Hi all,
After not seeing that many reviews on some of the chinese horsebows on Ebay and having a bit of cash spare I have decided to get myself one and share everything on the forum about the build quality, how it shoots and will keep updating as I go.
I will be getting the bow from this seller who apparently is a very large supplier of such basic bows with the cheapest bow coming in at around ?55 plus ?10 delivery for the bow and string.
Snakeskin Bow, Pigskin Bow items in SuperMakert2012 store on eBay!
I might go for a kit with the arrows together as a set for around ?110, but might just get the bow for around ?80 and get the arrows seperate - looks like you can get 12 wooden arrows for around ?45 (only need 6 so the rest will be spares etc). The kits do however come with a bracer and finger tab. I am not too concered about that as I have a bracer and will be looking to use a thumb ring, I already have a platform tab for my recurve bow.
I will look at something like a 40 pound bow - its much heavier than I currently use but its something that I would work towards to be able to shoot eg a goal. I just need to work out what spine arrow I would need for the 40 pound bow - the spine numbers on the arrows for sale there are slightly different lol which is why I am tempted to go with a kit option.
Once I do decide on the bow I want I will keep this thread updated, I am fairly new to archery but plan to have a range of bows and shoot different styles. I am sure there are other people out there who are in the same position as me who are thinking about getting one but aren't sure. Hopefully when I choose a bow and give the initial feedback it will help everyone else.
After not seeing that many reviews on some of the chinese horsebows on Ebay and having a bit of cash spare I have decided to get myself one and share everything on the forum about the build quality, how it shoots and will keep updating as I go.
I will be getting the bow from this seller who apparently is a very large supplier of such basic bows with the cheapest bow coming in at around ?55 plus ?10 delivery for the bow and string.
Snakeskin Bow, Pigskin Bow items in SuperMakert2012 store on eBay!
I might go for a kit with the arrows together as a set for around ?110, but might just get the bow for around ?80 and get the arrows seperate - looks like you can get 12 wooden arrows for around ?45 (only need 6 so the rest will be spares etc). The kits do however come with a bracer and finger tab. I am not too concered about that as I have a bracer and will be looking to use a thumb ring, I already have a platform tab for my recurve bow.
I will look at something like a 40 pound bow - its much heavier than I currently use but its something that I would work towards to be able to shoot eg a goal. I just need to work out what spine arrow I would need for the 40 pound bow - the spine numbers on the arrows for sale there are slightly different lol which is why I am tempted to go with a kit option.
Once I do decide on the bow I want I will keep this thread updated, I am fairly new to archery but plan to have a range of bows and shoot different styles. I am sure there are other people out there who are in the same position as me who are thinking about getting one but aren't sure. Hopefully when I choose a bow and give the initial feedback it will help everyone else.
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