I got a nearly new Bowtech Carbon Knight (60 lb nominal DW) and I needed a rest to replace the Hostage rest that came on the bow. I broke down and bought one of the knockoff drop away rests made in China. It arrived today. I haven't mounted it yet but I've been looking it over and testing the launcher drop. While I prefer to have my stuff made in the US, I have to admit that this knockoff rest looks to be pretty well made, maybe better than the QAD.
The body of the rest holding the internals and the launcher arm appears to be made from machined aluminum. The launcher arm appears to be made from a hard nylon/plastic material as does the containment arm. Both are covered with a fairly soft and thick rubber coating which is pretty effective at eliminating noise from arrow contact. The rest comes with a spare launcher and a spare containment arm. I plan on tying in my actuator cord on my down cable but the rest came with a actuator cord clamp that looks to be robust. The rest also comes with the Allen wrenches needed to install and adjust the rest.
The design of the rest and the mounting for the containment arm are very well thought out. This rest is not a simple copy of either the QAD or the Ripcord. It is obvious that whoever engineered this rest in China had both the QAD and the Ripcord rests for "how-to" references but the engineer(s) incorporated some refinements into this rest that are not present on either the QAD or the Ripcord.
This was too hard to pass up at $23.56 including shipping.
I will provide an updated assessment once I get the rest mounted, the bow tuned, and have a chance to launch some arrows out of it.
The body of the rest holding the internals and the launcher arm appears to be made from machined aluminum. The launcher arm appears to be made from a hard nylon/plastic material as does the containment arm. Both are covered with a fairly soft and thick rubber coating which is pretty effective at eliminating noise from arrow contact. The rest comes with a spare launcher and a spare containment arm. I plan on tying in my actuator cord on my down cable but the rest came with a actuator cord clamp that looks to be robust. The rest also comes with the Allen wrenches needed to install and adjust the rest.
The design of the rest and the mounting for the containment arm are very well thought out. This rest is not a simple copy of either the QAD or the Ripcord. It is obvious that whoever engineered this rest in China had both the QAD and the Ripcord rests for "how-to" references but the engineer(s) incorporated some refinements into this rest that are not present on either the QAD or the Ripcord.
This was too hard to pass up at $23.56 including shipping.
I will provide an updated assessment once I get the rest mounted, the bow tuned, and have a chance to launch some arrows out of it.