Bear Archery Cruzer G3

First off, let me say I know next to nothing about archery. Last time I even shot a bow was in middle school some 35+ years ago. I'm a lifelong rifle hunter & wanted to get started in bow hunting this year.My buddy brought over his older Matthews bow & let me take a couple shots ... his bow is set to way too long of draw length for me, and way too heavy draw weight. Not to mention his bow is super heavy, and there's no way to adjust anything on it without bringing it into a dealer or replace parts, etc. I started thinking maybe this sport isn't for me, too many factors, I don't have an archery shop anywhere within 50mi from me, etc. etc.So I started looking around on Amazon, came across Bear Archery bows, and did some research. The fully adjustable draw length & draw weight interested me the most... but then I thought maybe it's just a gimmicky type thing 'cuz I'm sure my buddy spend hundreds just having his bow tuned for him. I didn't want to spend much (<$500) ... Figured what the heck I'll try this thing, and if it turns out to be a toy, well, it'll just be a toy for the kids to use plinking around or what not.Pulled the trigger on the Cruzer G2, and I can tell you this is certainly no toy! I told my other friend I bought a bow online from Amazon after reading some reviews. He's like, cool, what brand did you get? I said it's a Bear Archery one. He says, OH, you got a BEAR??? Dude whatever you got it'll be great, those are like the best bows made! I said really? Cool! Can't wait to get it and check it out.Received package today, spent about an hour reading the instructions, adjusted to what I think my draw length should be (27.5") ... they included different cams for 1" and 1/2" adjustments. The adjustable feature alone has me totally confident I'll be able to dial in this bow to my zone. *Only thing is they included an allen wrench for the draw weight adjustment, but not one for the draw length / cams. No biggy I have a ton of them, but would've been nice to have it right there in the package too.I haven't even shot it yet, but I can say I was totally impressed with the packaging, the included accessories, the quality control sheets, etc. etc. Rare to see anymore nowadays so kudos to Bear Archery for that alone. Even got a free ball cap in the package... pretty impressive! I'm confident this will be a great bow for me as a beginner! I can adjust it right here at home, ... for me, my girlfriend, my nephew, etc. who I want to get into the sport as well. I can see a lot of fun coming getting into this sport!Will update my review after I've actually shot it and practiced with it, but honestly after looking at the specs of my buddy's Matthews bow at like twice the weight and size of this bow ... I'm sure I'll be able to keep up with him and have just as much fun without lugging around a monster heavy bow. Totally confident this bow will be great for target practicing as well as taking deer or other big game.Only thing I ordered aside from the bow was a trigger release and some broadheads. Going to try my buddy's arrows for now and then dial in what arrow length, weight, etc. works best for me, then order a case for it.Overall, just wow'd by the whole package already! 5-stars for that alone. I imagine 6-stars when I get my first deer with it! :)

Best bow I've owned hands down. Every shot is perfectly consi consistent and every shot down range is right on point at 70 yd I'm hitting a quarter-size bullseye. 6 out of 8 Arrow in the dark with nothing but a black light to illuminate the target. The weight of the bow is extremely light and making it easy to carry and the spot and stalk one hunting the draw is extremely smooth and very quiet on the release even without the dampeners between the the limbs. And the setup that it came with in the package on the G2 rth ready to hunt was great the site works great the only thing I switched out was a whisker biscuit biscuit not a big fan of it and they replaced it with a drop rest. Shooting in a full 70 lb at a 30-inch draw length it says they are flying at an insane velocity and I can see you when my next hunt comes up most of them if not every one of my arrows going to clean through and through shot. I would recommend this bow to anybody who's looking for a mid-range pricing and a good quality bow that doesn't seem like it will break down. My last three compound bows wore out and just fell to Pieces after around the 5000 to 7000 shop mark. I reach this in about one to two months as I have a 70 yard range in my backyard and I own my own businesses and work out of my house so I go out and shoot 10 to 20 Arrow every hour or two as well as going to Mile Square Park strange every morning for an hour and shooting at least two hundred shots down range. I've never had the ability to put multiple arrows on Target in such a tight grouping that I have to shoot at different spots on the target just to keep from hitting my previous shot.

Great Bow you cannot beat it for the price and how durable it is

Works amazingly but I wish I would have looked at the measurements better as it is a bit smaller then I anticipated, but that is my fault not the manufacturer so it is an amazing bow and I'm enjoying it very much. Will eventually buy myself a bigger one and give this one to my niece who want to shoot eventually.