Hello all, As the title says I'm completely new to the forum, and bow hunting, but I'm interested to start (gotta extend my hunting season somehow). I have inherited a Blackhawk hornet recurve from my grandpa (1960ish) and its a bear to shoot. I want to look into a new/used compound in the 200ish range. Any advice on names/brands to look for? Thanks for the help! -Ben
You can find older Hoyts/Reflex's, Bears, PSE's and Martin's for that price all day long. New that price will be hard to hit. I killed my first deer with a 1999 Reflex pulling 55lbs. Nothing special but it got the job done. Goodluck and welcome to the forums.
I'm on a budget, so I'll probably stick with used. But I'll look into those names. I'm just worried I won't get a good shot placement with that recurve and end up bleeding an animal for miles. Not how I want to take my first bow-deer.
Mission by mathews are great bows. Im like you, not made of money, so spending a grand on a bare bow was not an option. My craze was 299 new for the bare bow.
I have a used bow for sale in that price range. It is listed here on the forums. Shoot me a PM if you're interested.
