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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Need help with a bow Oct 4^th, 2011 at 4:02pm I can get a long bow for 40 Euros thats around 55 dollars Its 30 LBS and its 24 inch long, it has a nylon string, and there are no arrows included I asked him what wood the bow is made of so i am still waiting for the reply Do you guys think its a good deal?
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Reply #3 - Oct 4^th, 2011 at 5:19pm

I'm thinking that is a left handed bow; from the position of the red arrow rest. You a lefty? ... if so you might like it
seems a little in the light weight side at 30# Might be OK to learn the basics. .... OOPS! I just read 24" for the length ...

eh ... no I would definitely stay away from a self bow that short that claimed to be a long bow.

I'd look for something around 60" long because the bows draw length ( arrow length) is related to the bow length.

YMMV. I would not buy it .... I would allow someone to pay me to haul it away.

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Thunder Chief Funditor Offline Don't Panic! Posts: 838	Re: Need help with a bow Reply #4 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 2:19am At least one of those pictures is reversed. The arrow rest changes sides. Jauke, is the bow 24" long, or does it have a 24" draw length?
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Reply #5 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 8:31am

You could probably make one just as good for only the cost of a $10 red oak board. I personally wouldn't buy it cause it really isn't a well known manufacture, It seems to have a 1 inch brace height which will give you a mean hand slap, if he stores the bow strung he would also know nothing about archery, and a 24in bow with a stiff handle will give you about a 7in draw. Wink

Also after about a month of shooting 30lbds will feel pretty weak, kind of like the limp fish handshake, that is the way it was for me at least.

I was pretty good at slinging like 10 years ago.

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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Need help with a bow Reply #6 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 10:46am Thunder Chief wrote on Oct 5^th, 2011 at 2:19am: At least one of those pictures is reversed. The arrow rest changes sides. Jauke, is the bow 24" long, or does it have a 24" draw length? Ow that could be, he said it draws 30 # at 24 inches, sorry i am new to bows
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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Need help with a bow Reply #7 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 10:47am The guy replied to me and he didn't now what wood it was made of , I am not going to buy the bow, thanks for the help guys!
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Reply #8 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 10:48am

AncientCraftwork wrote on Oct 5^th, 2011 at 10:46am:

Thunder Chief wrote on Oct 5^th, 2011 at 2:19am:

At least one of those pictures is reversed. The arrow rest changes sides. Jauke, is the bow 24" long, or does it have a 24" draw length?

Ow that could be, he said it draws 30 # at 24 inches, sorry i am new to bows

Yeah, that's draw length, though that's still pretty short. If you're a tall, or even average sized guy, that's going to be a real short draw.

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cuallaidh Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 123 London, ON, Canada Gender:	Re: Need help with a bow Reply #9 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 1:35pm AncientCraftwork wrote on Oct 5^th, 2011 at 10:47am: The guy replied to me and he didn't now what wood it was made of , I am not going to buy the bow, thanks for the help guys! wise choice, its not a bad looking toy bow, but it is basically a toy bow and you'd get bored of it awfully fast.
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TS308 Tiro Offline Whip it, whip it good!! Posts: 48 Allegheny Mountains Gender:	Re: Need help with a bow Reply #10 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 6:38pm It's a good price for a child's bow if it is of good quality.
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