Newbie.... good bow or waste of money?? HELP!!!

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Newbie.... good bow or waste of money?? HELP!!!

#1 Post by Mattduncan1990 » Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:32 am

Hi all.

Just got myself a bow, have no archery or hunting experience at all but figured I'd get into it

Now, ive just got myself a Redzone Assassin pack.... have been told mixed things

Was told to swap out to a Bear.... tried to but the owner of the shop wouldnt let me as "redzone assassin is a far better bow and package"

Is this true or some **** to make a sale and quick buck??

All feedback welcome, thanks in advance
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#2 Post by greybeard » Tue Mar 01, 2016 6:59 am

Its a compound, I would suggest you try an archery site that cater for these bows.

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#3 Post by bigbob » Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:20 am

as Grey beard said its a compound .This is a traditional forum, but a Bear would be infinitely superior to a Redzone.
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#4 Post by woodie » Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:22 am

Swop it for a recurve or longbow you will have more fun.
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#5 Post by Jasonday » Tue Mar 01, 2016 6:53 pm

Dose it matter that old mate brought a compound the big difference between bear and red zone is weight it doesn't mater what other people say at least you are having a go but I think you would find a long bow a hell of a lot of fun that should be your next buy
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#6 Post by Mattduncan1990 » Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:55 am

Jasonday wrote:Dose it matter that old mate brought a compound the big difference between bear and red zone is weight it doesn't mater what other people say at least you are having a go but I think you would find a long bow a hell of a lot of fun that should be your next buy

Thanks bud. Definitely hoping to get into recurve as well just thought id start off with something a bit easier as ive never touched a bow before
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#7 Post by The Ranger » Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:04 am

G'day Mattduncan1990, as you're just starting with archery, I would suggest going to an archery club and asking to shoot a couple of different styles of bow. Longbow and recurve and maybe a few other compounds. You might find that you prefer the traditional bow much more. If that's the case, put all your time and effort into that. It's probably no use using a compound for a year or so and then realising you much prefer a longbow.

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#8 Post by clinglish » Wed May 04, 2016 1:22 pm

Glad your giving archery a go, It will change your life :)
here is a good website that caters to our compound shooting brethren
http://www.bowhunting-forum.com/forum.php
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