I recently bought a 1953 bear kodiak hunter recurve. I'm new to traditional archery. I have a crossbow and compound but now I want to try traditional. So far, shooting the recurve is great. It's a #50 bow, I shoot 125 grain field points but today I tried some broadheads on it and the arrows are hitting about 8 inches lower than the field point. Is this normal or do I need to try different broadheads?
The bow is not a 1953, that is the patent date. That label is on all Bear bows. It's probably a 1970's model. Like compounds you have to match the broadhead to the arrow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
oh ok. the arrows I have for it are goldtip expedition hunter 3555. These are the arrows that came with it when I bought it. Not sure if they are the right one. I'm new to recurves. Would I be better off using 100grain heads? I thought using 125gr would have more impact. Any suggestions as to which broadheads to use? I want to stick to a fixed blade broadhead.
Depending on your draw length 3355 are too light for a 50# bow, especially with 125 gr points Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
bender, I switched to 100gr broadheads and they fly great now. But if those arrows are too light I'll look into getting the right ones for it. that may be the reason they don't get much penetration on my rinehart target. I looked the easton website and it shows I should use the st. excels 500. I use the st.excels 400 on my compund.
Don't use the Easton chart it's infamous for being wrong for recurves. You'll want an arrow that's 100gr for every 10 lbs of bow weight. 50# bow = 500gr arrow. You'll want 400's or 5575's put the extra weight needed FOC. You can get a lot of good info on TradGang.com. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
ok, I'll check on that. Thanks for all the help. Any tips you can offer on shooting consistant groups? lol! I can get 3 out of 6 shots to hit where I want them to.
I agree and disagree with this statement. Practice with consistent technique. Because if you practice but pull the bow back differently every time then what is the point. Follow through is good to a point. Follow through pertaining to the actual shot. All this stuff you see people do after the arrow is long gone is kind of a waste of time in my mind. If it isn't a natural progression of the shot it isn't follow through.
Not 100 gr for every 1 pound, 100 for every 10 pounds. 100X5=500. ie: 40#=400 50#=500 55#=550 60#=600 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
ok. got new arrows at the right weight. now here's a new question. I shoot at a rinehart block target and at 20 yards I'm only getting around 5 inches of penetration. Does that sound about right or no? I know that those targets are rather dense and harder than a deer is. I know compounds can be faster than recurves. Do recurves get total passthrough like compounds do? these may sound like silly questions but I just want to know what to expect when I finally do take this bow hunting.
If its a new target that sound about right. Yes recurves get pass throughs. Good shot placement will insure that. Broadside shot more than quartering. It also depends on bow weight, kinetic energy, shot distance, angle, etc, just like any bow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks bowbender for all the help. I'm shooting 3 inch groups at 15 yards so far. I'm gonna keep moving out to a Max of 30 yards. I think that's gonna be my ultimate max distance. It'll probably be late in the season or next year before I use my recurve for hunting. I wanna make sure I can hit what I'm aiming at.
