I just got back into recurves after a 30+ year abscence this summer. Ebay does have some great deals - I bought a 70lb(actually 74 lbs at my arrow length) Bear Kodiak Magnum, new, for a lot less than a new one at a store. I would advise you to get the nock point set correctly though. I mistakenly thought my arrow should be perpendicular to the string when nocked. However, I noticed that the bear hair and ledge itself were getting damaged along the free edge, well away from the arrrow track, with this arrangement so I called Bear bows. They informed me that the nock should actually be set one quarter to three eights of and inch above this point. Good luck!