Recurve Bows For Sale

Welcome to usedrecurvebowsforsale.com. We’ll cover everything about recurve bows on this site and not just used recurve bows for sale but new ones and all the variations.

First A Little About What A Recurve Bow Is:

A recurve bow is a bow that has bow tips that curve away from the archer when the bow is in the unstrung state. Further to that, the string on a recurve will touch the tips unlike a long bow that does not when it it stung.

The arrow performance reason for a recurve bows popularity is that the recurved tips store more energy than a longbow and so put more cast behind the arrow. As far as bow hunting goes, a recurve bow has shorter limbs which obviously make bush bashing or even shooting from horseback much easier. Shooting from blinds on low positions such as kneeling (without canting the bow) are a little easier as well. A possible downside to the recurve for the hunter though is increased string noise. Depends where your priorities are as with anything else.

The more modern recurve bows tend to be made of composite materials in laminated forms. The materials and glues are all waterproof allowing them to be used in almost any climate. Back when most of the glues and sealers were animal based, recurve bows had to be specially taken care of in wetter climates.

We’ll use this main page as a home base to head out into the recurve bow section that suits you best.

Used Recurve Bows For Sale: In this section are links and resources to used recurve bows for sale. We’ll talk about what to watch out for when buying a used recurve bow and the best places to look so you can get a great deal.

Takedown Recurve Bows For Sale: Take downs are great for ease of packing into the bush as well as for those hunting trips that put you on a plane. There’s more to talk about of course but we’ll save all that for the take down page here:

Custom Recurve Bows For Sale: When you know exactly what you want in a recurve bow but just can’t find it in a commercially produced bow. On this page I’ll tell you where to get some handmade recurve bows and what people are saying about them. I recently visited a couple of boyers in my area and man I love visiting those guys and their shops. There are always cool pieces of kit and pictures from old hunts.. and the smell of wood.

We also talk about all the different smaller categories as well. Things like archery recurve bows and target bows versus hunting bows. Wooden recurve bows, traditional recurve and the more modern composite recurves.

We’ll also cover some of the most popular commercially available recurve bows for sale from the major players in the business and give you some reviews from fellow recurve bowhunters and target archers. If you have any info you would like to share, please feel free to contact us at:

As the site grows, I will be adding in sections on recurve bow making as well. It will be a slow process as I gain experience but it will be fun to share it with you all. Along with that I will also share my reviews on some accessories as I buy them. Specialize recurve arrows and sites for the non-traditional folks might make it on here but I am a traditional archer by blood so that make take a while for me to get to.

At any rate, welcome to UsedRecurveBowsForSale.com and I hope you enjoy the read!