Xpedition Perfexion Bow Review: The Pattern of Perfexion

What is there that can still make an archery tech giddy as a schoolboy on Spring Break? A bow box that shows up with your name on it!

After working in archery shops for the better part of 11 years now, I can't even imagine how many hundreds or thousands of bow boxes I've opened. But one came in this year that has had me particularly excited.

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I ordered a Perfexion from the good folks at Xpedition Archery and they have certainly over-delivered on all of my expectations.

Biggest Challenges with the Xpedition Perfexion Bow

One of my biggest challenges is finding a bow that truly fits me. I was blessed with monkey arms and broad shoulders so setting up a bow that properly fits a 31+ draw length comes with a lot of give-and-take- mostly give. Not so with the Perfexion! With the same cams as their flagship Xcentric, a riser design that can accommodate up to a 33 inch draw, and a platform that is not dedicated to the "target archery" market, this bow is the very definition of a cross-over.

I ordered the Perfexion after starting my preparation for Montana's NFAA State Indoor. My bow showed up on Thursday and the shoot started Saturday. The initial setup was pretty basic-

I start by installing the rest on the bow. I use a snap level on the bowstring to make sure the bow is plumb in the vise. With the rest in it's up position, I nock an arrow and place another level at the tip. I move the rest's vertical adjustment until the center line of the arrow sits in the middle of the Berger Hole. By lining up the string through the center of the riser I can move the horizontal adjustment on the rest so that the string runs down the center line of the arrow. This is called center shot.

Here's a Little Tip

I've found over the years that most bows shoot better just a little nock high, so I raise the nock end about 1/8." Here's a little tip: I wrap a couple knots of serving thread UNDER the nock so that the string keeps the arrow pushed down on the rest during the draw cycle. I then use BCY D-loop material to tie on my release loop.

Next I mount the sight to the bow. Because bows have torque at full draw, the pin set will land outside the center line of the bow. I set mine out about half the width of the arrow to left because I shoot such a long sight bar.

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The next step is the sighting in of the bow. Here at our shop we have about 10 yards from the shooting line to the target. I get the top pin close to sighted in off my anchor point before installing the peep. As an anchor shooter, if I can sight in without the peep then I know I'll still be in the same position under poor lighting conditions and unable to see the peep clearly.

Once I get the bow sighted in, I install the peep sight. Since I know the bow was sighted in before installing the peep, I move the peep slightly up or down to bring my arrows back to the same spot.

I was able to get a couple dozen arrows in before I left the shop, and a couple dozen more that night with our local 4H group. My hope was that I could get the strings settled in so I could do a more complete tune on Friday. The next morning I started on the paper tune. First arrow was a "bullet hole".

So was the second! The peep hadn't twisted. The draw stops were both still in time. There really was no other tuning that needed to be done. I hung the bow on the rack, worked my shift, and took it home that night.

Shiny New Gem

I showed up to the shoot Saturday with my shiny new gem and got a couple ends of blank bale shooting in before we hung targets and started scoring. The Perfexion did its job perfectly, and other than a mistake on my part I shot very well. 299 both days were the best scores I'd shot this year. Not too shabby for a guy shooting a bow less than 48 hours old without a real practice session!

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I cranked the poundage back up on Monday morning and started tuning my outdoor arrows. First arrow was a"bullet hole." So was the second! Seeing the pattern yet? This Perfexion has been by far the most forgiving and easiest out-of-the-box bow to tune I've ever owned.

Here is a quick rundown of the products that I'm using this year:

Bow: Expedition Perfexion set at 60#, 31"

Sight: Spot-Hogg Hogg-It 5 pin .010 (NFAA Bowhunter Freestyle)

Rest: Ripcord Code Ace Micro

Indoor Target Arrows: Gold Tip X-Cutter Pro 250 w/ 180 grain points

Outdoor Target Arrows: Gold Tip Kinetic Kaos 340 w/ 100 grain points

Stabilizer: Bee Stinger 10" 4oz (front) 8" 8oz (rear)

Target Quiver: Badlands

Hunting Quiver: Tight Spot