OK here's my 2 cents on the Samick Devastator.
First let me say I ordered it from Lancaster on Thursday and was shooting it Saturday.
First impressions were "pretty bow". I don't know what wood is in the limbs but they are as pretty as any of the high end bows I've owned. Limb to riser fit was good. Limbs are straight. They are long long limbs. The reason I chose this bow is it had the longest limbs for a 62" bow. I have a 32" draw and most bows stack like crazy but not this one!
The riser doesn't have the level of finish of any of the high end bows but I expected that. Anyone with some sand paper and some knowledge of how to finish wood could take it from here and make it look awesome but that isn't me. Nor do I really care.
I was on the fence of whether to order 40 or 45#. The goal was low 50s at my draw. A wise man would have called Lancaster and they would have figured that out for me with the actual bow that I would be getting but I ordered the 40# limbs just to be safe. Good thing I did. The 40# limbs are 44 on my scale and 55 at my draw. I wish it was a couple pounds lighter but this will be OK. For a 62" bow to only gain 11 lbs while being overdrawn 4" is rare. I'm happy happy with the smoothness.
Tiller was 1/8" positive (shorter) on the bottom.
The grip. I LOVE THE GRIP.
Why does Samick send the crappiest string I have ever seen with a $389 dollar bow????? Budget some money to get a new string when you order the bow !
The bow is LOUD. Now I understand that some of that is me. Any bow drawn to 32" is a lot louder than a similar bow drawn to 28". Imagine this. We all agree that me drawing
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It's loud but I'm shooting an endless loop FF sting too. I hope it will settle down when I get a Flemish string on it.
It shoots 188 with a 548gr arrow, drawn to
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So for $389 plus the cost of a good string I really don't think any of the custom bows I've owned were any better except for a little fit and finish on the riser.