10 Best Left Handed Recurve Bow (2023 Updated)

I’ve been into archery for 40yrs (I hunt probably 150 days a year. seriously), and this bow is all around excellent. This bow,and all October Mountain bows,are actually rebranded Samick bows. Samick is a solid name in traditional archery.

That said,this bow is solid,very well built,and shoots as good as my bows costing close to $800. The riser is beautiful, the limbs can be changed out to any weight you want,its just a solid bow,made for everyone from beginners to pro shooters.

That said,you can save $100 because everywhere else they are $149. Is the bow worth more? Absolutely! This bow shoots as good as a $1200 Bob Lee custom.

I only just received this bow and thought I’d send in a review right away. The first thing I noticed after opening the box and assembling is the excellent workmanship. Not a single blemish on the limbs or riser.

The riser itself is beautifully made and blended with nice maple. The grip fits my hand perfectly. After firing a few arrows last night, the bow draws smooth and is surprisingly quiet. There is a lot of quality packed into what some consider an entry level hunting recurve.

I’m very impressed and would recommend this bow to anyone. novice to experienced.

My boys have only shot with compounds for about 6 years now. With that being said their now 15 & 16 years old. This was their first recurve, of course they shot a few others just playing around with their friends for fun.

So we bought one just for fun. Although; this was a great first bow to buy. Definitely well made. We bought the 40lb I don’t think you would regret buying this one. We paid I think about $80. 00 shipping included for the new bow.

They’ve owed several other compounds mainly Hoyt & Bear, I would rate this of the same quality.

Nice little bow that can be upgraded with stronger limbs as the archer becomes stronger. Good balance and feel in the hand. Beautiful Gloss White limbs against the wood riser looks absolutely awesome.

Only negative is they didn’t spend much time prepping and clearing the wood riser. It is full of pits and a couple places the clear coat sagged. No big deal, just cosmetic. A great beginners bow or child’s bow.

Not a toy plastic like most, but a real wood made bow with the takedown and replaceable limbs. This is the 3rd bow purchased for our daughter, just wish I had found this bow in the 15# pull before I wasted the money on the other two plastic ones that are near toys.

Good job PSE.

I purchased the razorback jr. when for my daughter while she was in high school. It was her first bow and only had 20# rating. She adapted to it quickly and was very comfortable with it. It was the only bow they had for her in the store in a starter price range.

Two years later we gave the bow to my young nephew for his starter bow and we bought my daughter the full size razorback. It is identical to the jr. just longer and it has higher pull rating options.

We got her the 30# bow. It took her a trip or two to the range to adjust to the bigger bow but she quickly became more accurate and confident than she was with the jr. She participates in the archery club at college and she remarked the other students like her bow.

The ability to disassemble the bow is great for dorm storage and traveling back and forth to school. She loves the bigger version (and my nephew loves the jr. too). Great buy.

I bought this as a birthday gift for my 7 year old and he loves it! I wanted a quality recurve that he can grow with. I purchased the 15 pound bow and could have probably gone the 20 pound. The bow has replaceable limbs, so I can always upgrade those in the future.

PSE always makes great products and they did not disappoint with this bow.

I bought this bow about 6-7 months ago, being very new to archery. I shot it for a while and after going to archery classes and learning more about the sport 2 things have become apparent: the bow might now have been meant to shoot off an arrow rest, and the bow is not centered.

After giving my bow to a archery pro shop we determined that anything other than shooting from the shelf is going to put the arrow left of wherever you’re aiming. It’s just the way the bow was designed or manufactured.

Not being able to shoot from a rest is a bummer but not being able to have your arrows go where you want them to is worse. My opinion is if you want to start archery this is perfect. Something you can get the basics down with and wont be afraid of beating up.

But you’re going to need to upgrade if precision is of importance.

Great starter bow, reliable and solid. Riser and limbs are a great value. The bowstring leaves a lot to be desired otherwise this would be a 5 star review. I replaced it with a stick 16 strand and am getting very tight clusters consistently at 30 meters.

For the price, this is a decent bow to learn the basics of target archery. However I bought a right handed version and the arrow rest is on the left side of the bow. Shooting from the inside of the bow is a modern archery concept and while not inherently bad, it does make the bow cumbersome.

If the only thing you want to do is shoot still targets you should be fine, but any kind of advanced archery skills (moving while shooting, riding while shooting) will require a different bow. Not sure what kind of heathen would WANT to shoot in this clunky and cumbersome manner but this bow is capable of hitting still targets.

I don’t have a lot of input since I’m new to archery and this is my first bow. That being said, I’m impressed with it. For someone that has no experience and no upper body strength, it’s easy to shoot with the 25-pound draw weight.

It’s the right fit for me and for what I wanted out of my first bow. Several of my family members who have archery experience have also been impressed with it, so I’d say that’s a good sign. I’d recommend this to anyone looking to get into the sport or to anyone looking to upgrade from a youth bow to something a little more sturdy.

You can add accessories, change the limbs, or just shoot it as is. You could shoot in club meets and get your form down and you can improve, upgrade your string, and use it as a springboard to something better.

Or you can just shoot targets in your backyard for a longtime and get low poundage limbs for your kids. Nice finish on the wood, wonderful grip. I am a 67 year old man and got a 28# 62″ bow. I know you can shoot indoor competitions with this – have not tried outside distances yet.

I plan to upgrade the string, get a better 3 under tab and get arrows as closely matched as I can.

Bought this for my wife to play with. She is new to archery and it is easy for her to string up and shoot all day. The 15 lb draw will fire the arrow fast enough to shoot indoors at 20 yards w/o hitting the ceiling and it was entirely big enough at 54″ tall to accommodate myself (6’1″) shooting 30″ carbon arrows.

The quality of the product you get is exceptional. It is what you want in an adult bow and with the metal grommets already installed for sights/rests/stabilizers as well as the assortment of available replacement limb weights, you can really grow with this bow as your skills do.

I was excited about getting back into shooting archery after 20 years But I wanted to challenge myself. So I decided traditional archery was what I was looking for. I decided the bear super grizzly recurve 50# was the bow for me.

After receiving it I went right to shooting it. Shoots smooth and pretty quiet. 50# might be a bit heavy for a beginner like me to start with but I am getting better after a few weeks. I’m excited to see where this takes me shooting again.

I really like the smooth clean look of the bow. Excellent craftsmanship. Great feel in the hand.

This bow has no hand shock and is really quite. Even before I put string silencers and Velcro on the string grooves. Even with arrows that were a little bit on the light side. I did buy a new string to replace the one that came with it since I learned from the bear grizzly that the strings are not that good.

I think they changed the strings a bit since but I am not sure if it is better (switched it since it was small for my arrow nocks well). I don’t have arrows built for it yet so nothing is tuned. I cannot wait to get it set up.

I think it is much nicer looking than expected. It has a much lighter colour finish than what you see in the picture of it.

I have been shooting since I could walk but took a 45 year break. 63 now so it’s apparently like riding a bike. Photo is not representative of my normal 12 arrow ends. My SK is a #55, my next will be a 60 through TRA.

I also have the original Kodiak in a #45, it’s lighter, prettier and quieter but the grip is a little. dainty. Full disclosure: I’ve tried a shot or two with other bows but basically have always stood behind Fred Bear.

There may be better bows but I stand behind Fred Bear, the man. This is a man’s bow designed and shot by the man himself.

Ive had a few recurve bows and these are some of the better ones. Nice sturdy construction, grip feels good everything is smooth and has a great finish quality. Its no exotic wood display piece but definitely a good looking and extremely functional bow.

Way better than I thought it would be. Very good quality bow for practice, and nice quiver and great carbon arrows. If you are looking for a target practice bow this is it!!!!!

Just got. Feels nice in the hand. smooth draw and a straight shooter. Can’t explain why it so quite but it is. Not going to add silencers Only con. is the black lines on the riser to simulate separate glued wood pieces.

Makes it look really cheap but is really a nice looking bow. Came in flawless condition.

This bow is amazing for beginners or experts. Priced really well for a beginner. It is constructed really well and the limbs are holding up really well. You just need to make sure your brace height is set properly to allow less wear on the limbs.

Overall a really great bow. Would recommend to anyone starting out with traditional archery.

My 9 year old loves shooting the bow Santa left for him last year so I bought an October mountain adventure 2. 0 so I didnt have to share his. Best money Ive spent. One of the greatest ways Ive found to spend time with my son.

When he gets a little older Ill buy him one like mine. Well built & easy to assemble.

Very good quality. Wood limbs are a huge positive for it. We use it for a 11 yr old boy as a beginner recurve. We have the 24 lb limbs. Very happy with it. Our 4-H group is ordering a couple more boys exactly the same due to the high quality.

Have a pse sequoia 50#, love it, tough to beat, but i think it got beat. My 60 # sierra is beautiful, well built, put my own leather thick arrow rest on, shot it, wow, best bow i have at 35 yds. Shoots straight consistantly, arrows land where you point it.

Thought i couldnt shoot straight consistanly but i was wrong, a bow can make the difference. So i highly recommend the omp sierra. Vibration not enough to make me ad dampeners, its quiet enough, i’ll keep shooting it bare, just very impressed with its accuracy at that distance, wow.

Bow shoot well. Comes with a very good flemish twist string. Slight hand shock with lighter arrows. Wish the handle was a 1/2 to 1 inch longer but is very shootable as is.

First experience with a longbow after years with a recurve. Regret the purchase. The handshock is terrible. A shame they stopped carrying Bear’s traditional offerings. It is finished nicely and is light in the hand.

Great bow until you have to shoot it.

Owned for 3 years now, replaced the string once besides that it’s in great shape. The string slap on your arm is extreme so a wrist guard will be a must. 50 pound draw weight so not great for beginners or youth.