Mathews ARC APEX 28
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85% let-off runs on your choice of SWX or SWX-Z modules; 80% comes with SWX.
We set your bow to these specs at the shop before it ships.
Pre-order for $1,250. Will ship as soon as the tariffs are turned off.
- Pay a $1,250 deposit today. No counter-tariff is charged on a pre-order.
- We invoice the rest of the bow price ($1,599.99 at today's price) when your bow ships.
- Your colour, hand and specs are saved with the deposit.
- Fully refundable until your bow ships.
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- 14-day returns · secure checkout
Canadian counter-tariff: +50% at checkout ($1,425.00 on this option).
No counter-tariff on this option while it is on our shelves. We have 0 in stock that came in before the tariff, so those units ship without the surcharge. Order more than that and the extra units carry the +50% counter-tariff ($1,425.00 each).
Since September 8, 2026 the Government of Canada applies a counter-tariff on U.S.-origin archery equipment and other goods. We pay it at the border and show it as its own line in your cart instead of hiding it in the price. It follows the quantity you order, and it never applies to our tariff-free brands.
The 2027 Mathews ARC APEX 28 is the compact member of the APEX family: a 28" axle-to-axle hunting bow with the agility to get through tight spaces, and the fastest bow in the lineup at up to 347 fps IBO. It weighs 3.94 lb and fits draw lengths from 24.5" to 30".
Every APEX shares the new Flite Cable Containment system, the third-generation SWX-3 cam and a riser designed to work with Mathews' new LowPro Slim quivers.
- Flite Cable Containment: the roller guard adjusts quickly and easily for vane clearance, taking torque out of the system so you can set the bow up around the arrows you prefer.
- SWX-3 Cam: the third-generation SWX cam with Perimeter Weight Technology to reduce felt recoil, new precision timing marks for accurately timed setups across the draw weight range, and an updated string track. Works with Mathews SWX mods and the smoother-drawing SWX-Z mods.
- New riser geometry: stiffer while staying light, and built to work with the full line of Mathews Genuine accessories for a balanced, streamlined setup.
- Limb Shift: a tuning system that lets you make micro-adjustments without a bow press.
- LowPro Slim ready: designed to fit Mathews' new LowPro Slim quivers.
Specifications
- Axle-to-axle: 28"
- Brace height: 6"
- IBO speed: up to 347 fps
- Draw weights: 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 & 80 lb
- Draw lengths: 24.5" - 30"
- Let-off: 80% or 85%
- Physical weight: 3.94 lb
- Cam: SWX-3
Available right or left hand in 8 finishes: Black, Sage, Kodiak Brown, Shale, Green Ambush, Mossy Oak Fall Foliage, Mossy Oak Bottomland and KUIU Verde. Choose your draw weight, draw length and let-off when you order and we set the bow up at the shop before it ships.
Build this bow in the Tyee Bow Builder to add a sight, rest, stabilizer and quiver that fit it.
In-store availability
- Kamloops Not on the shelf right now
- Campbell River Not on the shelf right now
Neither store has this one on the shelf at the moment, so it comes in on the timeline shown above the description. Stock is live and shown for the exact size and colour you have selected — try another and this will update.
Ordering & availability
Some of what we carry is on the shelf in Kamloops or Campbell River right now — the In-store availability tab above tells you which, for the exact size and colour you have selected. Everything else comes in on the timelines below.
Typical times once you order
- On our shelf — within 48 hours
- SKRE clothing — about 5 business days
- Archery accessories and most other gear — about 2 weeks
- Bows — 4–6 weeks
- Hoyt bows — 6–10 weeks
- Crispi — call us for availability and timelines (Kamloops 778-470-0389 · Campbell River 250-287-2641); if it is not on our shelf in your size we check what we can get before you commit
You will not be left wondering. Once your order is in, we email you a status update every week until it ships — where it is, and what is next.
Need it by a certain date? Message us before you order and we will tell you exactly where that item stands.
Free pickup at either store. Choose pickup at checkout and we will have it ready, usually within 24 hours.
Shipping & returns
If we got it wrong, we make it right. If your order turns up damaged, faulty, or it simply is not what you ordered, we cover the return shipping and refund you in full. Send us a photo and we will sort it out — you should not be out a cent for our mistake.
Changed your mind? That is fine too. Send it back and we refund the full price of the product. Return shipping is on you in that case, and the gear has to come back to us complete and in sellable condition — unused, undamaged, with the packaging, parts and paperwork it arrived with. Once it lands and checks out, the full product price goes back on your card. Shipping is the only thing you are out.
Built-to-order gear is final sale. Custom arrows and anything else built to your spec cannot be resold, so we cannot take those back.
Get in touch before you ship anything so we can point you at the right store and keep an eye out for it.

Kamloops & Campbell River, BCWe shoot what we sell.Every bow leaves our bench set up, tuned and shot in, by people who hunt with the same gear.