it was really nice bow

[@llamawizard]

Has Sanlida not already been putting out non bow press bows?

[@Cparchery...]

I will be getting one I said 4 months ago that I would love to have a sequel33 with easier tuning

[@vaughnprecision]

I just got a newer Darton 31 and 33, but this bow looks amazing and I want it 😂

[@janherholdt1948]

Awesome Bow! Shoots very nicely!

[@silentassassin1108]

I will def be checking this bow out when I switch after this season

[@bloodlinesarchery]

Fantastic bow! Definitely on my watch list!

[@johnnewcomb5162]

So is the 31 inch going to be hitting around 339 ibo? I have not checked spec's yet.

[@tonyallen8626]

It would be interesting to see how much quieter the bow is when shooting the 600 grain compared to the 350 grain, after all it's more important to be quite than fast

[@have_bowwill_travel]

Very impressive bow from them with honest specs. Good to see them growing their name again with a quality bow and just not innovations.

[@JohnLee-vj9lh]

Nice bow well done Darton and great review 👍🏹

[@tommy001996]

I would say about the tuning part the only thing that could be add is maybe a system like SAS, wouldn t need a press to install a peep

[@MeatPopcicle]

That bow looks pretty sweet.

[@loserjw91]

Love my Sequel 31 but I see a new Darton 33 incoming soooon!

[@Holledel]

Pretty excited for this. Love my sequel 33

[@josephrivera9731]

Absolutely intriguing and amazing 👏

[@gageb03]

between this and the elite exault, 2025 is looking real good

[@dewboy910]

Darton wasn't really the first to come out with an independent limb adjustment. The PSE Moneymaker had complete individual limb adjustments with a limb bolt for each limb. But PSE did not continue this practice after the Moneymaker. That's a good idea for the cam timing. Being able to twist and untwist cables without a press is a good idea. I'm looking forward to them getting away from the caged riser like most of the other brands have done. I don't care for the extra width.

[@johnnewcomb5162]

Darton has come up with thousands of things years ago and has made money from other companies for years, are you sure it was a PSE patent. Mathews, Hoyt, Bowtech Elite and PSE have used Darton patents over the years, Darton has made a ton of money that way.

[@rescueridgeadventures7776]

What 35ata hunting bow is .5/.75lbs lighter?

[@jeffcopenhaver2217]

Xpedition X-Lite 35 is 3.9 lbs

[@rescueridgeadventures7776]

@jeffcopenhaver2217 not even same ballpark. You can buy two dartons for that price tag

[@jayminer9416]

@@jeffcopenhaver2217 Different riser material.

[@Anamorphix]

SPL (sound pressure level) doubles every 3dB. Although an increase of 3 dB represents a doubling of the sound pressure, an increase of about 10 dB is required before the sound subjectively appears to be twice as loud. The smallest change we can hear is about 3 dB. The subjective or perceived loudness of a sound is determined by several complex factors.

[@arlanflaming]

What about the hearing of a whitetail deer? I would think you need to factor that in

[@Anamorphix]

@@arlanflaming That applies to all animals with a cochlea in their inner ear (including deer). That means that sound is perceived in a logarithmic scale, albeit in different frequency ranges.

[@michaeli-7186]

I think you keep getting very consistent readings on sound is your clicking release

[@michaeli-7186]

or its picking up the board youre hitting find a quieter target and release maybe

[@derickprice8996]

Great review process, great content

[@ZachCook-rm8zp]

Can you broadhead tune with this tuning system?

[@matthamilton0081]

Didn't PSE patent separately adjustable limbs fifteen years ago? I'm surprised I haven't brought it back out honestly...

[@Waty8413]

You had me at two new tuning gadgets. Just take my damn money.

[@brockgruner5250]

Have you had a chance to mess with tuning the bow? Have heard some say the tuning of the bow is not as easy as it seems. Could the amount of tunability be an issue?

[@calebsmith1454]

This is how you should grade the speed, you should have a 450 gr arrow and at 30 inches if it shoots 275 you give it 7.5 out of 10 if it shoots 285 you give it 8.5 out of 10 if it shoots 305 you give it 10.5 but I doubt any shoot over 300 but 300 would be the perfect 10. Then you always know by looking at your numbers how fast the bow shoots.

[@Waty8413]

I agree. As it is now, the speed category is just an extension of the honesty category.

[@daleweaver4437]

Can you make a video on tap( titanium archery products), there’s upgrades for the pse Mach 30, hopefully you can review them to see if they’re worth it

[@FURFEELINGS_3]

TOOL!! Also Darron has been being innovative since the 80s. They designed and leased all the technologies for compound bows and invented to 1.5 binary cam system. They deserve more recognition

[@johnnewcomb5162]

The weight is not a big deal if it holds steady once loaded and doesn't need 2 lbs of stabilizers.

[@recallthehunt4322]

1/4" of added draw length up or down would be Awesome is you had 1/2"" draw length adjustments on cam

[@briangleeson6245]

With how the riser is designed, could you mount a dovetail mount inside of the void of the riser to center the sight?

[@marvinbland7309]

Got a question hopefully you can help josh. Will a Schlite Sight Light work on a black gold dual trac bow sight?

[@jeremylandphier692]

It would be nice if you could show us the front and rear stabilizer mount positions , for some it’s a deal breaker..

[@lucasstigall6683]

Are they doing a limited amount of the Folds of Honor models?

[@Jarochester]

Real excited about these bows

[@Rikcey]

Just the "Loadout point" doesn't say much about the string angle at your face without also knowing the distance of that "line" it makes to the grip (or from the point to the axle, we can for the sake of simplicity probably ignore the travel fore and aft of the axle going from brace to full draw, from there on, you can add brace to the equation). Plus where the grip is in relation to the axles affects string angle at face. I'm sure a similar load out point will feel different from a Darton (for example) to specifically a Prime because of where exactly the grip is. Not sure how all other (non Prime) brands compare, but I think they're close.

[@josephr1198]

Adjustable cable guard is nice

[@sarcazmo]

My sequel 33 is amazing. Placing an order for a 35 lefty. Don’t forget some of the weight is from the higher grade aluminum isn’t it?

[@jordanpowell228]

Yes

[@christophermccullum9723]

Do you film your hunts so we can see some action of you getting out there and enjoying the sport?

[@michaelj.rovnyak7620]

Nice bow. Can you ship them to New York?

[@jeffreydavis4029]

If Darton had Mathew’s marketing everyone else would go out of business

[@fjosephstockbridge5592]

Will you be reviewing the Darton Exodus Pro in standard and short draw?