Quote (CatNCobra @ Nov 7 2009 04:27am)
I'm looking to buy a recurve bow. all wood, no plastic, fiberglass, or other materials. im looking at about a 100 dollar price range. thats just for the bow itself (string included) and i can get arrows myself.
so my questions are as follows:
-Where to buy
-what wood to shoot for
-pro's and con's to different designs
-any tips for not getting shafted
This is the design I most favor from past experience and simplisity. obviously im looking for wood like i said though, and im almost sure this is fiberglass.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/CatNCobra1/BeDb8mg2kKGrHqIH-CIEre4DGDCBK7qPyWy.jpg
i dont exactly want a 6 foot long bow because pulling something with that kind of weight behind it isnt gonna happen any time soon. probably about a 50lb pull or so max is more my speed for the moment.
to clarify also, this is for personal enjoyment and target practice. NOT for hunting.
You can use Oak, Teak. or Yew to make a Bow, these wood types are fairly common and extremely resilient.
Use recurve bows they are powerful and very reliable. Reflex bows are very difficult to fire because of the C shaped curve near the handle and a recurve near the tip, so this causes a lot of tension at the string, earning the name "Reflex" bow because you can fire short range arrows very quickly with a reflex shot, they are typically point blank, non penetrating shots.
A strong recurve bow can pierce through a tree and through an animal's skull. A typical reflex bow shot will wound an animal slightly, you can shoot some birds easily with a reflex shot.