2016 When the Mathews Halon was introduced in 2016 it was met with mostly rave reviews. Smooth drawing, quiet and fast, the Halon and Halon X were a big hit with both hunters and target archers.

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Below are the specs for the Mathews Halon 6 compound bow.

"How We Got Here" by Matt McPherson, Founder & CEO In 1992, I invented Solocam technology and started Mathews Archery. From the very first bow design to the latest flagship model, our intention is, and has always been, to maintain every aspect of the build in-house.

Halon 1301 was developed in a joint venture between the U.S. Army and DuPont in 1954, and introduced as an effective gaseous fire suppression fixed systems agent in the 1960s, and was used around valuable materials, such as aircraft, mainframe computers, and telecommunication switching centers, usually in total ...

Mathews Archery began in 1992 when Matt McPherson created the company based on his first compound bow with Solocam technology. But the seeds to one of the industry's most successful archery companies began many years earlier thanks to McPherson's passion.

The Hoyt has the smoothest and best draw cycle out of every bow I have ever shot. This is important when trying to up your poundage. The Mathews draw cycle was just a little more aggressive. I was super surprised with my findings here.

But it wasn't until selling his interest in McPherson Archery back in the mid-'80s that Matt was able to go his own way. Determined to start a new and different kind of bow company at home in the Upper Midwest, Matt first set up shop in Austin, Minnesota, then found the perfect spot in Sparta, Wisconsin.

Immortalized by the Mongols during the 3rd-century onwards, the Mongolian recurve bow is widely considered one of the most powerful, and deadly, bows in history. These bows could famously shoot with pinpoint accuracy at over 500 yards (450+ meters), and were often used from horseback.

Mathews is a baptismal name meaning 'the son of Mathew' or 'Gift of Yahweh', the Hebrew personal name, 'Mattithyah'.

Halons are used primarily as fire extinguishing agents, both in built-in systems and in portable fire extinguishers. There have been some reported uses as tracers for studies of circulation both in the atmosphere and in buildings.

Halon systems are among the most effective and commonly used fire protection systems used on commercial aircraft. Halon 1301 is the primary agent used in commercial aviation engine, cargo compartments, and auxiliary power unit fire zones.

Since 1931, Hoyt has been an industry leader and a world-renowned brand in archery and bowhunting. The Hoyt family was responsible for innovating more new archery ideas than anyone in their era, and that trend continues today.

What are the world's most powerful bows?

1. The English longbow is famously powerful.
2. The Mongololian recurve bow helped build an empire.
3. The Scythian bow was deadly, for its time.
4. The Turkish bow helped build the Ottoman Empire.
5. The Japanese Yumi bow was another deadly bow in history.