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I'm considering either 400 spine or 350 spine. I'm aware I probably should go 400 but if I do, my GPP goes into the 8-8.5 range with the arrows I'm looking at and that's a little low for me as I might go hunting with the setup and would rather ~10 GPP.

Thus, im considering going 350 spine and upping the total weight upfront to somewhere around 225-275 grains (20-23% FOC) depending on what bareshafts the best. I don't know if this would still be too stiff or not though, so I wanted to make sure before I pull the trigger and order everything.

My specs are:

28.5" draw

30" arrow length (throat of nock to end of shaft)

Recurve shelf is cut to center

I am happy to share I just placed my deposit for a custom Javaman Elkheart. Anyone here have a bow from Gregg?

TLDR: There is no TLDR. Context is needed, and if you can't bother to read this, then you likely don't care enough to answer in the first place.

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I bet these questions are answered / ignored every day, but the archery scene is entirely too complex for me to figure it out solo.

Up till yesterday, the most I've ever interacted with a bow was in Kingdom Come Deliverance 1/2. Got to go to a ren-faire with a friend and got to shoot a bow for the first time. Loved it.

The coach was surprised I was hitting good groups from the get-go at 15 Yrds. Firearms are my thing, so maybe some of it bled over. That said, I have no clue what poundage, draw length, or size the bow was. It was a modern bow of takedown design, no sights, an arrow "ledge"(?), and I used synthetic arrows.

I want to learn on a primitive bow, capable of not just target shooting use but also capable of hunting and anti personnel use. No, I won't be using it for the latter two purposes, I have firearms for that, BUT I still want it to be capable of it regardless.

So far, I think I'm settled on getting a Sarmat Archery bow, specifically the Alan or Skolot bow in 45LB draw. What's the consensus on these? If anybody has first-hand experience with these bows or other Sarmat bows, I'd love to know what you think of them in the most detailed way possible. I also have to ask, should I get the arrow "notch" on the grip? Seems a good way to keep the looks of a longbow with a more repeatable arrow placement without having a shelf like a recurve.

If you have other bows to recommend, I'd like to know of them too, but I doubt I'd get anything that wasn't made in China-stan, or built out of recycled toilet paper.

And finally, what kind of arrows should I get? I understand most use a type of simple head for target use while using different designs for hunting, but I just want cheap, plentiful arrows for generic use. I don't have Cabelas / Dicks / Bass Pro here in Puertor Rico so these HAVE to be available online in places like Ebay, Amazon, or specialty retailers that hopefully ship to my God-forsaken island. The main thing is they have to be cheap. I'll be shooting a ton and likely breaking these things, I won't spend good money just to watch these snap on rocks. I see Sarmat sells their own wooden arrows complete for 4$ a piece so they should be around this price range if not cheaper for 6/12/24 pack of them.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and answer. If you have any counter questions for me, go ahead, and I'll answer best as I can.

Hello guys.
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Looking to buy a “compact” recurve bow. So far I’ve found the Supermag 48, and the Kodiak magnum from Bear. I shoot Mediterranean and prefer shooting off a shelf vs off knuckles… yall got any suggestions for other bows to look at? I was originally looking at horse bows… but no shelf makes me nervous. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I'm relatively new to archery (traditional) and have progressively felt more and more drawn to the longbow. I'm at a point where I want to buy my first bow, but... I've encountered a little bit of a conundrum. (TL;DR version at the end.)

A few old timers at my range who shoot traditional longbow have mentioned the Black Hunter as a fantastic first bow for its price point and versatility, and until this past week, I was pretty sure I'd just grab one of those. But... this weekend I met three relatively new archers (who I hadn't overlapped with before) who all had virtually identical Black Hunter longbows.

I hate to admit it, but I... just don't really like the idea of having the same bow as all the other beginners. Between the risk of someone accidentally grabbing my bow and a little vanity on my part, I just want something else. So I found the Southwest Archery Ghost takedown longbow, which looks like exactly what I want... but I can't find it currently for sale anywhere with the right length, poundage, or orientation. For reference, I'm a 5'4", right-handed, with a 26.5" draw length and looking for a 35# draw weight.

Even looking away from the Ghost, I'm really struggling to find a takedown longbow with all the specs I'm looking for. Ideally, I'm looking for a 62" right-hand takedown longbow at 35# for $250 or less. Even going up to 64" doesn't change the issue, and I'm not sure if that's ideal for my shorter draw length anyway. I've enjoyed the 64" SAS Gravity longbow my club owns, but I thought going down a couple inches might suit me more.

TL;DR: Trying to buy my first longbow and struggling to find one that is a takedown, right-handed, 62", and 35#. SWA Ghost looks like just the thing I want, but for whatever reason it's sold out or not available anywhere with the specs I'm looking for.

Thank you for any advice/input!