Drop Away Rests?

[monsterxlr8]

Looking for suggestions and tips on drop away rests. Never used one before, currently using a whisker biscuit. It is ready to be replaced and I am thinking of switching to a drop away style rest, I would like to stick with full containment style of rest.

[brendan's dad]

Originally Posted by monsterxlr8

Looking for suggestions and tips on drop away rests. Never used one before, currently using a whisker biscuit. It is ready to be replaced and I am thinking of switching to a drop away style rest, I would like to stick with full containment style of rest.

QAD, proven and excellent CS

[wcbarker]

There is only one. RIPCORD

[Scottmisfits]

I’m using the Ripcord Ace. Not sure why I went with this one over the QAD but I don’t think you’ll go wrong with either one of them.

[Kurt505]

You got two good options there, after owning both my money would go to the QAD. I wouldn't even consider a RipCord code red, it drops upon controlled let down, it's not a true "full containment". I guess it wouldn't matter if you're only shooting target. The Ace isn't a bad rest but I still like QAD better personally.

[jcrayford]

My 8 year old QAD has never let me down, with the exception of my very first day (user error). I've even found on the net how to do a delay time on the drop to even better stabilize the shot.

I've never had to lube it - it's been 100% maintenance free. Have shot down to -27* C in the winter, still works.

When I replace my bow, another one will be purchased.

J.

[nsmitchell]

HHA has released a fall away. Easier installation and adjustment (for those who serve in the cord). Rip cord has also released a rest that doesn't drop on controlled release. I guess they saw the light. Any of these will do the job.

[katts69]

Hamskea hybrid hunter pro. Limb driven, full containment.

[ks.snow]

Originally Posted by katts69

Hamskea hybrid hunter pro. Limb driven, full containment.

What he said!

[Grump]

sub'd for when my bow finally comes... thanks for asking the question Monster.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Lol...it all makes sense now, Stinky Biscuit errr I mean coyote you make me chuckle.

All the true pros in the USA are switching to whisker biscuits for target and 3D...errr no they arent.

QAD HDX or Hamskea will serve you well. I have placed at many tournaments and killed lots of things using both of them (but not at the same time )

LC

[Rackmastr]

I shoot a Trophy Taker Smackdown Pro. Has been my first Limb-driven rest and I really like it a bunch.

In the past I've owned the QAD HDX and its been great, no complaints at all. I hear great things about Hamskea as well.

[Pasc43]

Hamskea Hybrid Hunter. QAD, Trophy Taker Smackdown, RipCord Ace are all good options too. Prefer the reliably of limbdriven drop away tho.

[Slicktricker]

I switched to qad from rip cord and I wouldn't ever go back never shot so decent in my life

[Arrowhead]

I have not tried Ripcord so can't comment on that one, but I can say I love my QAD. Takes a little effort to set it up properly, but it has worked flawlessly on my bow for 6 years now.

[Stinky Coyote]

Originally Posted by monsterxlr8

Looking for suggestions and tips on drop away rests. Never used one before, currently using a whisker biscuit.

Certain things in hunting are a given imo. Like you can choose to drive a silverado, f-150, tundra, titan or a RAM...no brainer right? The Ram should be the obvious choice for any Alberta Hunter.

When a product is so well named it's really hard to ignore. Like whisker biscuit for example...let that roll off your tongue a few times. Mmmm...see?

Maybe the best named product in all of hunting. Not only that but it's actually the best hunting rest available, has been since it came out, and not sure it can be beat.

Drop aways are all crap. I've got some high dollar rests, custom hamskea and the like sitting in a box. Want one? Utter crap.

[chasing dreams]

I was just like you shot a whisker biscuit for years had great success with it upgraded the bow and changed to a QAD for myself and my daughter. Either works fine but IMO the drop away improved my groupings at longer distances.

[6.5 shooter]

Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote

Certain things in hunting are a given imo. Like you can choose to drive a silverado, f-150, tundra, titan or a RAM...no brainer right? The Ram should be the obvious choice for any Alberta Hunter.

When a product is so well named it's really hard to ignore. Like whisker biscuit for example...let that roll off your tongue a few times. Mmmm...see?

Maybe the best named product in all of hunting. Not only that but it's actually the best hunting rest available, has been since it came out, and not sure it can be beat.

Drop aways are all crap. I've got some high dollar rests, custom hamskea and the like sitting in a box. Want one? Utter crap.

He drives a Dodge (rust buckets) and recommends whisker biscuit

[Stinky Coyote]

Originally Posted by 6.5 shooter

He drives a Dodge (rust buckets) and recommends whisker biscuit

haha, one must say what he drives if he is going to slag something as awesome as the ram

[6.5 shooter]

Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote

haha, one must say what he drives if he is going to slag something as awesome as the ram

Jeep, Ford, Nissan,Subaru

Just drive down the street and watch the bumpers on Rams that are more then a few years old..pretty much tells the tale.

[Stinky Coyote]

jeep, love jk's and the new jl would be on my shortlist if shopping today, i need a box though, wish i didn't

jk's have highest resale value in canada, over all vehicles!

huge subaru fan too, very high resale also, just need a box but often recommend them to peeps

nissan...not impressed with a couple friends have had, the v8's were piggies, new and first couple years yes but issues started popping up, both wouldn't buy again, they seem to be turning into the bargain japanese vehicles

ford? really...maybe a new alum body one, do any get decent mileage? ride like a truck still too though, i rented one before i bought the ram, felt like a body on frame pogo stick handling, old school v6 without enough gears was terrible too, i'm sure that config would have been reliable enough, just no love to live with

if they can pair a modern v6 with at least 8 gears and figure out how to ride and handle like the coil spring ram's then they are talking but as is they run twin turbo 6's that are gas pigs, and overly complex imo, maybe they've got a modern v6 non-turbo with that 10 speed now? still can't match the ride/handling though and do they offer a 121 liter or better tank option? for us half ton guys that don't need to tow a house but put the miles on...tough to beat the penastar 8 spd and 121 liter fuel tank, but goes much deeper, the engine is a star in it's own right, so is the tranny, so is the programming of them together...then the ride and handling, seat comfort, most like to travel cross country with the ram wins hands down

mine is a 2014, easily the best pick in the segement for that year range, i had a 13 chev couldn't wait to get rid of, rented the ford, had a tundra before the chev, good truck but too much for half ton needs, hauled azz sucked gas and rode stiff, comfortable seats and reliable, great tranny/motor programming (chev needs to wake the eff up on this!)

anyway, 95% of vehicles are bought on looks alone, and in that regard the dodge ram has that white oakleys tap out shirt sort of look....so i get the resistance to it, do the homework though and take the looks out of the equation and you have the finest of the half tons

today i'd be looking aweful hard at the new ridgeline also but i still think my ram would beat it in a couple key areas and force the decision but in so many other areas the honda would whoop my truck...that would be a tough call but a far closer comparison than the ram against the other half tons imo

when the new jeep jl truck comes out that could be one to watch, look out tacoma's, that'll be the mid size to have, resale and otherwise

as it is i beat tacoma 4.0l's in gas mileage and i have a 6 passenger full size half ton with a 7200 lb tow capacity and 121 liter fuel tank that is faster then my gm 5.3 v8/6 speed was, the taco will hold higher resale likely but would not want to live with one day to day comfort not in the same league...boom

[bowhunter9841]

Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote

Certain things in hunting are a given imo. Like you can choose to drive a silverado, f-150, tundra, titan or a RAM...no brainer right? The Ram should be the obvious choice for any Alberta Hunter.

When a product is so well named it's really hard to ignore. Like whisker biscuit for example...let that roll off your tongue a few times. Mmmm...see?

Maybe the best named product in all of hunting. Not only that but it's actually the best hunting rest available, has been since it came out, and not sure it can be beat.

Drop aways are all crap. I've got some high dollar rests, custom hamskea and the like sitting in a box. Want one? Utter crap.

If you’re looking to give em away, I’ll take em all!!! As long as they’re right handed.

[Stinky Coyote]

Originally Posted by bowhunter9841

If you’re looking to give em away, I’ll take em all!!! As long as they’re right handed.

for me it's about digging them out, trying to find time to arrange a meet etc. but often save the gear to rig up or help out a newbie i run into along the way...i'll keep this post in mind for when i do some more house cleaning

[TBark]

Make 2 moves maybe, from the biscuit to a semi bristle, I went to a Quick Tune 360.
Get used to that for a bit them move to a full drop away.
I’m halfway to this transition, still have the QT 360 on my bow.
I may switch to a full drop away in time, but I’m happy with this so far.

TBark

[kujoseto]

I loved using a whisker biscuit, until I switched to the hamskea. Would never go back. I much prefer the hamskea over the qad but you can’t go wrong with either.
I would avoid ripcord like the plague.
I was on a 3D trail with two other fellows. One guy had a ripcord. We were about 3 or 4 targets into the trail and accuracy of guy with ripcord was going all to chit. The other guy used to shoot very competitively out east and has some reputable bowhunting experience too. He was telling us about how he was “shooting for” ripcord at one time because he couldn’t help but notice the ripcord being used. Rest blew up on the shot at a moose. One or two other guys (can’t recall exactly) out of the four of them in hunting camp also had a ripcord malfunction on the same hunt.
He called ripcord up and the company was fully aware of their design issues and didn’t care to do anything about it at the time. Not sure if that has changed. A few targets later on the 3D trail after hearing this story, the internals of the ripcord being used literally broke beyond repair. We laughed at the irony, and that guy didn’t seem to care as he had already been convinced to replace it and was already seeing consistency issues during that outing.

[lastlatvian]

Originally Posted by kujoseto

I loved using a whisker biscuit, until I switched to the hamskea. Would never go back. I much prefer the hamskea over the qad but you can’t go wrong with either.
I would avoid ripcord like the plague.
I was on a 3D trail with two other fellows. One guy had a ripcord. We were about 3 or 4 targets into the trail and accuracy of guy with ripcord was going all to chit. The other guy used to shoot very competitively out east and has some reputable bowhunting experience too. He was telling us about how he was “shooting for” ripcord at one time because he couldn’t help but notice the ripcord being used. Rest blew up on the shot at a moose. One or two other guys (can’t recall exactly) out of the four of them in hunting camp also had a ripcord malfunction on the same hunt.
He called ripcord up and the company was fully aware of their design issues and didn’t care to do anything about it at the time. Not sure if that has changed. A few targets later on the 3D trail after hearing this story, the internals of the ripcord being used literally broke beyond repair. We laughed at the irony, and that guy didn’t seem to care as he had already been convinced to replace it and was already seeing consistency issues during that outing.

Do you recall what model of ripcord you and the other fellows used? I like ripcord as I find it a lot quieter then the other options you mentioned but now I am worried it'll "blow up."

[Slicktricker]

I had the rip cord code red and had it fail on me multiple times shooting qad hdx and won’t ever go to another rest

[KyleSS]

Originally Posted by Slicktricker

I had the rip cord code red and had it fail on me multiple times shooting qad hdx and won’t ever go to another rest

Agree 10000%, a Rip Cord Code Red cost me a 200" mule deer.
I went in and bought a QAD HDX that day and told the shop to throw the Code Red in the garbage. I wasn't going to try for warranty because I didn't want another. They said to get it warrantied and then sell it; I said that no way would I ever pass this POS on to anyone; I don't want to be responsible for them having a fail in the field.

[Stinky Coyote]

Originally Posted by KyleSS

Agree 10000%, a Rip Cord Code Red cost me a 200" mule deer.
I went in and bought a QAD HDX that day and told the shop to throw the Code Red in the garbage. I wasn't going to try for warranty because I didn't want another. They said to get it warrantied and then sell it; I said that no way would I ever pass this POS on to anyone; I don't want to be responsible for them having a fail in the field.

A drop away rest cost you a trophy of a lifetime. He’d be on the wall if you shot a biscuit. But you chose another mechanical failure waiting to happen. At least that’s how I read it.😉✌️

[kujoseto]

Originally Posted by lastlatvian

Do you recall what model of ripcord you and the other fellows used? I like ripcord as I find it a lot quieter then the other options you mentioned but now I am worried it'll "blow up."

I don’t recall. It was before the ace but after hearing the story of one guy’s experience plus that of his friends WHILE at the same time watching it happen to the other guy we were with on the 3D trail, I have no interest in trying one so long as QAD and hamskea are available.