First Bow ????? Any suggestions ????

[Rob DiStefano]

lotta good starter suggestions so far ... i'd add, if yer thinking getting 55#, drop that back to 45# - you can still kill anything that moves in yer woods and you'll be all the more accurate and enjoy shooting.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by 8KCAB:
To all,

Great suggestions, thank you.

I'll definately go to the next trad shoot in this area.  Maybe I'll walk away with something.

I did have 3 that I was considering, 2 of them are the only ones being sold locally.  

1. Robertson traditional - 64" 56#-28"

imo, too heavy a draw weight for a noob

2. Sky longbow (local sale) -  66" 50#-28"

borderline too heavy also

3. 1959 Kodiak Deluxe (local sale) - 66" 38#

good draw weight, but the bow is just too old and won't accept hmpe modern string fibers.  keep a serachin' and lookin', but TRYING is best of all.  ya got a LOT of ground to cover, don't rush it, getting a good starter bow can be as much fun as learning to shoot it well!

Jon

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[8KCAB]

Thanks Rob.  I'm getting an education, no doubt about it.

I'm itching to get to a range with my (hopefully) newly acquired bow.

I'll slow down a bit and try out as many as I can before I buy my first one.

Jon

[tarponnut]

Great advice above.It would be hard to go wrong with a 40-45# Bear Montana, for a little more money a used Martin Savannah would be a good choice, too.
I shot clean through my first deer with a 40# Bear recurve(1984).