Where to look for used bows

[besmith]

Can anyone give me some pointers on where to look for used bows? I'm new to archery, looking for my first bow. I just passed on buying one from a friend because the bow wasn't a good fit. My wallet's a little too empty for a brand new setup, but I don't want to get ripped off on an used one either. So, I'm looking for a few places to look for options, hopefully a few places where I can shoot a few arrows before I decide to buy. Any feedback would be appreciated.

[SalmonSlayer]

Cabin Fever in Victoria will set you up nicely. They have an indoor range, so you can test them out before you pull the proverbial trigger too.

[DonBo]

There's several shops around town you could check out: Bwana's in Little Canada. High 5 in Stillwater, A-1 (my favorite) in Hudson, ever Gander Mtn in Forest Lake has a pretty good archery dept. I'm sure there's many others.

Most will have some used stuff. Even if they don't, they can at least let you know what your draw length is and have a pretty good idea of what poundage you can handle, then you could look on the interweb at some of the other "for sale" sites and find something that you know should fit you, although probably everyone on here will tell you not to buy anything that you can't see and shoot first.

Good luck!

[mnguy152]

Go to a pro shop that is close by. And do you have a friend that shoots already? Stay away from the big box stores. And go to couple of shops and see what is out there.And shoot alot of bows becuase what i like and what u like is couple of diffent bows. There is a couple of low priced bows out there that you can get for brand new. Like diamond is a good bow so is mission butshoot all of them then decide what you want to get.

[mrklean]

i have bought a couple of the internet but i would wait till your more experienced and know exactly what you need before you do that, there are lots of good deals out there

[heid0072]

Cabin Fever. Knowledgeable and very friendly staff. Usually have a descent number of used bows hanging up behind the desk and a range to fire a few arrows.

[Trev]

If you have an archery club in your area become a member. Best thing I did for my bowhuntering. Good deals from members that want to have the latest technology. Also great place to learn, meet friends, find guys to go on big trips with, find fishing and hunting spots.

[not_nuf_time]

figure out sizing of what you need then figure out the bow you want, then go to hso_archery_forum dot

[Hoyt4]

See that you are in ST. Pual head over the river to A-1 archery they will be able to take care of you there. They can find a used bow or low end bows in your price range.

[not_nuf_time]

figure out sizing of what you need then figure out the bow you want, then go to hso_archery_forum dot

Thats funny,I didn't write that, I wrote go to another archery site, that is national and has a classified with hundreds of bows for sale by owner.