How About the Samick Sage?

[Konrad]

#6341

I want to get a new, low cost, knock-about, take-down recurve to keep in camp and take on vacations to fool around with. I am thinking the Samick Sage with the 30 pound limbs would make it easy for virtually anyone to play with and still strong enough for a close up fishing shot (should the occasion arise). Maybe an opportunity grouse, squirrel or other edible varmint would make good sport too.

Do any of you have experience with the Samick line?

Was it good, bad or otherwise?

Are there any other manufacturers that come to mind that are in the same price point?

Alloy risers are out.

Thanks,

K

[wildschwein]

#50465

I have mixed feelings about the Samick line. To date I have owned four of their bows (two Red Stags, one longbow, one Deer Master) and all have broken except for the last.

Now I should also say that I did not baby these bows. They were shot thousands of times before they failed. At one time they all had been used as walking sticks when crossing rivers, they had been repeatedly dropped, and hunted in any weather condition I encountered (rain to -30*C).

Also I should say that every one of them shot very well and were of good performance. The Red Stags (50#) would chuck a 550 grain arrow about 160-170 fps.

I think the Samick Sage (or any other of their bows) would suit the purpose you have in mind. As long as you don’t abuse it to much, it should last.

[Hiram]

#50541

Best cheap Bow you can buy, actually go out and get decent performance. FF compatibe, fast enough, could hunt with one of the Sage’s and do well! For 150 bucks? Yes, hard to beat! Lancaster Archery has good customer service on a return if it was a bad one. I have one 45@28 that actually draws 48@28 and is good enough to match arrows and go kill an Elk.

[Wexbow]

#52494

I have a Sage and would definitely recommend one. Really nice bow for the price and ideal for what you’ve described. Get one, you won’t regret it 😀

[WildmanSC]

#56643

Take a look at the Samick Phantom. As a 62″ T/D recurve costing about $80.00 more than the Sage, it makes a sweet looking bow and should be very smooth for anyone with a 28″-29″draw length.

Bill

[TurBwhtr]

#61248

I purchased a Samick Deerslayer in the early 2000’s and had two sets of limbs delaminate on me,within a realtively short period of time and taken care of in a reasonable manner. The second time I purchased a Bear Kodiak Magnum and have been quite pleased with it. So much so that I bought a older one lighter in poundage(70’s – 80’s era) and am quite pleased with that as well. The older Bear bow cost about the same as the new Samick and has lasted longer.

[William Warren]

#62831

I’ve had good luck with my Samick Volcano 45# one peice recurve. And the workmanship and materials are very good for a 250.00 bow. I have also thought I would like the Sage to have around in a lower weight bow for my wife or nephew to use. In checking around I found that the Sage is the same as the Hoyt Huntmaster sold in the mid to late 80’s, probably made by Samick for Hoyt. I have one of those with 45# and 55# limbs. It shoots great and yes it is 26 years old with no problems. For the price, you can’t go wrong.

[apfarmer]

#23123

Yes, I bought my girlfriend a Samick Sage, 30#. I replaced the factory string with a 10 strand FastFlight string from SBD, and that change improved its speed and perfomance remarkably. I also put moleskin in the limb pockets and it now shoots whisper quiet.

[George D. Stout]

#27627

Samick will always have more failures than other companies, because they make 100 times more bows than anyone else.

The Sage is a great bow, for a little bit of money. There are others I like as well. I have owned four or five different models and they all worked great.

If you need a walking stick, they are cheap to come by in the woods, so you don’t need to beat the snot out of any bow. The Sage will serve you well and you can get extra limbs for cheap. Buy from a reputable dealer and you won’t have any warranty worries either.

[Ripforce]

#28310

As George stated they are great bows for the money, I started with a Red Stag takedown it was a great little bow 45@28! Several guys in my winter league shoot Sages they have had no issues!

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