Original Black Hunter Takedown Recurve Bow 60inch with Bamboo Core Limbs Archery Hunting Target Practice

This is my first bow. After a great deal of research, I decided on a Black Hunter. The Obert brand has a lot of decent reviews and a better price than Mandarin Duck and the other well known brands. The two usual suspects when it comes to starter bows are the Black Hunter and the Samick Sage. I have a draw length of 30", and had heard that the Sage could start stacking (getting exponentially heavy) at 29" or so while the Black Hunter will not. Also, the Sage is around a hundred bucks more. The riser and limbs look good, with no visible defects. The Black Hunter logo is on the riser, but it kind of looks like a sticker, and I didn't like it so I chipped it off with my fingernail. I'm still not sure if it was paint or a decal of some kind. The riser pockets where the limbs assemble are lined with felt. The limbs are shaped differently where they assemble to the riser so you can easily tell them apart, although the bottom one also has the poundage written on it. The limbs assembled easily, and do not appear twisted. The string is ok, but the strands don't want to stay together when you twist it. I'm hoping a bit of string wax will help with that. When I pull to my draw length of 30 inches, there doesn't seem to be any stacking yet, or maybe just beginning to. It also comes with a 2"x2" piece of adhesive hair for the shelf and rest. You have to cut them to the size/shapes you want and stick them on. Mine also came with a stringer. It's the kind that clips onto both of the tips. It's horrible, and the rope comes apart from the plastic/rubber tips constantly. I tried the other kind (one end clips on the lower tip, while the other end wraps around the upper limb) with much better results. I built a jig to check the bow weight. At 28 inches, it pulls 39 lbs (close enough to the 40 lbs I expected, plus there is certainly a bit of variability in my test jig). At my draw length of 30 inches, it pulls 44 lbs. Overall, for a price south of a hundred dollars, it seems to be a good entry level bow. Just a note for you other first timers-- archery it seems is a bit of a rabbit hole. You will need several accessories to get started the right way, so do your homework and be sure you want to go through all the hassle. Youtube is your friend.Edit: I added a flemish twist string made from B55 Dacron material, and love it. I was able to install some fur silencers (can't easily do that with the stock string), and it's two-toned which looks really nice. Recommend a similar string if you want silencers, for adding a clicker, and just looking cool.

I bought this bow a month or 2 ago and I don’t regret it. Overall the bow is a great beginner and intermediate bow, well worth its pricing. Sadly I can’t say much about how loud the bow would be without silencers since I added my silencers on the string before I could shoot the bow in its most raw form. The string is great and has not needed to be changed since my purchase of the bow. I have a arrow rest on it of course and since I shoot my bow quite a lot the string has held up. Although I would recommend some string wax to preserve it for as long as you can.The bows build is good overall however some might say the grip is bulky and not comfortable to hold, however I don’t agree with this and the grip in fact allows me to shoot for a longer time.With silencers the bow is incredibly quite and is great for me since I like to shoot late at night without worrying that I’m bothering my neighbors. The look of the bow is good as well I like the dark wood look of it and the sleek look of the limbs.I would completely recommend this bow to anyone looking to get into archery.

There's not much to say other than this is an excellent bow at a fantastic price. I got the 40lbs recurve. It's very well built, easy to put together and takedown, and shoots wonderfully. The string is fine and suitable for casual shooting. The only negative is the stringing tool, which snapped after several uses. But since that was a nice throw in, and ancillary, I don't think it should count against the main product. It'd probably be fine for a lighter bow but definitely not for a heavier one.

Great bow for a beginner

Couldn't be happier with this bow for the price. Feels good and performs well.

Good quality, draw weight feels little bit off but for the price it’s worth the purchase and also looks great

Great bow to get into archery. If you are consisting getting into archery, this is a good affordable way to do it. I have both the longbow and recurve bow and they are fun to sit and look great. I love the color of the riser. Its good camo if you plan to use it for hunting. I'm taking it on my first turkey bow hunt this season. I paired it with shatterproof archerys fast flight bow string and its so much faster than the original bow string. Great upgrade. I also added limb silencers, bow string silencers and a bow limb mounted quiver. The 45 lb recurve is a quality and accurate bow.

Only opened the limbs so I don't know if the riser was any good or not but the limbs had chips out of the fiberglass when I inspected them. Returned.