Cartel Epic Hawk Take-Down Recurve Bow

Great smooth feel

By: Phil on 13 March 2021

So, I'm still new to archery. I did shoot a youth Bear compound many decades ago hunting around the Snowies. I chose this bow based on research and its clone of the Southwest Spyder (ie Sage MkII). Finish is quite good but not perfect, much better feel than the club Sage I was using. It's more rounded / less blocky, and slender and lighter than a Sage. The draw was smooth right up to 30.5" where it began to stack. It's not quiet but not loud either and no vibration. With some practice I was grouping 1 inch at 10 yards and 4 inches at 30 yards (30# limbs/500 spine). At 30 it was simply point and shoot and elevation was perfect. First shot at 30 I overcompensated height and drove the nail 2 inches into the wooden frame - took some getting out. I'm really pleased with my purchase and Hoddywell helped with arrow selection.

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Two thumbs up : )

By: Stephen on 9 November 2019

I got the 40 lb size, and it can sure sink an arrow deep into a target! The Cartel Epic Hawk is great value for money and very accurate in shots. Match this bow with some good quality carbon arrows, and you’ll be very satisfied. Just don’t forget to adjust the bowstring to the correct brace height before shooting.

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Cartel Epic Hawk Take-Down Recurve Bow

By: Adrian Aderhold on 22 November 2018

I bought a 40 pound bow and I'm really happy with it. I started at a brace hight of 8 1/4 inches. After a couple of weeks due to my strength and draw length increasing the string noise got louder from slapping the limb a bit. I re-tuned the brace hight just a touch above 7 1/2 inches. It shoots true and very quietly using 500 spline Fleetwood arrows which I purchased at the same time. Added some beaver balls for some extra noise dampening (and they look cool on this bow). I would recommend this bow to anybody.

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Incredible Value

By: Peter on 15 May 2018

I was very hesitant in purchasing this bow as I was really keen on the Samick, however, when Hoddywell had a special offer in this item, I pulled the trigger and purchased one. I have now been using this bow for several weeks and am absolutely amazed at its performance per dollar spent. It is built beautifully with great quality control, the ergonomics are just perfect. Usability is way above its price range, this performs exceptionally for a sub $200 bow. It is super quite and balanced and the accuracy is spot on...a really nicely balanced bow indeed. I cannot speak highly enough of this bow, I would highly recommend it to a beginner as well as an advanced archer...incredible value for money 5 STARS in my book!

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Great Value Bow - Purchased Oct 2017

12 October 2017

I was going to buy the Samick Sage but at $169 could not go past the Epic Hawk (40lb). The limbs are well finished with no sharp edges and the string nocks are well cut and smooth. The riser fits the hand well however it is not finished off as good as it could be with some rough areas that could have been sanded and finished better. It shoots well and with other outlets selling this bow for around $300 you can't go wrong. Very good bow for the price. - Rating based on $169 price point.

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