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Who makes a regular old style recurve bow? About a 50lb pull. I don't care for pulleys and wheels or laser sights. I just want to fling some sticks in the back yard.

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martin & bear both make a good recurve,but hold on to your wallet ,some of them cost as much as a compound

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meister, I see tons of these in antique and second hand stores for about $25. Good ones too. Bear, Browning etc. Some might need a string but overall most are like new. RD

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I wish there were deals around the NW like that ,it just does not exist like that here :sad:

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There are several makers out there, some are mass produced, and some are custom made, and there several in between.

Cost is always a factor, and inteded use. Most catalog stores have one or two styles listed.

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I shot an old Dave Howatt, 55 pound recurve.I used to bowhunt with it,then I started bowfishing with it.I recently retired it as a piece of history.
Been lookin for a black widow for a spell to bowhunt with but I have a sweet Diamond bow.Figure I`ll hunt with the recurve some and the Diamond some,,,

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You might want to look on something like craiglist? Or look around for someone building 'self-bows'?

I'd vote:

Fred Bear - should be able to get into the weight your looking for around $499.99(-ish)

Martin - makes a great take down in that weight class for about $699.99

That just what I carry at work. I'm not a big 'wood guy'(now that sounds wrong in a few different ways-where is that Enzyte?), so I'm not going to say I know how these shoot compared to something really nice. You could call a friend of mine that deals with a LOT of wood(not going there again). He can be reached at (501) 663-2245 {Archer's Advantage in Little Rock, AR}

Scott (give him a call) B