So, let me preface this by saying that I've only been a bow owner for a little under a year now. I'm not super familiar with the tuning and setup of bows yet.
So, when I got mine, I also picked up a youth bow for my son, who was 12 at the time. It's a Mission Menace II. I bought them both from the same archery shop, which is a pretty good shop.
Anyway, fast forward a year. The boy has grown considerably and gotten a bit stronger, so he's outgrown the draw length and weight. I take him up to the shop to have the Menace II adjusted. The fellow there measures him and adjusts the draw length, but tells me that the weight can't be adjusted. It's forever set at 25 lbs, according to him.
Kind of bummer news, but the boy is almost as tall as me so it's probably time for a regular size boy for him. However, I'm not going to give a 13 year old a $1200 bow. So, we go to Cabela's and get a Bear bow.
Now, as I'm watching the fella at Cabela's set up the bow, I see how he adjusted the draw weight and made a mental note to see if the old youth bow had those little Allen head bolts up front. Get everything home and pull it out of the case--sure enough, it had draw weight adjustments. Further checking the manual, I saw that it has a max draw weight of 52 lbs. So, I do a little research and adjust those bolts and voila! Draw weight is higher. I'm not dicking with it too much as I'm still a noob, though. I figure I'll just hold onto it for a few years until my daughter is old enough to shoot.
So, I'm not mad that the guy told me something untrue. I don't think he knowingly lied to me, but it still bothers me.
I guess I'm just wondering what you all would do in the situation? Would you just move on, or go back up there and let the guy know that he was mistaken?
Tl;dr bow shop guy told me untruths about a bow.
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