Archery question opinions sought

[NorthernRaider]

Guys I was just wondering if you just wanted a " Just in case" bow, a simple basic flat bow / log bow type thing without bells n whistles or pullies etc

What bow would you buy and what would you consider the lowest PRACTICAL draw weight for a bog standard bow ?

If cash was tight would you go for a cheaper basic bow like the Barnett Sportsflight 25pound draw bow

Or have you solid reasons for believing you need to get something better just for a basic bow for EDC duty?

Could I get some opinions / suggestions for a bog standard basic EDC bow that could be picked up and used by the average family member??

Ta muchly
NR

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Forgot to say that what I'm looking for is a basic bow that can be reccomended to other preppers taking up the bow who dont want the complications of compound bow, I' trying to identify a good enough basic bow to help people get started.

[Highlander]

[Scythe13]

I wouldn't go for an English long bow. They have a huge pull and could really put your back out!

Probably a sling bow. Cheap, easy to make, won't cause you too much damage, but will to the person standing in the way of the arrow.

[Familyguy]

i would only go for a long bow ... laminated and nicley oiled.

[Timelord]

You need something compact and robust. Not quite what you proposed, but my own choice would be one of those recurve horse type bows. Mongolian, or any other nationality they are sold as. A well made one of those is probably about £100 up but it would be ideal. A draw weight of 35lb or more would be ideal for penetration and range. Going too high a poundage might be good for budding sports people, but it makes it harder to master quickly and harder to aim well and is more strenuous - on the owner as well as the bow itself. Anyway, I don't know that much about bows, so that is just my two penneth. :-)

[JD1]

[bigpaul]

I have the contact details of a guy in Somerset who will make ANYONE a horse bow of 40LB draw weight for £60 + carriage, or a long bow if you prefer, to your own design and specifications. just pm me and I will send you the email details.

[NorthernRaider]

Its quite interesting to note that bows such as the SAMICK SKB and SAMICK Polaris , Hungarian Horse bow, Korean Bow crop up time after time after time on lots of forums both archery and prepping types. Some are obviously chosen cos of
SIMPLICITY
IE a one piece lump of laminated wood, or a simple 3 piece take down type.
Others are chosen cos of
SIZE
IE the average horse bow is only a delightful 48 to 50 inches long.
and others because of
Price and Quality.

i'm pretty sure i'm not going to get even close to a one size fits all type bow, but thats not neccesarily a bad thing but I would like to see this thread continue to see how much more good advice we can get from our members.

REMEMBER NO COMPOUNDS OR X BOWS IN THIS THREAD Pretty please.

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Another point that surfaces time after time is the range of draw weights, On American sites one often sees comments about 50 to 75 pound draw weights and similar draw weights from skilled practitioners of English long bows BUT, by a great margin you see far more posted advocating draw weights from 30/35 up to no more than 45 pounds draw as being MORE PRACTICAL for the UNSKILLED AND SEMI SKILLED Archers, plus ladies and youngsters.

[Tartar Horde]

[NorthernRaider]