I think the SX80 is still in the lineup. But I don't believe the Core SS or SR are going to be offered in 80.

 

The reason why so many companies don't make 80 is not the limbs or riser. It's because they "skulpt the cams out so much to make them spin /rotate faster in order to generate more speed. Too many pounds on them collaspes the cams.

I had a brand new 82nd Airborne when they first were introduced. I bought the first one in the state of Connecticut from Sportmans Outpost in Wolcott. Al Dematto was setting the bow up for me before I jumped on a jet to finish it off and take it back to Florida with me.

Bow was 28 draw and 70 pounds. He was on his second shot thru paper with a 425 grain Bemon ICS Hunter arrow with a 100 grain tip and the cams crumbled top and bottom. Bowtech wanted that bow ASAP to inspect it. Remember this bow JUST was shipped. They overnighted a new bow for me, and we gave them the old one. We learned later, it simply was the skulpting that was done that caused this.

Now this bow was only 70 pounds. I am not sure 80 was an option either ? How many other 82nd's ended up with this same issue no one but Bowtech will know. This is not a slight against Bowtech. Bowtech historically been on the cutting edge of technology. The technology here was to skeletonize the cams so they turn faster nd make more speed.

So like center pivoting of limbs,which today EVERY company uses some form of, Bowtech skeletonized cams and this has spread around. Your Elite, Mathews, and Hoyt bows that stop @ 75 pounds, or in Hoyt's case 70 pounds, are all derived off what Bowtech came up with.

 

You do know Bowtech made a lot of 80# models after the 82nd, right?

 

I have an sx80 and love it..was just curious! At this point it will still be my main hunting bow next year

 

Very little demand for 80lb bows. The energy/speed that newer bows produce makes it unnecessary for the vast majority of today's shooters.

 

I think all you guys are all wet on the 80 pound bows. there's a tremendous demand for 80 and companies gotta get back to making 80 again,and it is showing up this year plenty.

Mathews announced their flagship now is 80,PSE is 80,Darton is 80. Elite not yet but soon. Hoyt has 80 biy across the line.

80 pound people are plentiful. People are stronger and bigger today than ever. There is a marked push in hunting and training to hunt. 80 pounds simply is the result of training.

Me think you anti 80 guys aren't just looking for 80. I can assure you it's in SUPER HIGH demand and will sell plenty. Mathews has a slick system for their 80. It's a mod type thing called Switch weight. In fact he new Mathews 33 today is a revelation of a bow.

 

Mathews Lift 80 looks awesome to me. I shoot RX7 ultra 80 and have to change limbs to go back to 70.

 

If someone owns a revolt x 80 or sx80 could you take the limbs and limb pockets and put it on the core series. I don't think you could do limb only as there is difference in the width.