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Contributors to this thread:
Candor 12-Oct-24
Ambush 12-Oct-24
carcus 13-Oct-24
Castle Oak 13-Oct-24
ILbowhntr 13-Oct-24
Coondog 13-Oct-24
Ambush 13-Oct-24
wyobullshooter 13-Oct-24
Blood 13-Oct-24
keepemsharp 13-Oct-24
nchunter 13-Oct-24
Ambush 13-Oct-24
bowelk65 13-Oct-24
skull 13-Oct-24
Candor 13-Oct-24
midwest 14-Oct-24
NIson 14-Oct-24
Painless 14-Oct-24
Bentshaft 14-Oct-24
Rut-Nut 15-Oct-24
patience2spare 15-Oct-24
wyobullshooter 15-Oct-24
bigeasygator 15-Oct-24
Rgiesey 15-Oct-24
Coondog 16-Oct-24
wyobullshooter 16-Oct-24
Coondog 16-Oct-24
wyobullshooter 17-Oct-24
midwest 17-Oct-24
From: Candor
12-Oct-24
I have shot a Scott caliper release for 35 years. Currently have been shooting the Scott little goose (I think that is what it is) - it is a single caliper release with a leather wrist buckle and a strap connecting the caliper.

I have been shooting this one for like 15 years or so (wild guess). I do not have an identical backup.

I don't really want to switch to a back tension release. I just don't shoot enough to want to go through a whole new learning curve. My question is - do any of you strongly recommend switching style of caliper or anything else that makes it easier get hooked up without looking down at your D-loop?

Frustratingly I cannot find an exact replacement of the release I am currently shooting.

From: Ambush
12-Oct-24
Scott Verge release. It has a two finger trigger and as goofy as it sounds, it just seems like I have more control over the shot. I've always been a puncher and will always be a puncher. But I do take some comfort in the fact that a few of the worlds top archers are too.

From: carcus
13-Oct-24
Stan Solex!

From: Castle Oak
13-Oct-24
Scott Echo or Carter Like Mike.

From: ILbowhntr
13-Oct-24
Went from the Scott Mongoose to a Carter Wise Choice a couple years ago. Happy with the switch.

From: Coondog
13-Oct-24
Yeah because the Verge is an index style hinge release.

From: Ambush
13-Oct-24

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The Scott Verge. I've always found the hook more user friendly than caliper. Much easier "hook" up. :)

13-Oct-24
Just so there's no confusion, the Scott Verge is not a hinge release. It's a two-finger index release that utilizes a hook rather than a caliper.

From: Blood
13-Oct-24
What carcus said times two. Times 100.

From: keepemsharp
13-Oct-24
My release is the same three fingers I have owned for 80 years.

From: nchunter
13-Oct-24
I went from a mongoose to a like mike 2. I love the release but still have mixed feelings about the head being on the end of a floppy strap as opposed to the fixed head on the mongoose.I was hunting this weekend with just a tee shirt on. I saw a deer coming and quickly pulled on my jacket while still wearing the release. The like mike 2 release was tucked backed into my jacket sleeve where by the time I got it out the deer had walked passed. lesson learned

From: Ambush
13-Oct-24
I always make a little bet with myself, how many posts in a thread exclusively about mechanical releases, before we get the obligatory comments about “my release is always right on the end of my hand”.

From: bowelk65
13-Oct-24
what Ambush said. Love the Verge

From: skull
13-Oct-24
You should try a few different types and see which one works best for you What works for me not necessarily going to work for you

From: Candor
13-Oct-24
Thanks much, all. Good thoughts and ones for me to check out. The type of advice I profit from are things like:

1) check out this one, it is different but when I switched to it I liked it because.... 2) I am able to get hooked up fast with this style.... 3) I went away from this style because....

Lot of options and appreciate the thoughts from everyone!

From: midwest
14-Oct-24
Coondog, you're thinking of the Scott Longhorn Hex.

From: NIson
14-Oct-24
I suggest taking a look at B3 releases. I believe they have one that is very similar to the one you’re shooting now

From: Painless
14-Oct-24
I switched to the Scott Verge this season. I really like it and think it is helping me get tighter groups as you can use back tension easily to activate it.

From: Bentshaft
14-Oct-24
Carter Quickie 1 Plus.

From: Rut-Nut
15-Oct-24
Trufire Hardcore Buckle. Used a Trufire caliper release for years but switched about 5 years ago. I like the hook on a string loop. Decided I better get a second one for “backup” last week. Now I keep one in bowcase and one in my Fanny pac.

15-Oct-24
Another vote for the Carter Quickie - love mine

15-Oct-24
To skull’s point, this thread is a perfect example of why you should try out numerous releases until you find the one you prefer. Everyone has their own opinion on why the one they use is the “best”. Like some others, I currently shoot the Scott Verge, however you may dislike it for one reason or the other. Whichever release you decide to use, I do recommend getting one with a hook, rather than a caliper, when using a D-loop.

From: bigeasygator
15-Oct-24
I've always liked the Trufire Edge as the trigger resets automatically and the jaws stay closed, which I have found makes it a lot easier to attach to a string vs. those that you have to reset the trigger manually to close the jaws. Unfortunately they don't make the version with the nylon web attachment to the head which I prefer (luckily I still have two of them left, even after just losing one in Greenland!), but the closure mechanism is still my favorite in a release.

From: Rgiesey
15-Oct-24
Like a hook rather than caliper. Started with a short n sweet because Randy Ulmer said that’s what he hunted with. I have a new one that’s similar but don’t know the name.

From: Coondog
16-Oct-24
Midwest, no. The Verge is a hinge style index release. Activated by back tension. It’s not a traditional index release.

16-Oct-24
No coondog, The Verge is NOT a hinge release. It is a single sear index finger release that has a two-finger trigger rather than a traditional one-finger trigger. It CAN be fired using back tension, just like all the other index finger releases mentioned in this thread, but it can also be fired by squeezing the trigger, or pulling through the shot, just like every other index finger release. And just as midwest posted, the Longhorn Hex IS a hinge release.

From: Coondog
16-Oct-24
It’s a hinge. It literally has a click in it.

17-Oct-24
“It’s a hinge. It literally has a click in it.”

WTH does that have to do with anything? The Verge comes with two sears. One has a click, the other doesn’t. Your choice as to which one you install. So, according to your rationale, if you install the one with a click it’s a hinge. If you install the one that doesn’t have a click, it isn’t a hinge? One more time…the Verge is NOT a hinge, it IS an index finger release. How a release functions determines what type it is, not whether it has a click or not Have you even used and adjusted a Verge?

From: midwest
17-Oct-24
On a hinge, the string hook rides against a metal "moon". As the release rotates, the hook falls off the moon, releasing the string. A small groove cut in the moon at a set distance from where the hook will fall off can add a "click" which tells the archer they are close to release and can then execute the shot with whatever system they choose to use. The Verge does not have a moon.

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