Twopacuafina

Hi, my name is John and im 21. Looking to start bow hunting with a long bow or recurve. Which is better? and need some on deciding a bow under 350$ that is great for hunting deer and also good for practicing. ive shot a compound, recurve and longbow, i find that i didnt like compound alot. felt weird when i shot it. when i shot the recurve and longbow, it felt alot smoother. but i didnt know which was better for hunting. could someone point me in the right direction to purchase either a longbow or recurve for hunting under 350$? thanks.

MeanV2

You might try posting in the Trad section. A lot of guys over there know there stuff.

I used to shoot a Recurve and I know even back then a lot of the better bows were fairly pricey!

Dan

bigcountryextreme

Used, used, used.

I have no idea why but trad guys are so fickle and buy bows like they are out of style. They lose almost 40% of thier value, especially the high end widows, and schafers.


I suggest a good longbow. Just seems easier to learn on. Many don't like the grip, but when you get used to it, its hard to go to a large recurve grip.

I have owned a martin savannah, and chekmate crusader. Both used in your pricerange. also have shot a bear montana.

All three are good bows and good to learn on. In fact, I just sold my savannah after 5-6 years of use. And I have been thru 12-15 trad bows. I just had trouble changing between 3-4 different trad bows, and then shooting all wood selfbows. It messed up my shooting.

So I have stuck with one recurve, and my osagebows.

Good luck. And tradgang or stickbow.com are two great places for these bows. Let me know if you need any help.

Twopacuafina

thanks both of you guys wonderful help. much appreciated.