Favorite Take Down Recurve?

jca21

jca21

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looking to buy a new TD recurve and was wondering what you folks like using. the local shop carries the following brands: Hoyt, Martin, Champion, PSE, APA, BowTech, Mathews, and a few others.

i'm looking at something probably 40-45# and must be a take down. my budget is around 300 dollars.

all input is appreciated :D

thanks

JC
 
I picked up a Samik Sage 50 lb no tools take down last year for 119.00 from 3 rivers archery. I put beaver hair on the string and bear hair on the shelf. It is a great shooting bow and I would highly recommend it. Doug
 
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My Black Widow is my favorite

But for the money I picked up a Hoyt Tiburon/Ganemaster very smooth shooting bows
 
thanks guys.

i wish there was a local samick dealer but i've got to go across province to pick one up. i've been looking at the hoyt dorado and gamemaster but they're both around 500-600 and a bit over my budget, especially for a noob like myself :D

i'll try and look harder to see if there is a samick dealer around.

hey JP, never heard of the black widow. is it a custom company?
 
jca21 said:
thanks guys.

i wish there was a local samick dealer but i've got to go across province to pick one up. i've been looking at the hoyt dorado and gamemaster but they're both around 500-600 and a bit over my budget, especially for a noob like myself :D

i'll try and look harder to see if there is a samick dealer around.

hey JP, never heard of the black widow. is it a custom company?
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Black Widow is a very old and good custom build to fit bow co. great bows something to someday look in to. There are lots of great custom bowyers and bow co.

look for the Hoyt's on ebay great smooth no stacking bows . I have a wall full of custom bows and I have been useing a 65# Hoyt which is drawing about 58# at my draw length. Shooting carbon arrows with shield cut feathers off the shelf . love it
 
between the two hoyts which would you rather pick up? the dorado or gamemaster?
 
Of the ones you listed I would go with the Hoyt. They do tend to stack fast after about 28" of draw though and typically run a little heavier than listed on the draw weight.If I remember correctly you can change bushings on the limbs and use any ILF limb on that bow.If I'm correct on that, ILF limb ability is a big plus.

If you can get one the Quinn Stallion is a superior shooting bow and even a little cheaper.I'm not sure of production now because the company owner's wife passed away last year.
 
R.H.Clark said:
If you can get one the Quinn Stallion is a superior shooting bow and even a little cheaper.I'm not sure of production now because the company owner's wife passed away last year.
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Second the Stallion, or anything else by Quinn. Also, if you can deal with the adjustable tiller/weight on your recurves, consider a budget model ILF compatable target bow. It'll be on the long side (62-68" AMO), but typically won't have the same stacking problems that the shorter 58-60" bows have. Not really an issue if you're under 5'10", but if you're my height (6'2" with a 30" draw) they're a lot more comfortable to shoot
 
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shoulda said my height at the start. i'm 5'7"

also, bow noob here, whats ILF? thanks :D
 
The rule of thumb for estimating draw length for recurves/longbows is your height (or armspan)/2.5. So if you're 5'7", you're looking at just under a 27" draw. Most adult stickbows are optimized for a 28" draw, so stacking, generally, is not a problem at shorter draw lengths. You should still test pull before you buy since some (e.g. PSE Buckeye) start to stack before 28"

ILF stands for International Limb Fitting(?), which is the industry standard for mounting the limbs onto the riser (handle) for target (olympic style) recurve bows. This allowed shooters to mix/match to get the best performance. Hoyt recently came out with their HDS (hardlock dowl system) which is a slightly longer, and noncompatable:(, version of this.

These bows are, generally, easier shooting but can be noiser then the traditional wood risered bows.

Among the budget takedown bows, the two leaders are Ragim (Italy) and Samick (South Korea). The budget bows from Martin (cheaper than the X-200), PSE, and I believe October Mountain Products are all rebadged Ragims. AIM, Internature, Charon/Roland (Lancaster archery house brand) are rebadged Samicks. Quality control on these are a not top shelf, but I believe that Samick is currently better. Ironically, the Samick ILF target bows are quite nice.
 
sweet clang!

ton of info right there. i'll head into the local shop this week and post what i come up with :D
 
Heres my Hoyt i mostly go in for more traditional bows but I love this bow shoots very well


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GingivitisKahn said:
I've never had one but have always really liked the Bear Takedown (as did Fred).

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Beckerhead #42
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Agree completely. One of the best trad bows I've every shot. The price came down recently too. I think they're down to $800 from $1000.
 
GingivitisKahn said:
I've never had one but have always really liked the Bear Takedown (as did Fred).

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They are really beautiful bows but before getting one do a little research somewhere like tradgang.I've read a few threads there about problems with the newer Bear takedown.

IMHO one of the best ways to go is to get a 17" ILF riser from Lancaster or Sky and a set of ILF limbs.That way you have a lot of limbs to choose from in all price ranges.ILF limbs are some of the best in the world and it's nice to be able to get a replacement set in 3 days if you ever break or damage a limb or just want to shoot a lighter weight.
 
R.H.Clark said:
They are really beautiful bows but before getting one do a little research somewhere like tradgang.I've read a few threads there about problems with the newer Bear takedown.

IMHO one of the best ways to go is to get a 17" ILF riser from Lancaster or Sky and a set of ILF limbs.That way you have a lot of limbs to choose from in all price ranges.ILF limbs are some of the best in the world and it's nice to be able to get a replacement set in 3 days if you ever break or damage a limb or just want to shoot a lighter weight.
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Yeah - I'm a cheapie anyway and would most likely be looking on the big auction site for one anyway. Gotta love those older bows. :D

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GingivitisKahn said:
Yeah - I'm a cheapie anyway and would most likely be looking on the big auction site for one anyway. Gotta love those older bows. :D

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Beckerhead #42
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Do you know about the cotton ball trick for checking old bows for cracks and delaminations?
 
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