A cocktail of wanting to try a longbow mixed with the dings my Stalker took in the woods last season with a dash of lack of judgement led this box to my door today.
I wanted to try a longbow but wasn't about to drop much coin to do it (yet). So, I ordered a cheap takedown Black Hunter longbow in 50lbs. I researched it a bit, and made sure I found one that advertised as a laminated riser and with the bamboo core limbs. For $110 I wasn't expecting much, but out of the box, it didn't seem too janky.
I slapped a Bear Weather Rest on it, tied on some nocking points, set the brace height at about 7 3/4", and put some cat whisker silencers in the string.
First thoughts, it shoots where I want it. And at a little more poundage than my Stalker, don't shoot the softer side of the 18 in 1.
It feels pretty good in hand, and is a lot quieter than I expected based off the reviews I read. All in all, I think I could kill a deer with this thing this fall.
At the end of the day, I wanted to go shoot a couple more. 3 more arrows at 18, pretty solid results.
The one little issue, and this is probably a me/form issue, but it pops my forearm on most shots. I grabbed an arm guard for the first time In probably 18 months. I even took one group at 40 yards and had a (for me) acceptable basketball sized group at 40. So far, for a cheap piece of Chinese equipment, not that bad.
I wanted to try a longbow but wasn't about to drop much coin to do it (yet). So, I ordered a cheap takedown Black Hunter longbow in 50lbs. I researched it a bit, and made sure I found one that advertised as a laminated riser and with the bamboo core limbs. For $110 I wasn't expecting much, but out of the box, it didn't seem too janky.
I slapped a Bear Weather Rest on it, tied on some nocking points, set the brace height at about 7 3/4", and put some cat whisker silencers in the string.
First thoughts, it shoots where I want it. And at a little more poundage than my Stalker, don't shoot the softer side of the 18 in 1.
It feels pretty good in hand, and is a lot quieter than I expected based off the reviews I read. All in all, I think I could kill a deer with this thing this fall.
At the end of the day, I wanted to go shoot a couple more. 3 more arrows at 18, pretty solid results.
The one little issue, and this is probably a me/form issue, but it pops my forearm on most shots. I grabbed an arm guard for the first time In probably 18 months. I even took one group at 40 yards and had a (for me) acceptable basketball sized group at 40. So far, for a cheap piece of Chinese equipment, not that bad.