Black Hunter Takedown Longbow

I’ve had this bow for a while now & it has surpassed my expectations and allowed me to find out what it’s like to grow into a hobby. I have the 40# longbow I’ve kept it simple and am now certain I can feed myself and my family or become Robin Hood if this were mid-evil England.

I was a little apprehensive after reading some reviews of the Glurak black hunter longbow but decided to take a chance at 100.00 dollars. The bow I received exceeded all expectations. I purchased an aftermarket flemish fast flight string and put the bow together after inspection (all was great). Initial brace was 6.75 and with a few twists it came right in at 7.35". Bow limbs were perfectly straight and the tiller came in 1/8" positive. It shoots like a 500.00 bow. Couldn't be happier... Highly recommend.

For $97, it is a very good deal. ...if you have a garage. I do, and I expected some issues, which I am working on. The riser bolts are 13 mm shorter than the riser insert, so I bought some longer bolts. Then I thought better of it, and cut the bolt heads off, and drilled / tapped some knurled solid brass Hob. Lob. drawer pulls ( housewares 50% off this week) and made it a manual takedown. Honestly I would have done it anyway. BTW, the bolts are M8 by 1.25 and NO, Sam Sage bolts don't fit. For a beginner learning to keep the arrow on the shelf, good luck. The shelf slopes downward, and there is a long slant downwards away from the riser. I'll be doing surgery on it. Be careful when you string, that your string is seated, it likes to slide outwards....surgery. The good.....beautiful limbs, very good fit and finish. Beautiful bow. I bought 30 lb limbs. It is 30.27 lbs ( average of 10 measures at 7 1/2" brace height). Fast shipping. I will be ordering more limbs , once I finish the riser.

Update: The guys that sold me this got a hold of me shortly after I made this review. They seemed really friendly and wanted to help. Said that it is a shipping issue. Could be an excuse but it is plausible wood and such does expand and contract due to temp, humidity, and pressure. Offered me ether my money back or replacement limbs. I told them to send me replacements, I do like the bow after all. They also answered some questions I had. Good customer support, much better then some other Chinese company's support that ghost you after you buy. New limbs have held up so far. Will do an update if they go bad. Overall it is a great beginner bow. And I now have some peace of mind knowing they are willing to help if you run into problems. Original review: Put it together, twisted the line to have 7" brace height (as shown in picture), strung it, and pulled it back a few times (did not dry fire). That is all it took to cause a splinter in the fiberglass lower limb. I am unsure when it happened, for all I know it was like that when I got it. I didn't see it until I was about to take the string off. The bow itself feels good; very smooth and stable. And it looks great, it doesn't look cheap at all. But the quality of construction leaves me worried. Would likely be a 4-5 star without the fiberglass splinter happening. Also, if your new to trad bows there is zero instructions on how to assemble it. This may not seem like much of an issue. It's just two bolts and a string, right? Well, if you don't know which limb is top and bottom and how much to twist the string it is an issue. For those wondering the bottom limb is the one with the writing on it, you should be able to read the poundage when you hold the bow. And you must twist the string until your brace height (the distance between the string and arrow rest) is correct (7" according to the picture).

I love this bow, i ordered one for my wife, and another gor my self. I recently switched to lefty due to eye dominance. I needed an inexpensive bow to try. So i looked on youtube for reviews. The Black Hunter was very prominent and highly rated, this and the crazy low price helped my decision. Switching hands was life changing! This bow shoots great is pretty smooth and puts the arrows where i am looking. And the price cant be beat, i just ordered one with hunting weight limbs(45) , limbs were available separately but for the cost i can keep one for stumping ( or a loaner) and one set up and hunt ready The only thing i think it needs straight away is a good string, the one it came with was a bit loud . I twisted up some flemish strings and it was even better!

I bought this bow after watching hours of reviews for something under $200 to start out with. Kramer Ammons has two fantastic youtube breakdowns on this bow (one for the recurve and one for the longbow), and I'm extremely satisfied with the purchase. (I went with the longbow.) I've shot nearly 3,000 arrows with it now, and plan to buy a fancier bow string once the basic one that it comes with wears out, but have absolutely no complaints, especially for the price. As I practice each day, my shots get more and more accurate, and I have no doubt whatsoever that my own technique and skills are the only impediment to perfection. It's relatively lightweight and quiet, though I also added a homemade wool string silencer, mostly just for fun, as I'm just using it for target practice anyway. I'm an average-height dude with average arm strength (presumably, I'm not a powerlifter or anything) and started out with the 35lb model. I'm planning to buy another 25lb bow for my wife and daughter to start out with, and if they take to the sport like I have, it will be very easy to buy another set or two of risers if they want more power thanks to the interchangeable format. All-in-all, it's absolutely delivered on the hype, at nearly half the price I thought I might have to pay to get started. 5 stars all the way.

I bought a very similar bow for $700 many years ago. This bow shoots just as smoothly as that one did. Awesome bow! Get it! You won’t be sorry.

I have bought two of these bows so far. A 40 and a 45. I cannot say enough good things about these bows. At this price point, you could get into the sport of traditional archery for under $200 and that’s crazy. I do think it is important to note that I do not believe this bow is really a takedown. I feel like the hardware included in the bow to make it a takedown is not robust enough to handle frequent breakdown and put together of the bow. This is not a big deal to me, but it may be a nonstarter for some. Also, mine has yet to fail. It just seems like the fitment is weird and with repeated use Could easily strip out.

Overall, a good product. A little pissed it didn't come with a bow stringer

Back in my 40's, I used to shoot a 75# longbow for hunting and competition. Now in my mid 70's I've lost a lot of strength due to age and illnesses. I just bought this 30# GLURAK longbow to help me regain my form and hopefully regain some strength back to shooting a 45# GLURAK bow, which I bought here recently. These bows shoot exceptionally well for such inexpensive bows. Give them a try, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Great bow, shoot well, very well made

At the price and after seeing a lot of good reviews, I thought it worthwhile to get a takedown bow. It arrived promptly, double boxed with all advertised parts present. The riser and limbs were each in a separate padded sleeve/bubble wrap. So far, I shot maybe 100 arrows with it, without even installing the hair rest or strike plate, and like it a lot. As other reviewers have noted, the grip places the hand in a good position. I'm a fairly small person and the riser is on the heavy and chunky side, but the grip is not too large to be comfortable in my hand. The bow draws nicely and I shoot more accurately with it than my other bows (a couple of low end laminated one-piece longbows and a small horsebow). It seems closer to centreshot than my other bows. Using the 25lbs limbs and at my draw length of 24", I am pulling ~20 lbs. My 28" long, 800 spined arrows with 75 grain tips seem to work decently, but I've not yet tried tuning with bareshaft or paper. I also haven't yet checked the draw weight at 28", but I'm suspecting the limbs are a few lbs overweight; they should be ~17lbs at my draw length instead of 20lbs. While I can draw the 20 lbs, it wouldn't be comfortable for long shooting sessions, so I ordered a set of 20 lbs limbs also. Cheaper, mass-produced bows like this often have more discrepancy in draw weight than higher end custom models. I'd gladly pay an extra $20 to pick a limb set checked individually. This newer Black Hunter design with the squared off limb butts is a noticeably more angular bow than the earlier version, but went with this one to be able to try switching top and bottom limb if they are out of tiller. For 50 lbs the heavy riser is probably good, but it seems overbuilt for my poundage. Great Plains Traditional Bow Company made a few youtube videos on how to modify the Black Hunter, so I'm not afraid to take a rasp and sandpaper to make it more rounded and a bit lighter. The edges of the limb tips and string grooves are also a bit sharp and unrefined, calling for a touch of sandpaper. That all said, for 2X or 3X the price I probably could find a bow that is exactly how I like it out of the box, but I enjoy tinkering. I don't even know where the closest archery store to try out bows actually is; definitely at least a day's drive away.

Good bow