containment arrow rest - recommendations?

[Tristan]

After missing an opportunity on a 180 point mulie due my arrow getting poked off my rest I really need something better. Any ideas and UK suppliers?

Ripcords look good but would have to get one from the US somehow.

btw- also anyidea where to get goldtip shafts in the UK?

[Gary]

I have 3 ripcords, I broke one and contacted ripcord. I had the spares roughly 1 week later. There customer service has a great reputation and I like the rests.

[bowsmith]

Im quite happy with whisker biscuits. I also have an Octane hostage pro which as stiffer bristles so you can get better grouping, I havent hunted with it yet though as the arrows I had were fletched 'the wrong way'.

Im sure once set up it will be my choice rest though.

It is available from custom built archery. Merlin Archey also do a good range of whisker biscuits.

[Tristan]

Have gone with the ripcord (heard that the hostage brushes get worn quickly).

Looks like you can wave a knocked arrow around like a madman and it stays put

Will let you know if I can tune it up!

[Bowhunter]

I imported some GTs and was disapointed with them, I would not use them again, they were 'fragile, inconsistent shaft walls, and the tollorences were wwwaaaaaayyyy out compared to their markings! Instead I will go with beeman arrows (or stick with carbon express) in the future.

[Gary]

I have gone back to the new improved Whisker Biscuit Sure shot pro, a micro adjustable WB. Arrived today and paper tuned in 5-6 shots.

[Tristan]

The ripcord is working well, without any effort I have it falling away just before the fletchings would hit it so am getting good support of the shaft and looks like total clearance as far as I can tell. Could be fluke but I didn't even have to tune it - getting nice hand-sized groups almost straight away at 40m.

I haven't noticed any noise issues either.

Also abondoned the idea of GTs and stuck with xx78 as I like them. I don't care about speed - and if i remember my school physics of force=mass x acceleration then the greater mass will not bleed off killing power as quickly as carbon would downrange. Also I suspect a heavier arrow is more effective at soaking up the energy from the limbs so is probably quieter.

[Bowhunter]

I have also gone WB SureShot on my new bow, WHY?

Because on a 2 week hunt in the Rockys in Co. there is less to go wrong with a WB, no springs, cables 'flimsy metal parts' bearings etc.......

One solid piece, it can get abuse without any concerns, less to break and go wrong, IMOH

[Tristan]

But there is a point to stop worrying about mechanical failure. The range finder might run out of batteries, you could leave the release back at the lodge, binocs fog up, crawling through the brush all the compound cables and cams get caught up in *every* twig. In this context the drop away is not high on my list of worries of things to go wrong. In any case it's not like I spray arrows out like there's no tomorrow - lucky to get a few decent shots off at best so the ripcord is not going to be worn out.

If we stressed about all these things that could go wrong on a modern bow then we'd use only hugarian style bows - but we don't.

[Bowhunter]

But there is a point to stop worrying about mechanical failure. The range finder might run out of batteries, you could leave the release back at the lodge, binocs fog up, crawling through the brush all the compound cables and cams get caught up in *every* twig. In this context the drop away is not high on my list of worries of things to go wrong. In any case it's not like I spray arrows out like there's no tomorrow - lucky to get a few decent shots off at best so the ripcord is not going to be worn out.

If we stressed about all these things that could go wrong on a modern bow then we'd use only hugarian style bows - but we don't.

I have reverted back to a full capture static rest for the following reason:

We, unfortunatley have to work long hard hours for our two weeks hunting every year. I didn't want to take the chance of my dropaway failing (either internal mechanics or external influences (twig jamming the mech or string been cut)) when I only get to hunt for 2 weeks each year. Hence me choosing a whisker Buiscuit this time. OK, I know I will loose 4-5fps but that really is nothing to worry about.

I can see myself using buiscuits for all my 'wild / real' hunting in the future. In wild/real hunting I refer to shooing black bears 4 hours drive from the nearest village ( which last time consisted of two dozen houses, a petrol station and a convienience store!) shooting Elk in the rockies, or where ever I may go that takes me away from the home comforts of modern day life and places me in a tent hours from civilisation.

My Binos are Zeiss so will not fog up I carry spare GPS and Range finder batteries ect....

So for me I would like to limit anything that can go wrong, or has the potential to go wrong. I have used a drop way for lots of years without issue, but on that shot of a lifetime, or not to waste a whole days hunting I am just limiting the posibillities of potential disaster INO.

Just my two-penneth.