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#21 ·
Well I completely agree that Matthews camo finishes have had a lot to be desired for many years, They’re solid colored options are nearly always perfect. I have almost never seen one with the finish issues whether on the riser, limbs or cams.


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#22 ·
Whaack said:
Well I completely agree that Matthews camo finishes have had a lot to be desired for many years, They’re solid colored options are nearly always perfect. I have almost never seen one with the finish issues whether on the riser, limbs or cams.


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Their finishes are really pretty poor all around. I don't think they've done a good film dip in over 12 years or so. As far as the solid colors... they look GREAT at first, till ya bump it or remove a sight or rest.. then they really shine.. Literally!! The powdercoat seems to flake off just as bad as the camo finish rubs off.
Wish they'd go back to anodized and switch to kolorfusion.

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#23 ·
No bow manufacture makes perfect finishes 100% of the time, NONE. Sucks that the bow has some imperfections, but did you buy it to use as a trophy or as a weapon? Typical responses from the Brandybunch bowjunkies that need a hormone supplement and some thermoplastic elastomer.
 
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The imperfections are circled above, archery shop told of the perfect craftsmanship and as stated above on my first message, was looking for help to see if this was normal in a brand new mathews bow. Not looking to sell, just trying to get peace of mind on something that was a bigger investment over other bows.
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The wheel thing is a very common thing on the Mathews the inside of the limb pocket isn’t but it’s not terrible I run a shop so I see both sides of the story. At my shop all bow and gun sales are final. So they are pretty dang lenient with taking the bow back and refunding. But a lot of Mathews wheels are like that the limb pocket is not but that’s very minor.
 
#29 ·
TJA said:
Online purchase, archery store is pretty good and offer 100% money back guarantee, was literally asking if this was a normal thing on a mathews bow. Don't mean to be rude, but I'm not here to start another discussion, just an answer to that question
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The ring around the cam is pretty normal from my experience. Had a vertix, traverse and vxr 31.5 and the all had that paint or anodizing start to wear slightly with regular shooting. Limb pocket is not normal. Wont effect how the bow shoots and if it bothers you that much bring it back to the shop and see what they can do for you. It is a brand new bow after all.
 
#30 ·
North Park said:
That’s terrible on a brand new bow that commands that kind of price. I’ve never owned a Mathews, so I didn’t realize their finish was so poor. I guess they have enough of a dedicated following that will buy their new bows no matter what, so they don’t have to care what they look like. If this is the norm for a Mathews finish, I’m surprised you don’t hear more complaints about it. Or maybe I just haven’t paid attention to them.
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It is strange for ONLY that ring finish to be wearing like that. Rest of the finish on the cams is solid its only that 1-2mm wide ring for some reason.
 
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#33 ·
I have a Mathews and the finish is good. It is 9 years old, although the current finishes may not be as good.
For the price of these products, if you are not convinced by the finish, take it to the store and claim.
They are not cheap enough to accept damage to a new bow.
 
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shootstraight said:
Totally normal on the cams, as Perry said Mathews strong point has never been fit and finish when compared to others. I can honestly say I’ve never looked at the back of the pocket like that. I do know my dealer had one hanging on the wall exactly like I wanted but opted for a different color since the green one had bubbling in several places.
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agree.... pretty standard for mathews. my triax looked like it was dipped as a kindergarten assignment, and had many small imperfections other than the dip job.... not a really big deal to me, but it does make you think "seriously mathews?" i doubt that will ever change... why would they change their process? people buy the heck of them as they are, so there is no reason for them to improve fit and finish.... if anything it would cost them more money, which doesn't make sense from a business standpoint.

if people want "perfect craftsmanship" and excellent fit and finish, they need to buy a prime or elite, they both do a great job in that regard. camo finishes and perfect paint jobs on bows is near the bottom of my list when buying a bow, i like carbon which means sub par finishes, and i'm ok with that.... i was also ok with the crappy elementary finish on my triax, and i wasn't very bummed when the finish wore off around the grip after only a year of shooting.... it is what it is, none of us have to buy any bow.... lots of great options today, they all have strengths and weaknesses to us individually, we get to choose the bows we buy depending on our list of priorities.
 
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Do yourself a favor..don't start nitpicking imperfections AFTER you buy something lol.

I consider bows tools not show pieces.
Wait till you pack It around in the woods for a few seasons!
 
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