Where can I buy a basic bow for archery?

7 Responses to Where can I buy a basic bow for archery?

1. silverfox9605 says:

   May 20, 2009 at 2:08 pm

   Any sporting goods store
2. Little*Miss*Goody*Two*Shoes says:

   May 21, 2009 at 5:36 pm

   Cabellas, thats where my brother got his.
3. Bobbie says:

   May 24, 2009 at 1:26 pm

   Any sporting goods store will be able to help you out. I would buy something for “starters” and see if you like it before buying a really expensive bow. My husband bow hunts and his bows are over 1,000 a piece.

   Oh and I believe you have to be 16 to buy a bow…but it depends on the state. Here in MT, you just have to take a bow safety course (you can get it at 12 years old).
4. farmboy702003 says:

   May 24, 2009 at 1:50 pm

   1st find a Bow shop in your area. If you are interested in a compound bow it will need to set up for you. It will need the correct length of pull and draw weight for you. The guys at a custom bow shop can assist you with all the info you need to get started. Also most of them have an archery range so you can try out a few different ones & pick the one that’s right for you. Good luck.
5. klooch1 says:

   May 27, 2009 at 5:48 pm

   Raindrops, a fiberglass, left hand/right hand, recurve bow of around 30 to 35lbs max at a 28″ draw weight is normally considered a good choice for ladies beginning in target archery. This will allow you to stick,(with moderate practice), standard targets out to 120′ with the average “off the shelf” arrow. You can look at them on line at, fsachery.com and 3rivers archery.com. They will cost around $100.00. Or, you can go the Pawn Shop/Yard Sale route and save big. BUT, take someone who knows about these bows with you before you buy as an old, or “left out” fiberglass bow/string can be dangerous to shoot. Need more info email me back.
6. Kyudoka says:

   May 29, 2009 at 1:36 pm

   go to .com there are list of bows for sell there ..

   a good co . for price is

   I’ve had good deals with them …they ship fast ..

   no age on archery , my son is 3 he has a bow …its cheesy but he loves it … hahah me too…

   find a range near you ……..they will help you …
7. archerdude says:

   May 30, 2009 at 4:33 pm

   Forget about the “big-box” stores like Cabela’s and Gander Mountain, unless you enjoy spending a lot of money on stuff you might not want to keep. Sure, they will let you try out some of the bows – but they DO NOT carry very much in the way of inexpensive equipment (and what inexpensive equipment they do have really isn’t worth having if you are going to SERIOUSLY get involved in bowhunting…).

   Go to an archery shop, one that deals SPECIFICALLY in archery. Stay away from any shop that “happens” to also deal in “normal” sports like football or hockey or – worse – guns; archery will not be their main-stay, and even if it is they will probably be too focused on the non-archery stuff to be completely helpful on the sport of archery. (hey, who really wants a bow when a gun is so much more “fun”?) In St. Paul, MN, there is a shop called “B’Wana Archery” (they have a website, look it up on Google), and they always allow folks to try out the different bows they have at NO CHARGE; do a web-search for similar archery shops in your area (you didn’t say where you live, so I can’t help you there…). Also, you will be treated with real respect at a shop dedicated to archery, asking you what YOU want, and they will help you find what is best suited to your particular needs/style – instead of just telling you “This is what everyone is using…” and pressuring you to buy what they want you to buy.

   Since you are most likely just starting out in the sport of archery, I suggest you go with a bare-bones, no-frills fibre-glass one-size-fits-all “kid’s bow”. They are available for a low price, usually less than $40, they come in a variety of draw-weights – and there are plenty of “He-Man” professionals who use them for off-season training so you don’t have to be worried about being a “wimp” just because you have one. (Don’t be concerned about how much “power” the bow has, it isn’t important in the beginning – whether you can handle it is.) I’m not about to tell you what kind of bow you “need” (as in compound bow or recurve/longbow), since I have absolutely no idea what kind of archery you are interested in, whether target or hunting. I am only suggesting an inexpensive bow with which you can begin without obsessing over the price….(You really do not need a $1000 bow to go hunting…but it sure can be nice to look at.)

   There may, or may not, be an age limit on the purchase of archery equipment – it depends on where you happen to live. Check with the local authorities (meaning the cops or City Hall, not the local caffe-klatch “experts”). Where I live, a bow is apparently considered a weapon only during hunting season….there aren’t any local ordinances against carrying one around town in the summer, anyway. As one person has already said, kids as young as 3 years old have bows, although their parents are usually the ones doing the buying – but if a 16-year-old can buy a pellet-gun, they should be able to buy a bow.

   Just remember to go to an ARCHERY shop, not K-Mart or Wal-Mart – or Gander Mountain. If they don’t CONCENTRATE on archery, they most likely won’t be able to HONESTLY help you find what is best for YOU – and if you ain’t happy with it, you ain’t gonna stay with it.