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Well, I love to shoot guns. I have a couple rifles and a pistol and go out whenever I can. Things have grown up around here though to the point that the only thing I can shoot on a real regular basis without someone getting pissed about the noise is an air rifle though.
So I've been thinking about a compound bow, its something I've always wanted to learn anyway but now I'm looking at it more seriously. Seems like its pretty cheap once you get started since you re-use ammo and only need a couple straw bales (I got tons of that) for a target, and its relatively short range and no noise. But evertime I go to Gander mountain I see some guy dropping almost $1000 on a bow.
So my question is how much do you have to spend to get a good quality, no frills bow? Preferably one with enough punch to maybe take deer someday, but mostly one I can learn to shoot on that will last a long time and be accurate.
Draw weight shouldn't be much of an issue, I'm paying for college by baling hay and straw. I don't know about draw length though, I'm about 6'3" and have freakishly long arms(don't know exact armspan but its longer than I am tall).Will it be hard to find a bow that fits me?
What would you recommend I look at if I decided to buy one?
Thanks for any help.
So I've been thinking about a compound bow, its something I've always wanted to learn anyway but now I'm looking at it more seriously. Seems like its pretty cheap once you get started since you re-use ammo and only need a couple straw bales (I got tons of that) for a target, and its relatively short range and no noise. But evertime I go to Gander mountain I see some guy dropping almost $1000 on a bow.
So my question is how much do you have to spend to get a good quality, no frills bow? Preferably one with enough punch to maybe take deer someday, but mostly one I can learn to shoot on that will last a long time and be accurate.
Draw weight shouldn't be much of an issue, I'm paying for college by baling hay and straw. I don't know about draw length though, I'm about 6'3" and have freakishly long arms(don't know exact armspan but its longer than I am tall).Will it be hard to find a bow that fits me?
What would you recommend I look at if I decided to buy one?
Thanks for any help.