I knew that title would get your attention...I took my husband out today with a "dinosour" bow. It is very old. Anyway, it is the first time he ever even held a bow and hit the target everytime at 20 yards. No peep, just weird lookin' pins. Anywhoo, since I don't know anything about shopping for a bow. Is it possible to get him something decent with all or most the accessories for under $500 to get him started?
Yes, very possible, you can get a rough idea about prices on e-bay. but usually those prices are a little high. You should be able to get a 2 or 3 year old bow with all the accessories for the price you're looking for.
http://75.126.80.18/vb/showthread.php?t=462361 look at this smokin deal.......holy crap thats a steal
new bow Hi! there are some great package deal's going on at all the major retailor's,some with free shipping over $400.00 First you have to check his draw/length & figure out what weight he can handle & be comfortable with & you got it. I just purc. a martain-tracer for my son after christmas sale at bass pro ever thing but the arrow's came with it under 400.00 ordered a range finder & shipping was free bow came in 4 day's.:biggrin1:
tHIS ABSOLUTLY AUSUME(AWESOME) iT THRILLS MY SOUL TO SEE FAMILYS ASHOOTING ON THE RANGE TOGETHER SHARING LIFE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THIER LIFES. HOPE YOU CAN FIND HIM A REALLY GOOD DEAL ON A :smokin: BOW> hs
Of course it is possible to find something for him. But most importantly make sure you know what his DL is and how much he can pull back when you get a bow from a place that is other than a Proshop. There is nothing worse than getting a bow and slapping your arm everytime you shoot or unable to pull back your bow that you just dropped cash for.
Jay has a good point. Whats his wingspan, fingertip to finger tip? Mine is 75". If divided by 2.5 I'd shoot an AMO 30" bow. I use a d-loop and shoot a 29" cam. The DW should'nt be too much, but most can be turned down at least 10 pounds from max DW. Some cams have DL adjustment within the cams, and might be a safer bet if you're (he) is not sure. Better a little short than long.
