[Sneaky Fox]

To add: is there just an inherent bias in the trad community against lower priced bows? How much more are you getting for your money, and what more specifically are you getting, buying a black widow, bob lee, etc?

 

[Sneaky Fox]

Hey jersey boy. Yeah I was thinking more about the non sage, higher end for Samick recurves. I don't see much discussion about them. Maybe saying implying a high end bias wasn't fair. I guess the problem is that ilf bows are so popular, that's where conversations tend to go these days. I've owned quite a few ilfs but they always feel a little cold to me. Have had quite a few vintage and a couple custom wood bows as well, and am now kind of wondering if it's worth exploring the higher end Samick line or some of the Bearpaw or greatree offerings. Haven't seen much talk about them actually discussing how they shoot.

 

[Sneaky Fox]

Thanks grant and longrifle. That's the kind of info I was looking for. Wondering if the more uncommon, non sage "higher end" was worth exploring. Does Falco have a simar price point? Maybe a better question for the thread would be are there any good sub $400 options for takedown wood non ilf recurves?

 

[Sneaky Fox]

Thanks guys. I actually have several ilf and warf bows including a recently acquired loc silver hawk riser that was beautifully converted. Just looking for something different and wondering... I'm not that experienced, but it seems to me like what you are getting with an ilf and limbs like Blackmax are decent limbs and just a longer and heavier riser/bow. I guess I can't help but wondering if a 62-64" "budget" takedown with a long riser that's pretty solid or maybe even with a stab shoots almost as well. I am surprised that everyone everywhere has love for the sage, but there's no talk of the higher end samicks. Maybe it's like the above post said, just not worth the increase in cash.

 

[Sneaky Fox]

To add: I am shooting my ilfs off the shelf, so to be fair I'm not taking advantage of the ease of tuning available with plungers etc.