Prime Black Series 2020 Hunting Bows Review

[@richardswett8458]

Great review, Dustin!! Thank you for going into more detail regarding the shims.

[@bullybbqpit1677]

Cable stops only?!?!?! Whaaaaa

[@Southern-bucks]

Shims are not included with these bows. They can be purchased separate . They are cable stop only but Im a fan of Limb stops but I was 100% pleased with the cable stops and I usually hate that. They are extremely solid

[@barbellsandbowhunting]

What's the particular colour of that bow?

[@MegaElkaholic]

AND THEY GIVE YOU IT NO PROBLEM STRINGS AND CABLES JUST GOT 4 SETS FOR MY PRIME BOWS. AND IT DID NOT COST ME A CENT UNREAL

[@brucehillbillybarthalow3786]

That shield kit is an impressive deal

[@jasonnester9514]

I just picked up my new prime from my dealer prime didn’t send shims with my bow

[@georgemessenger7567]

why would you need to change shims if theres no cam lean

[@sneakybow1]

If you want to be extremely anal retentive with tuning, shims are that next step. Not necessarily a lean issue, but an alignment left to right. You aren't going to be twisting yokes on this, you're going to swap shims, which takes about 5 minutes on a Prime.

[@robbaker8218]

What’s the colour of this black one series bow, is it Morel or Grizzly brown?

[@kirillradkevich7442]

I think it's yoti/escape

[@recycledshaun]

If you look close at the cam there is a second track that should be for a limb stop, Prime needs to clarify this or its a bad move IMHO.

[@dustinthewind26]

The pay outs for the cables are outside of the parallel string track. With its current design limb stops are not an option. The additional stop track you mention is for the cable stop.

[@Arrowslinger123]

It’s for short draw section of the cam you move the cable stop in the shorter track

[@TheMarclan]

My question is why do their longer axle-to-axle bows have shorter brace heights while the shorter axle-to-axle bows have longer brace heights? If I buy a shorter axle-to-axle bow I’m purchasing it to be more of a speed bow and if I’m purchasing a longer axle-to-axle bow I’m purchasing it to be more of a forgiving bow. But with a shorter brace height that defeats the purpose of buying a longer axle-to-axle bow. And with a longer brace height on the shorter axle-to-axle bows it defeats the purpose of buying a shorter bow to be more of a speed bow. Prime has it backwards if you ask me. As far as only having cable stops I have no issue with that. If you’re a true archer you understand the benefits of a cable stop over a limb stop.

[@5jjt]

Shorter bows are inherently less accurate and longer brace lengths are more forgiving/accurate, so maybe they were aiming for accuracy. G5 is ran by engineers after all, instead of marketers. That's my guess anyways.

[@huntyyoug]

Cost

[@Lost_Hwasal]

Might sell my hoyt double xl for a black 5

[@Albert-Duz-It]

The bow that I've already seen under my Christmas tree.. but then you said cable-stop only.

[@caseyvandergraaf5762]

They managed to keep that solid backwall feel, you'd never know it was a cable stop after shooting it

[@dewboy910]

Why is the bow rocking so violently on the draw???? According to some of the "experts" on ArcheryTalk, it is hard to torque a Prime even if you try! I'm baffled.

[@jassonkhoo1223]

I dunno, black 9 issa dream

[@danielfetchak1865]

Before all you guys start bashing the cable stops on these bows go shoot one I bet you change your mind!

[@varag_h1720]

Lions can jump through the rings

[@SeuVagem5.56]

Best bows on the market, but cable stops only is terrible

[@Buran01]

Based on comments seems very solid and not spongy, but you can go for others as the Elites if limb stops is amust. Lots of new features from most of brands this year.

[@paulevans4334]

Don't like the look of those cams, more to worrie about going wrong

[@sneakybow1]

Blah blah blah. That's what people have been trying to say for ten years with the Prime cam system. Hasn't been proven yet to be any more complex than any other cam system. It's ok if you don't like, but stop with that BS.

[@optimuscrime608]

No limbs stops? No thanks

[@recycledshaun]

Some info does not sound right. if you look close at the cam there is another track that looks to be for a limb stop.

[@GlazeHeadlightRestorationLogan]

I shot the black 5 side by side with the ct5 before I knew it didn’t have limb stops, but I had no idea! They feel almost identical on the back wall it’s pretty epic.

[@caseyvandergraaf5762]

Yeah it's just cable stops but after shooting it, it is just as solid as any other Prime. Backwall is sooo solid. Was very concerned about it until I shot it and found out the draw cycle feels better than last years and still has the solid backwall!

[@Arrowslinger123]

@@recycledshaun that’s for the shorter draw lengths on the cam 25.5-26.5 inch section that’s why it has another track. You move the cable stop in that section

[@dustybowhunter]

Seems like they copied some mathews technology

[@Buran01]

Which bow from the current Mathews catalogue allows draw length adjustment with rotating modules? I like Mathews a lot, but they could learn something about bow finishing from Prime and bow tunning from Bowtech and Elite. I'll order my first target bow this month and currently the runner ups are the TRX 40, the Reckoning 38, the Rezult and the Black 9, and albeit the TRX 40 is my fav based on how silent and quiet are the previous TRX, the other candidates have better features in terms of quality of life: I don't have a bow press (a good one is ~500 € here) and the closest pro-bow shop is ~400 Km away. So being able to tune the cam lean with an allen wrench (Bowtech, Elite) or the draw length (Bowtech, Elite, Prime) without a press is a plus. I would like to see the Mathews dampening system in a Prime riser with the SET tilting tech from elite or the Cam Drive & Lock from Bowtech. I'm brand agnostic.

[@dustybowhunter]

Buran01 you definitely are right about primes finish, i have a old prime and the camo still looks brand new after years of hunting

[@Buran01]

@@dustybowhunter Yep, Prime's finish is pretty much the Rolls Royce of the industry; their solid colors looks so good that I wouldn't even buy one with a camo pattern if I had to hunt with it. Morrel was my fav, but the new Grizzly Brown is just amazing!

[@sneakybow1]

You mean, the technology that Mathews was licensing from Darton? That technology? Yeah, Mathews didn't invent that, just like they didn't invent the single cam concept. Mathews fan boys sure are an interesting bunch.