Originally Posted by
SakoBavarian
This year's project is to get a new light weight gun for mountain hunting (tossing up between a 300 wsm or 7mm rem mag) in either Tikka t3, Sako A7, Sako Finnlight or Kimber Montana for sambar.
But next year my project is already picked, a new bow!
I'm still debating on whether to get a compound or recurve but I'm heavily swaying towards a recurve and as I know nothing about them just looking for some early scouting info.
I own a bear compound at the moment and skimming through their website the Fred Bear takedown seems to be a pretty mean recurve. Are they as good as it gets or are there better bows? what is good? what is value for money? what should I stay away from?
Cheers,
SB
Well, my suggestion for a rifle will say something about what I like to spend on things... I would go with the Tikka T3 (have one in .270 win).
If you already have a compound, I would definitely go with the recurve. Some guys like to buy a new bow every season, I'm in the other camp. I had the same compound bow for 5-6 years before I lost interest and sold it.
Then just a few weeks ago, I picked up the Samick Sage 45# recurve and I am LOVING it. It shoots like a dream (when I shoot it right) and I find it so much more thrilling than I ever felt shooting my compound. Once the compund was tuned/sighted, you just put the pins on the target and hit the bull every time, fun stuff, but not much to it.
With the recurve, you're really just aiming at a spot and letting arrows fly based on experience and a hunch... when you shoot a good group, it's like the heavens open up and shine goodness down on your target.
So, there's my .02.