Toparchery Archery Takedown Recurve Bow Hunting Long Bow Alloy Riser - Right Hand Black - Draw Weight 30lbs 40lbs - with Arrow Sight, Arrow Brush

Really awesome bow to start off on the heavier draw weights.PROS: if assembled and tuned correctly, shots are pretty intense and lethal you can hunt with this if you hunt. It also has various screw in holes to adapt almost about anything, stabilizer; sights; arrow rests and quivers. Easy to disassemble and fit into some backpacks.CONS: its hard to quick fire with this long bow due to the alloy riser not being equal. Depending on the side you shoot.The riser only allows you to fire from one side only. Also that brush it comes with is alright, not great because it damages feathered arrows through time.Also when assembling the bow, the riser might throw you off at first, but its not rocket science to figure out. I have photos to help

The media could not be loaded. I wasn’t expecting much from a budget-friendly bow, but the Toparchery Takedown Recurve definitely surprised me—in a good way.Build & Performance:The riser feels solid in the hand, and the limbs are sturdy enough to handle repeated shooting without warping. The bow shoots smoothly with decent power and accuracy, especially for casual target practice. Once tuned properly, it’s very satisfying to use.

Excellent bow, just the right draw weight for learning and experimenting. Disappointed in the complete lack of instructions. There were some safety warnings in Chinese (very helpful — not!) and zero details about how to put the thing together. I had some extra parts I didn’t know what to do with and studied the pictures on the amazon listing to figure out where they went, though I still don’t know what they are for! But I got it to work and it’s a lot of fun. I had a party last weekend and several guests wanted to try it out and had a blast.

I’ve been using this bow for a few days now and I’ve easily put about 600 arrows down range with it. It didn’t come with any kind of instructions, but it’s easy enough to assemble. If you’re unsure then there are YouTube videos that explain how to assemble a bow. It’s very sturdy and feels good to shoot. I started getting in a groove with it and ended up splitting a bullseye arrow. It’s a great bow for sure, especially for the price.

Revised review now with more experience. I measured draw weight with hand-held scale ( same as sold for luggage) and it was exactly 40 lbs with supplied string. My earlier review mentioned the bad idea of moving the capture rest in front of the riser. These and whisker biscuits should stay behind and close to the riser to minimize inadvertent bow torque effects and reducing time of rest contact during the significant (and variable direction) arrow flex that occurs during firing.The photos just show how the “cock” or index vane must be upright for capture rests so variable knocks are needed in arrows so the slot is parallel to bowstring, 90° from how most arrows are shipped (so cock vane is horizontal, away from riser with traditional rests, magnetic rests, and shelves.)In “Questions” one reviewer said the bowstring supplied is 51” but should be replaced with 53”. BUT, I measured just over 53” on the bow, under tension, with the supplied string. i also successfully tried 55” string to reduce force a little.Remember to twist the bowstring ~6-12 times before stringing, not mentioned in the inadequate instructions. Adding “otter balls” helps silence and smooth twang. I needed to replace the capture rest brushes, which wear. Sometimes SAS offers a whole capture rest for $5, the cheapest way to get 3 new brushes. I replaced sight with 3 pin optic fibre, ~ $12, though many cost much more. (Hint: a drop of bright color on the bow string to visually line up during draw with the sight, arrow or landmark on the riser functions like a “peep.”)Excellent value, less than 1/2 the price of comparable products. I suggest trying to compare with Tophunter bow with same riser but true recurve limbs. (This one is really a takedown long bow, without curvy limbs.) Those reviews say the “30lb” is more like 18 lb. Maybe that’s because of the limbs. I can’t comment on the 30 lb model of this version but 40 lb is accurate.Aug 1, 2021: Still great @ 2 1/2yrs and incredible value as they’ve further reduced to $50.

A great bow for a budget brand hawkeye. Assembly is simple and easy but once you actually shoot it...it feels like ray Charles is playing robin hood. The arrows veer off to the left or right. Power is lacking...but you will look cool!....kinda.

You are going to sink arrows into things deep. It thunks and thwacks. The set up video is trash, But once you assemble it the first time correctly, it gets better. What holds the arrow is genius.This bow gets a low mark because it's not an instant setup. There's a way you can keep the string on the arms and have the arms fold and unfold. This thing requires specialty tools and time to put it all together. If it was a one package folding bow, It would be elite. This is a bow with some assembly. It is not a quick fire hip bow.I cannot speak to accuracy because I am not a professional archer. I found it very difficult to sink arrows accurately into my targets. I think that is due to my skill though. The bow certainly has a lot of power.You can't go wrong with forty four dollars, This is the cheapest high power bow you can buy. It is probably The elite premier bow for people looking to get into it. But due to the bad manufacturing video, And the finnicky pieces, And the lack of an instant assembly option... It gets a low mark. Good if you just want a bow to mess around with. It's not really a reliable combat side arm.If all of the pieces fold into one complete carrying unit, Then it is a great bow. It doesn't even have storage for the tools you need to assemble it, On the main body... You have to keep those separate. It's for this reason it gets three stars instead of five.