I'm looking at getting a new, not so expensive recurve. Either the Samick Sage or the Martin Jaguar. Question is one any better, quality wise than the other ? thanks
A guy on Youtube said the Martin Jaguar snapped and Samick is made in Korea... I have a Samick guitar but not a Samick bow... I wonder if Martin is the guitar maker too.
I have a sage and for the money it's not a bad deal. If you are looking to get started in traditional archery definitely a winner as if it does not work out its great for bow fishing.
The Samick Sage seems to have a pretty good reputation where as the Martin Jaguar had some problems in it's early days. But I believe the Martin company changed owners not too long ago. I'll probably go with the Sage, but will wait a bit.
I've read postings of Sage's risers snapping and limb bolts and pockets not aligned properly. You pay your money, you take your chances. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've been shooting a 35lb jaguar since January. It is a fun bow to shoot but I havs nothing else to compare it to
I was looking at both of these bows myself. I was receiving more recommendations for the Samick Sage so I just recently picked one up in 40#. I have only been shooting it for a couple of days now, but I am making good enough shots to kill a deer at 40 yards. I am unsure if the Martin is the same, but I was able to add a 3 pin sight, arrow rest, and a bow quiver. I set up some Beman ICS Hunter 400 arrows with Zwickey Eskilite 135gr 2 blade broadheads and I am heading into the woods to see if the faster draw and release will help me stalk deer any easier. I haven't tried the Martin, but I am very happy with my Samick Sage.
That's almost exactly what I wound up doing, # 40 Sage, Beaman ICS Pro 400's 31" long and some older Bear Razor Heads, about 140 gr. I put a fast flight string on it and a flipper rest from Three Rivers. I'm a happy camper. thanks for the replies...
I have the samick journey. It's the same thing as the samick sage but is 2 inches longer than the sage. each limb is an inch longer at 64 inches rather than 62 inches for a 29 to 30 inch draw length. It does shoot nicely. My initial problems with the Samick Journey were ordering it from Lancaster Archery and the limbs not fitting in the riser and I couldn't bolt down the limbs. Lancaster archery did replace it until I got the right combo that worked. If you're buying locally this won't be an issue though. I feel like the bow is a brick after an hour or so of shooting. After using long bows in the past, I would rather go back to a long bow than ever take the samick journey on a hunt. Long bows are lighter to carry from what I have experienced. I haven't shot the bow for a year and a half now. When I do pick the bow up again I am likely to sell my samick journey first. It is 45#. A great pro to the take down bows is the travel and break down factor. Never used the martin jaguar, as I like the wood look to a bow.
