Excellent review and great shooting. Love the two bows at the end ;) his and hers. I just got the new square limbs version also 45@28" and it is a shooter. I've had many excellent bows over the years. This one is every bit as good as the best ones I've had. I prefer the look of the original limbs but the new ones are apparently (idiot proof) so people don't mix them up installing the bottom limb on top etc...On the new bow they're identical and completely interchangeable. I missed the part (a bit noisy) where you talk about using a fast flight. I don't think my limb ends are as beefed up to use these strings.
Thx man and yes all black hunter style bows can take modern string material check my wife out on Facebook and Instagram St. Lawrence Traditional she makes the best strings on planet earth !
I'm really happy to hear this, I've been looking at bows because I really enjoyed doing it when I went to summer camp and this is one of the ones I was looking at. Plus I see from your other videos that we live in similar parts of Canada so I don't have to worry much about any shipping or issues. Thank you for this review! :)
Mine is in the mail , left hand 45 lb. Sinoart , I bow hunted with a compound for many years but my eyesight has made my seeing pins difficult this will be my first traditional bow . Thanks for a great review 👍
Chuck, you will love this bow , take your time, learn it, replace the string asap they are not great. My wife is actually one of north America's premier flemish string builders, she makes beautiful, quiet and fast strings ! Look her up on Facebook at st.lawrence strings, and on Instagram st.lawrence _strings send her a dm and she will set you up! Enjoy the bow 7 5/8ths to 7 3/4s is the optimum brace height , 5/8" nock height
I've had my MD Black Hunter recurve for about 18 months now and love shooting it ordered the longbow limbs about a month ago and they arrived yesterday wow they are great so smooth and easy to draw. Only been able to shoot it in the garden so far but taking it up to the field tomorrow can't wait, I have a White Feather bow which cost about 4 times the price but much prefer shooting the Black Hunter so smoooooooth !
@@psary644 I really haven't been able to shoot it much due to the bat flu but it's smooth to draw and much more accurate than me. I found it easier to draw than the recurve but I don't think it's as fast. But really glad I have it, I have fitted it with a Grisly Jim string which quieten it down and I think it's speeded up the arrow flight. Awesome bow for the money with either the recurve or longbow limbs.
Great bow,I own the mk2 hybrid longbow directly purchased it from mandarin duck,I also have owned some top end bows and these are easily as good,no stacking,smooth draw,a nice bow and amazing value
I ordered one of these... since I have a lot of other bows, crossbows, rifles, etc. Watched a lot of reviews and will try it for Turkey hunting this year, with Flu Flu arrows... and maybe deer if I like the bow enough to do that... I actually prefer my Mongolian Horse Bow but will see how I like this Black Hunter Bow... I subscribed to your channel and hoping to find videos of people actually hunting with these... if you know of any post a link... thanks and wish you the best in your archery... by the way I use crossbows and rifles and I have a very expensive rifle that has laminated wood that is exactly like the riser on this bow so for display will put those out at times just because the bow and rifle match... of course my rifle has a stainless steel barrel with nickel plating for all weather and cold conditions with a very high power scope on it... beautiful gun. Have a lot of guns as well... and now that I was forced to retire after loosing my left leg in 2018 but finally able to string a bow several months back in 50 pound draw... took a while for all that and my carbon fiber and titanium left leg... nice to be able to still load a recurve with a string... and ordered even more arrows in carbon fiber at 300 and 340 spine to see how they will do on this bow in a camouflage pattern... will see... have all kinds of arrows and bolts... for my crossbows I prefer Victory Voodoo bolts and for archer my favorite arrows so far are Gold Tip by Ted Nugent I use on my Mongolian and also another PSE bow I have for Flu Flu... very accurate and very nice... I like dropping arrows down on a target from long distance, hitting targets from above... practice that a lot as well long distance shooting. I shoot frisbies with Flu Flu arrows... much like using a shot gun to hunt... and I do have nice shot guns... my favorite is an old Bolt Action clip fed shot gun from the Korean War era... really nice gun with built in muzzle brakes as well as a built in choke... that can be taken out for shooting slugs or sabot rounds... any way... love archer and outdoor stuff... also love motorcycles... but since I'm missing my left leg now haven't got back on a motorcyle since 2018. Any way have a great day and thank you... send a link if you know of any hunting videos with this bow... appreciate your efforts in making your videos.
I have literally just bought/received this bow I haven't decided yet but the construction of it is beautiful can't wait till I do the amount of force it takes to bend it backwards it must be a lethal song happy about $126 I did pay to buy it definitely worth it
Im about to buy 2 of these as a first bow for my daughter and I. Really nervous but I guess I can return through Amazon if I gave to( 58 inch version ) what size strings should I order since everyone says the one it comes with is trash?
If give the strings a chance , get silencers on them, get it stretched in , if you want a new one , I think 4 inches less than the bow length is the norm. Cheers!
Not sure if this is still useful, but I ordered the Obert one (only one I found available) probably like a month ago, and so far I'm really happy with it too. NUSensei has a review of the Mandarin Duck but he specifically says the Black Hunter is pretty consistent across brands. It's my first bow, so take my comment with a grain of salt, but I've actually noticed I'm getting more precise as my technique slowly improves, so I guess that speaks well of the bow
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow so pretty much I fucked up and will have a hard time actually hitting my target from a stand... you look a bit stronger than me lol.
@@puregameplay7916 lol, well good thing is extra limbs are easy to get ! You could always use the heavier limbs to workout with. Would make the lighter ones feels lot easier Cheers
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow so what is your brace height set at? cause my 60 just came in and its honestly TERRIBLE. I have a 68" ragim wolf at 55# and the thing is deadly accurate, no hand shock and silent, I have it set to 8.5 for brace height, but on my black hunter im around 7.5 and its so loud and it has so much shock and the arrows arent flying good at all :( Maybe these bows are really good at 30-45# but the 60# versions are garbage?
I shoot wood , and anything from 50-55 to 60-65 depending on point weight For carbon , 400 or 500s with 200 to 300 gr. Up front It's cut past centre , so it's tolerant
I found that my 60lb black hunter likes the 31.5 inch arrows better than 29.5. You want abojt a half inch between your shelf and the broadhead, and the broadhead itself is about an inch. I have arrows set at 30.5 inches and they come out to 31.5 with the broadhead. I overdraw my black hunter to 30 inches and leave that 1.5 sticking out the front. Arrows are spined 65-70. It just seems to fly better than the 29.5 inch wooden arrows i have at normal 28" draw.
I LOVE MINE, JUST WISH THEY WOULD COME OUT WITH A HARDWOOD, PHENOLIC RISER AT A FAIR PRICE. I WOULD BUY IT IN A HERAT BEAT, SO WOULD THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. OUR BOW TOOK THIRD PLACE IN OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT AGINST $1200+ COMPETITION. I HAVE SEVERAL $1200>$1700 BOWS, OTHER THAT LIGHT RISER, THEY HAVEN NOTHING ON THIS BLACKHUNTER.
There is not an American Bowyer that can produce something this good at the same price !! The Chinese have been building bows for hundreds of years and this bow is amazing !!
After watching this video I just went and ordered one. Thank you for the review.
Excellent review and great shooting. Love the two bows at the end ;) his and hers. I just got the new square limbs version also 45@28" and it is a shooter. I've had many excellent bows over the years. This one is every bit as good as the best ones I've had. I prefer the look of the original limbs but the new ones are apparently (idiot proof) so people don't mix them up installing the bottom limb on top etc...On the new bow they're identical and completely interchangeable. I missed the part (a bit noisy) where you talk about using a fast flight. I don't think my limb ends are as beefed up to use these strings.
Thx man and yes all black hunter style bows can take modern string material check my wife out on Facebook and Instagram St. Lawrence Traditional she makes the best strings on planet earth !
Your review of the bow has really sold me on this bow.
Awesome glad to hear !
I'm really happy to hear this, I've been looking at bows because I really enjoyed doing it when I went to summer camp and this is one of the ones I was looking at. Plus I see from your other videos that we live in similar parts of Canada so I don't have to worry much about any shipping or issues. Thank you for this review! :)
Professional review thank you !
Mine is in the mail , left hand 45 lb. Sinoart , I bow hunted with a compound for many years but my eyesight has made my seeing pins difficult this will be my first traditional bow . Thanks for a great review 👍
Chuck, you will love this bow , take your time, learn it, replace the string asap they are not great. My wife is actually one of north America's premier flemish string builders, she makes beautiful, quiet and fast strings ! Look her up on Facebook at st.lawrence strings, and on Instagram st.lawrence _strings send her a dm and she will set you up!
Enjoy the bow 7 5/8ths to 7 3/4s is the optimum brace height , 5/8" nock height
2 years later... how did you like the bow man?
I've had my MD Black Hunter recurve for about 18 months now and love shooting it ordered the longbow limbs about a month ago and they arrived yesterday wow they are great so smooth and easy to draw.
Only been able to shoot it in the garden so far but taking it up to the field tomorrow can't wait, I have a White Feather bow which cost about 4 times the price but much prefer shooting the Black Hunter so smoooooooth !
Awesome, i'm thinking to buy this bow in aliexpress. How is the bow 2 months after purchase? Which spine do you use?
@@psary644 I really haven't been able to shoot it much due to the bat flu but it's smooth to draw and much more accurate than me. I found it easier to draw than the recurve but I don't think it's as fast.
But really glad I have it, I have fitted it with a Grisly Jim string which quieten it down and I think it's speeded up the arrow flight.
Awesome bow for the money with either the recurve or longbow limbs.
Great bow,I own the mk2 hybrid longbow directly purchased it from mandarin duck,I also have owned some top end bows and these are easily as good,no stacking,smooth draw,a nice bow and amazing value
Truly stellar sticks !
Great video. I just ordered the same bow. Thanks
You won't be let down!
I ordered one of these... since I have a lot of other bows, crossbows, rifles, etc. Watched a lot of reviews and will try it for Turkey hunting this year, with Flu Flu arrows... and maybe deer if I like the bow enough to do that... I actually prefer my Mongolian Horse Bow but will see how I like this Black Hunter Bow... I subscribed to your channel and hoping to find videos of people actually hunting with these... if you know of any post a link... thanks and wish you the best in your archery... by the way I use crossbows and rifles and I have a very expensive rifle that has laminated wood that is exactly like the riser on this bow so for display will put those out at times just because the bow and rifle match... of course my rifle has a stainless steel barrel with nickel plating for all weather and cold conditions with a very high power scope on it... beautiful gun. Have a lot of guns as well... and now that I was forced to retire after loosing my left leg in 2018 but finally able to string a bow several months back in 50 pound draw... took a while for all that and my carbon fiber and titanium left leg... nice to be able to still load a recurve with a string... and ordered even more arrows in carbon fiber at 300 and 340 spine to see how they will do on this bow in a camouflage pattern... will see... have all kinds of arrows and bolts... for my crossbows I prefer Victory Voodoo bolts and for archer my favorite arrows so far are Gold Tip by Ted Nugent I use on my Mongolian and also another PSE bow I have for Flu Flu... very accurate and very nice... I like dropping arrows down on a target from long distance, hitting targets from above... practice that a lot as well long distance shooting. I shoot frisbies with Flu Flu arrows... much like using a shot gun to hunt... and I do have nice shot guns... my favorite is an old Bolt Action clip fed shot gun from the Korean War era... really nice gun with built in muzzle brakes as well as a built in choke... that can be taken out for shooting slugs or sabot rounds... any way... love archer and outdoor stuff... also love motorcycles... but since I'm missing my left leg now haven't got back on a motorcyle since 2018. Any way have a great day and thank you... send a link if you know of any hunting videos with this bow... appreciate your efforts in making your videos.
great review
im gonna buy one this summer. my arrows are rusting away without a bow lol.
Can't go wrong 👌
I have literally just bought/received this bow I haven't decided yet but the construction of it is beautiful can't wait till I do the amount of force it takes to bend it backwards it must be a lethal song happy about $126 I did pay to buy it definitely worth it
Plus you can tweak. The draw to maybe 70pf to0 80 not that strong but love the product
Third day shooting and the limb tips broke for me but I’m guessing I had a bad batch
Damn yeah I've heard of this great bows but bottom line is they are mass produced in China, so you are playing roulette sorry to hear !
Please upload the Amazon link you got it from. Cheers
www.amazon.ca/dp/B07DGCC556/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_qKCdGb3Y6KK8A
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow Thank you very much indeed.
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow Also, for a beginner, is a 45lb too much? Any advice? Thanks in advance.
@@babbar123 yeah I'd get a 40 at the max learn good form then you buy heavier limbs if needed
Great review!
Im about to buy 2 of these as a first bow for my daughter and I. Really nervous but I guess I can return through Amazon if I gave to( 58 inch version ) what size strings should I order since everyone says the one it comes with is trash?
If give the strings a chance , get silencers on them, get it stretched in , if you want a new one , I think 4 inches less than the bow length is the norm. Cheers!
Nice review. What quiver is that your wife is shooting ? thank you.
That's a side stalker I made years ago Google them I'm sure they are made still
What arrow setup would you run on a 40lb BH longbow 27inch draw 500 spined arrows cut to 29 inches?
Experiment with point weight until they fly well I shoot wood arrows so I can't help too much! Sorry
Hi thanks for reviewing, can you tell me please the string model you got on this bow and what inches arrows you use?
Thank you
14 strand fast flight Flemish string 7 5/8" brace height arrows cut to 28.5"
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow thanks for replying
Thank you for the review. Which brand did you purchase? Obert, Mandarin Duck, SinoArt, etc?
The sinoart, but I ordered some extra limbs from mandarin duck, and they fit perfectly.
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow thanks!
Not sure if this is still useful, but I ordered the Obert one (only one I found available) probably like a month ago, and so far I'm really happy with it too. NUSensei has a review of the Mandarin Duck but he specifically says the Black Hunter is pretty consistent across brands. It's my first bow, so take my comment with a grain of salt, but I've actually noticed I'm getting more precise as my technique slowly improves, so I guess that speaks well of the bow
@@NestorKYAT yeah, I ordered one and have been very happy with it.
Thanks for actually shooting it
Who would do a review and not ? Lol
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow Too many people
why does nobody have the #60? I just bough the 60lb version and waiting for it to come but im wondering if it was too much?
I can shoot 60 to 70. But I have more control with 45 to 50.
And that weight will kill anything in north America 🤙🤙
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow so pretty much I fucked up and will have a hard time actually hitting my target from a stand... you look a bit stronger than me lol.
@@puregameplay7916 lol, well good thing is extra limbs are easy to get ! You could always use the heavier limbs to workout with.
Would make the lighter ones feels lot easier
Cheers
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow so what is your brace height set at? cause my 60 just came in and its honestly TERRIBLE. I have a 68" ragim wolf at 55# and the thing is deadly accurate, no hand shock and silent, I have it set to 8.5 for brace height, but on my black hunter im around 7.5 and its so loud and it has so much shock and the arrows arent flying good at all :( Maybe these bows are really good at 30-45# but the 60# versions are garbage?
i have the 60 lbs but i wish i have bought the 50 or 45 ... hard to use really
I'm about to purchase the same bow (45#). What arrow, spine, poi t weight combo seems to work best for you?
I shoot wood , and anything from 50-55 to 60-65 depending on point weight
For carbon , 400 or 500s with 200 to 300 gr. Up front
It's cut past centre , so it's tolerant
@@SticksSteelAboveBelow thank you
Wait? You're in Alberta? I just got a black hunter 60lb@28. I'm literally less than an hour away from lundbreck
Ontario dude 🤙🇨🇦
I found that my 60lb black hunter likes the 31.5 inch arrows better than 29.5. You want abojt a half inch between your shelf and the broadhead, and the broadhead itself is about an inch. I have arrows set at 30.5 inches and they come out to 31.5 with the broadhead. I overdraw my black hunter to 30 inches and leave that 1.5 sticking out the front. Arrows are spined 65-70. It just seems to fly better than the 29.5 inch wooden arrows i have at normal 28" draw.
How has the bow held up ???
Has held up perfectly, no issues at all.
Have you hunted with it yet?
Not yet it is my backup bow now that I have a custom 56 inch, 50 pound Toelke pika 😉
I LOVE MINE, JUST WISH THEY WOULD COME OUT WITH A HARDWOOD, PHENOLIC RISER AT A FAIR PRICE. I WOULD BUY IT IN A HERAT BEAT, SO WOULD THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. OUR BOW TOOK THIRD PLACE IN OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT AGINST $1200+ COMPETITION. I HAVE SEVERAL $1200>$1700 BOWS, OTHER THAT LIGHT RISER, THEY HAVEN NOTHING ON THIS BLACKHUNTER.
Is it good for hunting?
It is perfect for hunting. Yes.
Have u killed a deer with that bow?
I acquired a toekle pika late summer, so no the black hunter was relegated to second string
No bow made can shoot with a Toelke 😉
You are a discredit for NOT supporting American Bowyers .
We also now have 2 toelke pika longbows made in Montana 😎🤙
There is not an American Bowyer that can produce something this good at the same price !! The Chinese have been building bows for hundreds of years and this bow is amazing !!
Damn blaring music.
The audio is horrid!
Yeah it's an iPhone she didn't realize the wind was that annoying , sorry about that !