Hi all, I'm looking for a bow for my daughter in the 40# to 42# @ 28" range.
And right up front, let me state that I'm not looking for a handout or freebie. I want to buy a good bow at a fair price without the hassle of the online auction sites.
Lindsey is 13 and has been shooting a bow since she was about 2 1/2 years old. She is currently shooting one of Brad Merkel's (Littletree) self bows that is in the mid 30's at 26". It's a real screamer but I'm having a hard time getting hunting quality arrow shafts that spine low enough. She needs about 25# spine for her draw on a bow with no cutaway shelf.
So, I'm in the market for a recurve or longbow that is about 58 to 62 inches for a recurve or 60 to 64 inch in a longbow. I've been watching **** and have put a bunch of old bows on "watch" but for the life of me, what with doing things with the family and working odd hours, it's really a hastle to be sure and get on the computer just before an item ends and place a bit. All the best deals I seem to forget to check at the last minute and so I miss out on them alltogether. I think it would just be easier to buy one outright from an individual but I'd like to keep it in the 75 to 100 dollar range with shipping. I've bought a lot of bows online for that price so I don't think it's unreasonable for a 60's or 70's vintage lower weight recurve like a Pearson, Wing, Damon Howatt or even some Bears (though Bears seem to sell the highest of the brands mentioned)
And no, I don't want to place a bid before hand. I'm pretty well convinced that it's just an easy way to drive the price up.
I've got close to a dozen recurves here at the house in the 45 to 55 pound range and she can't pull any of them. I've also got several in the 30 to 35 pound range that she pulls easily but none of them have very good speed. Not bad mind you, but with a heavy arrow, and in some cases, with a moderate weight arrow they are kinda doggy. Her selfbow probably shoots as fast as any of the comparable weight recurves I have.
That leaves the 40# range which I think would be just about right and would put her well into the mid 30's at her draw length. Though the way she's growing, she may be pulling 28" by next year. I honestly expect that once she starts shooting the 40# range, she will strengthen up quickly and may be able to pull the 45# by the end of the year.
So, anybody have an old recurve or longbow that would fill the bill?
Oh yea, here are some pictures of Lindsey at MOJAM. I'm sure some of you regulars will recognize her. She's been to almost every mojam they've had and spends hours each year shooting the targets.
Here she is shooting a near mint 32# Wing Gull bow that is beautiful but lacks "snap".
That's my boy Emmett in the foreground shooting my old Darton Ranger which was my very first bow.
Here she just released an arrow and is showing her good follow through.
Lastly, here's one from a squirrel hunt last year. Sorry about the shotgun, but she hasn't achieved small game archery ability yet.
She also shot a doe with my 45-70 last fall and shot a big gobbler last spring with that same little Rossi 20 guage. She's rarin' to go bow hunting and has the ability, I'd just be more comfortable if she was shooting a heavier bow.
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