SouthMsBowhunter
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It's a sweet shooting bow. The price scale of things in traditional archery sort of mirrors compounds. I can go out and buy a compound fully capable of shooting deer for a couple hundred bucks. Or a flagship bow will run near $1k. In trad, prices range from Samick Sage level to Blacktail several thousand dollar bows. With the RK1, it has striker limbs, which run $550 all by themselves. The Striker takedowns (wood) are like $850 new. The RK1 can sort of be thought of as a Stiker takedown with a machined aluminum riser (designed by New Breed) in that regard. I'll put it this way, I haven't been disappointed in the way it feels and shoots.Hate to dig this far back, but have you remained happy with your RK1, and do you think it is worth paying as much as a compound? One of the main attractions to a recurve or longbow is hopefully finding something cheaper than the current compound prices. (Which I think are kind of ridiculously high)
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Thanks. I get a lot of compliments on that room.Beautiful bow and great man cave, Tom!! Jim Brackenbury was certainly one of the premier bowyers before his passing. I can't identify what quiver you've got on your take down. I'm looking for a strap on bow quiver but don't recall seeing a quiver like that anywhere.
I started with a Kodiak Special back in the mid 1970s...killed some rabbits with it. I shot a running rabbit at 40 yards during the earliest days. My buddies thought I was Fred Bear.
Switched to compounds for about 10 years and then started getting sick of all the tech, so I bought a Brackenbury Drifter in 1992. I ordered it in 62#...big mistake. Way too heavy for a "starter" trad bow. Bought 51# limbs for it but I'd already developed some bad habits from shooting the heavy Brackenbury limbs.
Then Jim Brackenbury died tragically and I decided to put his bow on the wall.
I then bought a bow around 1998 from a local guy...Bill Kerner. An Allegheny Mountain Recurve...60", 55#@28" but I draw about 27". It's not as fancy as some high end bows, but I love it. The handle is perfect for me and it's a sweet shooter. I actually helped Bill build the bow so it's a little more special.
I've shot pretty much every type of arrow but I've settled on Alaska Bowhunter Grizzly Sticks. As far as I know, they are the only tapered carbon shafts on the market. They shoot great!
I like a single bevel head. I shot Eclipse single bevs for a while and they worked fine, but I swicthed this year to 150 grain single bevel Samarai. Killed one doe and I'm very impressed.
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I agree 110% with the idea of going light poundage...that cannot be overstated. The fact that you are 6'1" probably means you will have a longer draw. Longer draw shoots a faster arrow (at equal draw poundage) so you, drawing 45 pounds at 29"will have better energy than me drawing 45# @27". The point is that you could easily kill deer with 45# @ a longer draw length. Hey, 45# is decent at 27" for deer but it's better at 29".Ok fellas, I am on the fence of whether to venture into the trad world or not..... what initial set up would you suggest I get. 6'1" if that matters. Set being, bow, string, and arrows and what ever else I would need. Thanks
So this is the black bow?Here a review from Lancaster’s and it’s called the Galaxy “Ember” here.
Where are you located? There are traditional shoots all around the country. I suggest you attend one near you and try out numerous bows of various styles, lengths and weights. There will be vendors selling new bows and vendors selling used bows and they are all more than willing to let you shoot their bows. You can always pick up a cheaper lower poundage bow to start with and then trade up to a better or nicer bow to hunt with at a later date.Ok fellas, I am on the fence of whether to venture into the trad world or not..... what initial set up would you suggest I get. 6'1" if that matters. Set being, bow, string, and arrows and what ever else I would need. Thanks