Newbie. Is this the place to ask questions?

[PA-Spot]

I agree I love my thunder horns. use a heavy leather arm gaurd of regular lenght. In both hunting and practice. Had a bad experiance while hunting with out one. Had on a heavy coat. At the shot the string hit my coat with a loud slap. The buck was moveing when the arrow got there. All turned out OK, but the arm gaurd solved the problem.

[GingivitisKahn]

Man I hope so because I've asked a ton.  Welcome, Bengal!

   

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Bengal,

 I think as far as quivers go it's like searching for the one bow you love. You'll end up trying many and likeing alot of them but that one style of quiver will come along and you will love it.

 I don't use bow quivers cause I don't like them on my bows but I have tried several and if you like a quiver on your bow the selway is as goos as any. Theres alot to choose from around here.

 I myself like a back quiver or side stalker type quiver. I got a Hihg Noon Hunter and absolutley love it. It will be the only type of quiver I use from here on out.
 
 Shoot what you like and carry your stiks however you like. That's the great thing about trad. It's still all about a stick and string.

 Stiks

[njloco]

The arm guard question, keep one thing in mind, if you hunt in 3D you might need a longer arm guard that runs up the bicep, because of the possibility of the string hitting the 3D material on the bow arm.

[Toklat1]

I also use a Selway slide on quiver. You cannot remove it unless you unstring  your bow however in my opinion it is a fine bow quiver. Welcome to the gang.

[Bengal]

Thanks again everyone. I use an elastic polyester sleeve to go over bigger coats when shooting my compound and it works fine but I will be getting a leather arm guard to shoot the Widow.

[straitera]

Ask away. Black Widow is pretty powerful medicine. Good for you.

[Bengal]

Does anyone shoot Trophy Taker Shuttle T Lock Broadheads? I use them on my compound and they have been great. They fly like a field tip and cut big holes so I'm hoping I can use them with my Widow

[straitera]

Expandable? Wups!! You're on your own.

[GingivitisKahn]

Most of the folks here prefer two or three blade, cut-on-contact heads like these:

 http://www.3riversarchery.com/Broadheads+Points+2-Blade+Screw-In+Magnus+II++125gr_c57_s266_p298_iSP5223_product.html

or these:

 http://www.3riversarchery.com/Broadheads+Points+3-Blade+Screw-In+Woodsman++150gr+%26+125gr_c57_s267_p298_i4225-1X_product.html

[Bengal]

They are not expandables. They are a three blade fixed head. I shoot 125grain. This is what they look like. I have heard great things about the magnus heads, but haven't heard much about the others.

 http://www.cabelas.com/product/Trophy-Taker-Shuttle-T-Lock-Broadheads/745778.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue% 26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dtrophy%2Btaker%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&Ntt=trophy+taker

[Dave Bulla]

Those would work but if I were you, I'd spend some time looking up old threads on broadheads, FOC, EFOC, arrow tuning etc.  In a nutshell, a broadhead that cuts right to the tip will far out penetrate any replaceable blade, nail tip, tanto tip or whatever you want to call them head.  Also, when shooting a recurve, you tend to tune the arrow to the bow and not the bow to the arrow.  There is a ton of great how to info on this site but if you have trouble finding it, just chime in with a new post.

Remember, you are dropping speed and probably draw weight too by going to a recurve and to compensate, usually we shoot fairly heavy arrows with cut on contact heads.  Be aware of proper tuning and keep arrow weights up and you will have no problems.

Just as a side note, I got the impression that you have JUST started shooting trad and are already planning on going on a hunt very soon?  Maybe I misunderstood and you are just new to the site.  If so I apologize but I was going to suggest getting some more practice time in.  Of course I've never seen you shoot and you might be doing real good right off the bat.  Some guys make the switch and shoot great right from the start.  Anyway, make sure you know your shot limits, decide if you are ready and have fun!

[Bengal]

Most of the recommendations if got from friends who shoot traditional equipment were for Magnus and Zwickey so I will probably start there. I understand it is different for everyone and I will have to figure it out as I try equipment out. I just like hearing from a variety of people so that there is not as much bias.

As far as arrows go I will start with Easton XX75 Aluminum arrows as I was told they would be a good arrow to start out with before moving to wood, which I would like to do.

I also know there is a big difference when hunting with traditional equipment so I will be sure to choose my shots wisely.