2004 Hoyt ultra mag

[Camper]

I may have a chance to trade my crossbow  (185lbs Ecalibur Exomag)
for a 2004 Hoyt Ultra Mag.  

My first question is what where does the ultra mag fit in Hoyt's line of bows (Quality High end middle of the road , economy)

What are the benifits and downfalls of having a 36inchlength bow compared to something shorter (32 inches)  

Thanks
Camper

[field989]

HI

I have a 2005 hoyt ultra mag(I bought it brand new)

the ultramag is hoyts "economy" bow
the difference between the "ultra's" and the "TEC's"  is that the tec bows(ultra tec, v-tec, ect.) have machined risers while the "ultra" bows have cast recievers.

also the 2004 ultra mag and the 2005 ultra mag are different. the 2005 model comes with "alpha shox" while the 2004 ultra mags have different ones.


The bow that I have shoots great and dosent seem to long.
if you are concerned with axle to axle length; I think that most of the "tec" bows have different limbs you can get like 3000 or 2000, ect.


HOPE THIS HELPS :grin:

[mg66]

Longer axle lengths and/or higher brace heights are a little more forgiving. Shorter axle to axle lengths are a bit easier when tree stand hunting.

With that said, my Mathews Ultra2 has a 36" axle to axle length and I have never had a problem with the longer length when hunting from tree stands.

[RCL]

Wasn't that many years ago that 36" was considered short for a bow. Our hunting compounds were around 45" give or take, and very sweet shooting, even though they were a little slow by todays standards. Don't recall having any problems with them in a treestand.
I bought an '05 Hoyt Ultra Sport last year. Same as the Ultra Mag except it has solid glass limbs. The Ultra Mag has the laminated glass limbs found on the higher end Hoyt bows.
My Hoyt is one of the quietest bows I've owned, and very stable to shoot. I don't think you'll be disappointed in the trade.