QAD HX Rest

[UTGrad]

My current rest's launcher arm broke and when I went to replace it the screws were soft metal and rounded out. This company is not even open on Fridays so I'm going to change brands.

I'm thinking of the QAD HX rest. I like that it has a stop function and seems to be of good quality. Anyone else using this rest?

 

[Ironsmith-Jared]

What rest were you using before and what bow do you shoot?

 

[bowhunterfanatic]

Just go with a whisker biscuit UTG. It's plenty accurate enough and fail proof!

 

[TNDeerGuy]

UTG, have you looked at, or considered switching to a Ripcord?

 

[REN]

Ripcord! Love mine, easier to change the string on and customer service is awesome

 

[Andy S.]

Ripcord! Love mine

x2

 

[TJS209]

love my ripcord...

 

[UTGrad]

I have looked at the Rip Cord before as well.

 

[Vermin93]

I have the QAD Ultrarest HDX, but I am a beginner archer and this is my first bow so I have nothing to compare it to. All I can tell you is that it's quiet, easy to use, holds my arrows really good, and helps me put a lot of arrows on target. My pro shop technician told me that over 50% of the hunting bows they sell these days leave their shop with the QAD HDX. I didn't have time to research it, so I told them to put one on mine too. It's working really good for me, but like I said I have nothing to compare it to.

 

[Ironsmith-Jared]

I shoot a Ripcord also. It is the only one fast enough for a fast shooting bow.

 

[Arch-N]

BTW I love my QAD rest!


X2

 

[REN]

Both are great rests and you won't go wrong with either. I just like the ripcord better for the customer service and it has far less plastic parts including the paddle

 

[Crow Terminator]

I reluctantly put an HDX on my bow. I went to get a Biscuit but they didn't have any in stock with the correct size hole for my Axis shafts. I thought my Blazer vanes would make contact with the "containment" bar on the HDX so I dremeled it off. So far so good. I like that you can let down with it and the launcher stays up. I'm still not keen on drop aways though.

 

[UTGrad]

I bought the QAD.

I have the same concerns about the containment arm and Fletching contact. I will spray some foot spray to see if there is any contact.

 

[Crow Terminator]

I read on A.T. that the target size shafts wouldn't clear the bar and that they had cut it off. The Axis shafts are a lot smaller diameter but still looked like it would be close on contact. I just went ahead and cut the bar off. I did run into contact issues with the timing of the rest...I am using the cable slide and couldn't get it to hold the rest in the full draw position while still letting it slide on the cable...when I would get it tight enough to hold the rest into shooting position, it would just ride with the cable and not let it slide through it. I got it fixed now.

I like the free SOG knife that came with it. That is pretty cool. Pay $109 for a knife and get an arrow rest for free haha.

 

[UTGrad]

I read on A.T. that the target size shafts wouldn't clear the bar and that they had cut it off. The Axis shafts are a lot smaller diameter but still looked like it would be close on contact. I just went ahead and cut the bar off. I did run into contact issues with the timing of the rest...I am using the cable slide and couldn't get it to hold the rest in the full draw position while still letting it slide on the cable...when I would get it tight enough to hold the rest into shooting position, it would just ride with the cable and not let it slide through it. I got it fixed now.

I like the free SOG knife that came with it. That is pretty cool. Pay $109 for a knife and get an arrow rest for free haha.

The knife was definitely a cool feature. If I have any clearance issues I will remove the bar as well.

 

[Knothead]

Love my ripcord!

 

[UTGrad]

Love my ripcord!

LOL

I know you love to rip on your cord

 

[UTGrad]

The HDX tuned well with no fletching contact. It so far looks to be a very solid, well designed rest.

 

[reloadxx]

i have shot both ripcord and now the HDX both did great but i like that you can let down and the lauch arm stays up. been caught too many times letting down and the arrow comes down on the riser.

 

[UTGrad]

i have shot both ripcord and now the HDX both did great but i like that you can let down and the lauch arm stays up. been caught too many times letting down and the arrow comes down on the riser.

That a very nice feature of the QAD. The cams of the Monster don't make "letting down" smoothly an easy task. With the other drop away rests I've shot the arrow always falls off the shelf.

 

[reloadxx]

That was the same bow I had was the monster xlr8 and got busted to many times in the woods letting down that thing had a mean draw cycle

 

[fasteddie]

You can't go wrong with the HDX or a ripcord. You will love the HDX. Easy to tune and very sturdy.

 

[Big J]

For hunting. I have not found a better rest than the biscuit.

 

[REN]

For hunting. I have not found a better rest than the biscuit.

Have you tried either of these? Both have a bar to contain the arrow so please tell me why the biscuit is better in your opinion.

 

[Big J]

The biscuit is just dead quiet and fail proof. Keep it simple is my game.

 

[REN]

i dont really agree on dead quiet and no rest is fail proof, the wrong pump or knock on it and it can move or break.

the misconception on the fall aways is they are "complicated" or require monitoring. Once set up properly (which is easy to do in about 2 mins) they are no different then a biscuit minus the fact you get more speed and better accuracy out of them.

trust me i shot a biscuit for YEARS before moving to a ripcord and i cant believe i didnt do it sooner.

 

[larasea]

I originally put the new revolution rest on a Helim. The revolution was OK, but upgraded to the QAD HX and my groups tightened significantly. I,m sold on the QAD.

 

[Crow Terminator]

I ran into my first problem with the HDX. That's not good since I've not even had it a month yet and probably got less than 300 shots on it.

Everything has been good til Friday evening I went out to shoot a bit and on my first shot I heard a loud noise and my arrow hit about 2 feet low. I looked at my bow and noticed the felt stuff on the launcher was ripped a bit...meaning my arrow had hit it and that it hadn't dropped down fast enough. Upon further investigation...I figured out the cable slide had slipped up the cable and wasn't fully rotating the launcher it into the full draw position....thus it wasn't dropping fast enough on the shot. This was fine Thursday. I've not moved anything since...that thing has just worked its way loose or something.

I don't like that at all; if I decide to keep the drop away on there I will have to do away with the slide and just serve it into the cable. Glad that happened in the yard instead of in the treestand or I would have been throwing an arrow rest across the woods.

 

[UTGrad]

I ran into my first problem with the HDX. That's not good since I've not even had it a month yet and probably got less than 300 shots on it.

Everything has been good til Friday evening I went out to shoot a bit and on my first shot I heard a loud noise and my arrow hit about 2 feet low. I looked at my bow and noticed the felt stuff on the launcher was ripped a bit...meaning my arrow had hit it and that it hadn't dropped down fast enough. Upon further investigation...I figured out the cable slide had slipped up the cable and wasn't fully rotating the launcher it into the full draw position....thus it wasn't dropping fast enough on the shot. This was fine Thursday. I've not moved anything since...that thing has just worked its way loose or something.

I don't like that at all; if I decide to keep the drop away on there I will have to do away with the slide and just serve it into the cable. Glad that happened in the yard instead of in the treestand or I would have been throwing an arrow rest across the woods.

Honestly this doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the rest. It means it wasn't installed properly.