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Is this a good deal on bow?

Well, for better or worse it is now mine. And he threw in a bunch of goodies. 8 arrows, 2 extra strings, a tab, shooting glove 3 finger thing, forearm guard. All I need is a target and to get that sumbitch tuned up and I'm shootin. Not bad for 200 methinks.
 
All Good Advice Given Here. I Have Three of Those Set up for Shooting Fish. You Can Get an Idea of Your Draw Length by Sticking a Yard stick Against Your Sternum, Straight Out Away From You and Your Outstretched Fingers Will Give You The Length. Close Enough For a Place to Start
 
Yeah, I'm really excited. Can't wait to shoot arrows from my saddle. Gotta pick up a target tomorrow. I know I've gotta start smaller and get good with the bow but dammit man I dont know how long I can wait till i try it :)
 
i buy stump buster tios an shoot alot of leaves pine comes just go walking threw the woods an shhot rendom ground targets i prefer this to target shooting

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They're a blast. I have a "range" set up upstairs in the attic and put a few arrows through a night. Before long you'll be looking into how to build your own, etc. I've been discouraged seeing big deer out farther than my shooting capabilities but the challenge and simplicity really makes up for it.
 
arrow30 said:
put a clothes pin on the arrow then draw as you were going to shoot, the clothes pin will slide down the arrow. that will give your your draw length . (measure from knock to clothes pin) .
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Another good way to get close is to divide your "wing span" measurement, which is ( from the tip of your middle finger across your back to the tip of your other middle finger with outstretched arms and then divide that measurement by 2.5. Incidentally, this measurement is also essentially your overall height as well. So say your wing span measurement is 72". Divided by 2.5 that comes to 28.8 inches. So figure a 29" draw length.
 
A good, durable, cost effective and silent rest for this bow if you want to "shoot off the shelf" is go to the dollar store or something like that and get their packs of "hook and loop" fasteners. They usually come in black and you can trim them and they have round ones you can use as the "side" rest along the sight window side of the bow where the "plunger" would go so to speak and the longer ones use for the shelf. Put it at the apex of the radiused shelf part as it meets the sight window. Just use the pieces that are the "loops"side up these make great off the shelf arrow rests and they usually have self adhesive on the other side. If not just get some 3m double sided tape and use that to stick them on. 3Rivers and Lancaster also have tons of options for rests too.
 
personal opinion:

that's more than I would pay for that bow. There are a ton of things to check for.
-straight limbs(really not that big of a deal as they're pretty easily fixed).
-Cracked limb tips.
- stress marks in limbs
- any checks in the glue lines
- has the owner always shot a non ff string on it
- etc.

If you're just wanting to get into one, get the sammick sage off amazon or ebay. If you're wanting another one thats a great affordable bow, look at the black hunter on amazon as well. Both of those are new bows and will be gotten for nearly $100 less. Just my opinion though.

When you get to needing a new string, hit me up. I have owned a small trad archery business for close to 5 years.
 
woodsdog2 said:
Another good way to get close is to divide your "wing span" measurement, which is ( from the tip of your middle finger across your back to the tip of your other middle finger with outstretched arms and then divide that measurement by 2.5. Incidentally, this measurement is also essentially your overall height as well. So say your wing span measurement is 72". Divided by 2.5 that comes to 28.8 inches. So figure a 29" draw length.
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I did this and came up with 28. Got really busy this week (of course because I just got a bow and want to do nothing but shoot it) so I've got my friend that knows bows coming over Sunday to help me tune, educate etc
 
woodsdog2 said:
A good, durable, cost effective and silent rest for this bow if you want to "shoot off the shelf" is go to the dollar store or something like that and get their packs of "hook and loop" fasteners. They usually come in black and you can trim them and they have round ones you can use as the "side" rest along the sight window side of the bow where the "plunger" would go so to speak and the longer ones use for the shelf. Put it at the apex of the radiused shelf part as it meets the sight window. Just use the pieces that are the "loops"side up these make great off the shelf arrow rests and they usually have self adhesive on the other side. If not just get some 3m double sided tape and use that to stick them on. 3Rivers and Lancaster also have tons of options for rests too.
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Came with the loop on the rest. Guy who sold it to me gave me same advice :)
 
DanielB89 said:
personal opinion:

that's more than I would pay for that bow. There are a ton of things to check for.
-straight limbs(really not that big of a deal as they're pretty easily fixed).
-Cracked limb tips.
- stress marks in limbs
- any checks in the glue lines
- has the owner always shot a non ff string on it
- etc.

If you're just wanting to get into one, get the sammick sage off amazon or ebay. If you're wanting another one thats a great affordable bow, look at the black hunter on amazon as well. Both of those are new bows and will be gotten for nearly $100 less. Just my opinion though.

When you get to needing a new string, hit me up. I have owned a small trad archery business for close to 5 years.
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Thanks! I ended up getting the bow for 200 and it came with an extra string, arm guard, finger glove, tab, and 8 arrows correct for bow. It's in good condition. I mean it looks like a bow from the 70's but its straight with no delamination, cracks, etc. I took it to a bow shop on the way home and they said I should have no problems with it. Has flemish (?) strings. I probably could have done better on a newer bow but am happy to get one I don't have to upgrade to start hunting. From what I read the kodiak hunter have a pretty solid rep. Hoping it works out well for me. I'll certainly hit you up when I need stuff and I really appreciate the offer!
 
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