Bow Questions
 

I used to shoot a compound about 8 years ago just for fun, not hunting. I have always been a gun hunter. Anyway I have been looking to find a used bow to shoot indoors at our gun club. Being that it's close to archery season and the bows in the newspaper ads are a bit high and most bows are real old ones, I wondered if you guys had any sites I could go to for used equiptment?

I want a bow pretty much already set to go(not hunt ) to shoot. I don't really want a bow thats 48" axle to axle like a Martin Cougar but something fairly ok. Any suggestion on which bows to avoid would also be helpful.

Thanks!

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Do you know your draw length and how much you want to pull? Right or left handed?

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The best place to find used bows is probably E bay. I bought and sold bows there. The one draw back to any used bow espically for someone starting archery will have to be proshop suppourt. If you buy a bow from them they will most likely go out of there way to help you get set up. If you don't alot of times you'll meet Mr Jerk behind the counter.
there are alot of High end bows Like High end guns. Bows like Mathews and Bowtech are really good bows but are expensive. A brand like Renegade is a excellent brand for the money.
I would suggest you go to a shop to get yourself "fitted" and try a few out just to help guide you. Good luck Jim

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I would be shooting right handed and I think I remember my draw length being 29" 60lbs would be sufficient for indoors

Are Browning Bows any good?

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I guess this was the wrong place to get advise!

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http://www.archerytalk.com has a great classifieds section for used equipment. I'd check their classifieds along with HuntingNet's. Also check Ebay and maybe your local pawn shops.

Head out to your local proshop and have them help you with your drawlength and finging a weight you're comfortable shooting. It would be a big pain to purchase a bow that is a bit too long and a little more than you're comfortable shooting.

Archery shoots at a gun club? Seems like an oxymoron...

Good luck. :)

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Some of us understand the need to stick together, besides it's a 50 ft indoor range out of the cold and rain. Never hardly anyone around so its fairly private. We have been talking about starting an archery league there. I know how some of you feel about gun hunters, but come on we're trying to expand the sport in our area. I would think thats a good thing

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That's an oxymoron! Haha just kidding. Why not bowhunt?

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Dont worry some of us do also gun hunt including me. And to answer your queston about browning bows i will tell you that i have had my browning for 3 years now and i love it. I bought it used. It is now 5 years old and still shoots as good as it did the day i bought it. When it comes time to buy a new bow i will definetly buy a browning because it is a good quality bow and not real expensive but this is just my opinion!

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Just remember if you but a bow off ebay, especially a Matthews or Bowtech, you will lose the lifetime warranty. Some folks on ebay will advertise them with factory warranty.........BS!

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I would check ebay or your local pro and pawn shops

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I gun hunt as well, I just love archery is all. Not just hunting, I just love shooting my bow. The hardest part about bowhunting for me is sitting in the tree looking at my bow hanging there and thinking I could be at home shooting it instead.

And most gun clubs also do archery as well, so it's not that big of a deal for a gun club to have an archery shoot. Ours has an indoor gun range, indoor archery range, outdoor archery range, outdoor rifle range, outdoor skeet range and they do 3-D archery.

The reason you may not have been getting a lot of responses is because buying a bow second hand or sight unseen is sort of risky. With a bow it is very important that it fits you properly. You should really shoot or at least draw the bow before you buy it. Getting a bow from a good shop is always a plus, even if it costs you a few extra bucks. The support is well worth it in the end. And most shops sell used bows on consignment or something. You don't have to get a brand new 700 dollar bow to shoot well or hunt. And the shop should make sure that the bow you get, used or new will fit you the way it should and help you get it set up the correct way. They may even give you pointers on your form and the such. You will not get that off from Ebay, take my word for it. And God forbid you have a problem with it.

You can get some very good new bows as well for under $400 if you look around. Look at Hoyt, Parker, and PSE. Browning bows are good as well, just not as popular. There are a ton of bow manufacturers right now, and none of them really make junk. Some offer different qualities than others, but they are all built well and will shoot good. You just have to decide what you want and what feels and looks good to you.

Paul

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Go to any pro-shop and just see what they offer. Most have set-ups for less than $300. I bought my first one (a PSE F2) set up to shoot for $279 just 6 or 7 years ago. I killed 5 deer with that bow the first year. Even now, the lower range PSE bows are pretty cheap brand new and they come with a factory warrentee too. The shop can get you measured for draw length and get you started. The advice you get from them is worth the few extra bucks you might spend in their shop.