So, im looking for a good recurve, something about 65-80lbs, what certain brands should i start looking at, they all claim they are the best, figured there had to be another /k/ommando who also loved bows who would know.
If you don't have any luck here there are quite a few archery folks who come out of the woodwork on /out/ if you make a thread about it.
>>29715332
>Recurve
Takedown, or traditional?
Bowfag with the SCA here....
>>29715411
Takedown
>>29715332
>65-80lb recurve
how much experience do you have with bows? because that's really fucking heavy. I don't even know of a production bow over 65lbs.
>>29715444
I have hunted with heavy compound bows, sold it a while back and now im wanting a recurve
>>29715468
compound bow weight and recurve bow weight aren't the same.
>>29715477
Yeah i know, i just wanted something heavy
>>29715496
go to a store that sells archery shit and try out bows. buying a heavy bow just for the sake of it being heavy is a horrible idea. You'd probably be better suited getting something like 40-50lbs. I honestly can't think of anything off the shelf that's over 65 pounds.
>>29715411
PSA Stalker.
Good entry bow, not too terribly expensive, and have interchangable limbs for your somehow magical 80 lb draw...
Mine is set to 55 lbs, and it'll punch a broadhead through an old chicago phonebook at 15 yds.
>>29715540
or a samick sage. I'm curious where he's gonna find 80lb limbs though.
>>29715533
Ok fair enough, thanks for the help.
>>29715540
>it'll punch a broadhead through an old chicago phonebook at 15 yds.
Sweet christ
>>29715562
>>29715468
Most hunting places the min draw weight is like 30-40#. Generally you don't find recurv above like 65 for hunting. I am sure someone could make custom limbs for you though. It would be a PITA to draw
There is a huge difference between a high weight compound and a high weight recurv / longbow.
Looking up some quick googlefu it looks like anything above like 100# are generally categorized as warbows and are usually long bows
>>29715562
Hand turn them...
I honestly don't know too many people who can reliably pull a modern sized takedown recurve at 80lbs..
I have a hard enough time when I put the 65lb limbs on getting a full draw and holding it...
and I'm no weakling.
>>29715578
yeah, 55 lbs is more than enough with a recurve for nearly every application on north america, sans maybe bear..
But I don't trust going against any bear with anything less than 454 Casul..
