I am looking for some feedback on a good Take-down recurve bow.

 

Background - Back in the late 70's / very early 80's I was heavy into archery as a teen. I started with a cheap recurve and saved my dollars to buy a use Shadow 300 which was a decent compound for the day. As I got taller, my draw length put me out of the 'stock' range of 28 to 30 and I stopped shooting. I recently with the changes in NJ bow hunting laws decided to get back into it.

 

Last year I bought a nice used PSE 60# that had a 30" draw and I figured with those new fangled mechanical releases I would be golden. Not so much. I like to have deep weld into the corner of my mouth with my thumb knuckle. Even with the release I feel like I am only doing a partial draw. I am NOT a big fan of the mechanical release and am looking to buy either a nice take-down recurve that I can 'over draw' a couple of inches. My understanding is that you typically gain about .5-.75 lbs per inch beyond idea draw length.

 

Back to basics...simple sights, glove release, string silencers, string eye peep and practice, practice, practice.

 

So with that said, I will be heading to my local archery shop, but wanted to get some feed back on the take-down brands.

Can't vouch for other brands, but I also have a PSE take-down. It's OK for casual target shooting, but a little while ago, a limb cracked (after many years of use) and because it's a proprietary design, I had to get a new one from PSE.

 

If I had the money, I'd get an ILF riser. I like archery, but not enough to justify a fancy bow like that. My stuff is all second-hand that doesn't quite fit me but is still lots of fun.

 

Good luck with it.

Been hunting with Bear Custom Take Down for many years........expensive, but never a problem.

I read in several reviews that the PSE had some limb problems. The problems seemed to be around 2008 and have not seen any more recent complaints about them.

 

I think I saw the Bear was around $700 bills on some sites.

I read in several reviews that the PSE had some limb problems. The problems seemed to be around 2008 and have not seen any more recent complaints about them.

 

I read the same thing, and I'm pretty sure mine falls into that category. Bought this one in 2009. I paid about $100 used. That said, the bow got some hard use. Overall, I'm happy with it.