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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: ADAMS on January 11, 2010, 09:22:59 PM

Title: Looking for a starter bow for target shooting that's under $100 - Advice?
Post by: ADAMS on January 11, 2010, 09:22:59 PM: I last shot a bow about 30 years ago and am looking for a cheap bow that I can do some target shooting with. I'm not looking to drop more than $100.

Any advice on decent bows or bows I should stay away from? My son has a Martin 50" that Wholesale Sports had for $25.
Title: Re: Looking for a starter bow for target shooting that's under $100 - Advice?
Post by: littlebuf on January 11, 2010, 09:46:18 PM: http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/spo/1548201411.html

scrape up another 25 bucks and this might work for ya. looks like theres plenty of ammo with it. do a search on craigs list theres a bunch of um
Title: Re: Looking for a starter bow for target shooting that's under $100 - Advice?
Post by: littlebuf on January 11, 2010, 09:51:11 PM: http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/spo/1546450882.html

could probably get this one for 100 or less i bet
Title: Re: Looking for a starter bow for target shooting that's under $100 - Advice?
Post by: hunt4 on January 11, 2010, 09:58:26 PM: Just remember you usually get what you paid for ;) and if you go to a pawn shop it will be a little less than you paid for.
here is a smoking deal fo you

its 100 bucks

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1104330
Title: Re: Looking for a starter bow for target shooting that's under $100 - Advice?
Post by: ADAMS on January 11, 2010, 10:07:44 PM: Thanks guys.
Title: Re: Looking for a starter bow for target shooting that's under $100 - Advice?
Post by: Todd_ID on January 12, 2010, 09:00:26 AM: My two cents is that the $100 budget is pretty thin for anything target related. I think you'd be happier borrowing a friend's old bow for a while to decide if you like it or not. If you do enjoy shooting a bow well enough to budget in a purchase, then you'd be $100 ahead. You can be a top shooter with the lower end of the new bows in the $400 price range, and you can get a used top-end one from about 3 years ago for about the same price. Practice and learning is what brings out the enjoyment of it, and I think the $100 purchase now would be regretted when you decide that you really do like it and want to jump in.