Archery question opinions sought

[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. :-)