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Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2025
Nice quality bow with string, light weight and beautiful finish, using for target practice.
Dug
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
Short, fast bow with a big comfortable handle. The 50lb model is easy to shoot, accurate and has good penetrating power.
Jan
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2024
A little worried about the limb twist issue after reading some reviews. Also not sure about the fiberglass quality of the black version. After one month and about 3000 shots I can say it's still a great, accurate, intuitive bow, and it still looks and works like in day one.Also I was a bit concerned about the durability of the leather like arrow pass but it turned out to be incredibly tough, same if not more durable than the white bone inlay arrow pass on my other af archery tatar bow. 3000 shots only smoothed a bit on the arrow pass, no sign of wearing out.
Tanner
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
This shortbow is powerful, and the Ottomans used it to conquer 1/3 of Europe with it. It's made from Ashwood so it's not the highest quality wood, but it is still strong, flexible, and tough. I have had this bow for a month as my first bow. I have shot roughly 1700 arrows off of it. It's accurate and really brings out weaknesses in your form. This is because mistakes get amplified due to how short the bow is. It's a great learning bow,I've read the other reviews on this bow, and nearly didn't buy it because of the bow string issues. I decided to buy it because I assumed people who complained about the bow string were probably string it themselves instead of using a bow stringer. Like your shooting form, stringing this bow with your body will bring out of your mistakes in bow stringing form, because of how short the bow is. That said, I always unstring and restring it nearly daily and have never had any issues. Hey I get it, it's cool to string a bow using your body, it even looks cool, but it's less safe and effective than using a proper bow stringer.I used thumb draw because I hope to shoot off of horseback someday. But I would definitely recommend this bow for beginners. FYI, I am 6'3", so the picture makes the bow look even shorter.
J
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2024
When receiving the bow I was really loving it. I could get pretty accurate shots.However, after it being used only a few days and less than 100 shots, it broke when I did a normal draw. I’m not a beginner and I know how to properly use a traditional bow. This is the first bow ever broken in my hands. It was dangerous and I’m glad that I didn’t hurt myself.
Matt
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2024
Good bow for introduction to asiatic archery. Looks nice and performs well for a bow of its price. I have 4 AF bows and have been pleased with their performance. Customer service is also good. I ran into a warranty issue with one and the manufacturer replaced it promptly.
Kevin Higgins
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
This bow at 48” at first sight makes you think it’s a kids bow. Mine is 40# @ 28”. Being small there was for me a learning curve. But I have put around 7000 arrows through it and it just gets better every day. But there is a learning curve. It shoot fast and flat for a traditional style bow. 30 yds is the max that I shoot it. But after 40+ years of shooting I think for me that’s far enough. Good bow worth the money. Fun to shoot and can be a tack driver.
Captain Scot
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2022
At the time of this writing this is 1 of the 2 bows I really like being offered by Amazon, and they are both sold by AF Archery. The other bow I like is the 53" Tatar bow. This bow is super light weighing about 4/5th of a pound, its fast and snappy. Built and finished very well.It has one drawback, but that's because of how fine the bow is and how short the bow is and so it should be expected. The bow is a little unstable...what does this mean? It means if you are not careful to make sure the limbs of the bow are straight after you string the bow...this means the string has been put on a little crooked. If you draw the bow like that, it will warp and destring itself violently on you. This is NOT a defect, this is what happens when you so finely tune a bow to these dimension. YOU, need to make sure you string the bow so it is straight. Get on youtube and learn how. If you are uncertain about that, then I recommend the Tatar which is a little more stable due to being a little less stressed with the added length. But this really shouldn't put you off, I am writing it hear to help prevent unnecessary returns. These two bows are my absolute favorite and I am buying another of each in heavier draw weights for hunting.
Sean Hale
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2019
This bow is amazing. I have many bows, this one is my new favourite. Very well made.
Martin Schulte
Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2019
I didn't like this bow at first, 45lb draw seemed to be too much, however you get used to it. This is a good bow that packs a punch and throws arrows where you want.
Jeanette Reim
Reviewed in Canada on March 18, 2019
Beautiful craftsmanship and not a mark on it from shipping!
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