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used bow all set up way less expensive...........

I agree. Quiet, smooth, fast and quality made for not a ton of money. Ive been shooting my Mathews for close to 15 years now and every time i "think" I'm ready for a new bow a trip to my local pro shop changes my mind! Buddy of mine just spent almost $2K on a new rigged out Mathews and that wasn't even the "top of the line" model.

Something lightly used may also be a good option. Bring him to the pro shop, get him measured, see if there's a few bows there he can shoot whether it be new or used and go from there. Several years back there used to be some good deals to be had on compound bows on eBay. I bought a Fred Bear "Instinct" on there as a back up years ago. I loved that bow. Was almost as quiet, smooth, and fast as my Mathews for about a 3rd of the price. Good Luck!

Randall

I'm selling this cheap, $250

Perfect starter bow, if he like archery, he can sell it and move up

but its right handed

taking offers

I would go to a shop and have him shoot several as well. I was thinking about getting back into archery a couple years back. Bear Archery had their entry level package bow at a steal ($300-400). I REALLY wanted to like the higher end stuff, but after shooting the Bear, I loved it. I was launching VERY tight groups after not touching a bow for 15 years. That's not a testament to my skill, but rather how easy and "shootable" their bows are.

I tried PSE, G5, and some of the higher end stuff just to compare.

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