r/Archery

98K archived posts · Jul 2009 – Sep 2026

Archery

r/Archery

This is a place where archery/bowhunting/crossbow enthusiasts can mingle and talk about their craft.

Created Jul 11, 2009

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/r/archery is a place to share and discuss content relating to one of mankind's earliest pastimes. Hunting, recreational, and competition archery are all welcome!

|Rules

Violation may result in post removal. Repeat offenders are subject to banning at mod's discretion. In the end, these rules are guidelines; moderator discretion is the final determining factor as to what is and is not allowed. Just because it's not explicitly noted below, doesn't mean it can't be removed and/or disallowed. |

Reddit rules and Reddiquette apply.

Every discipline is welcome!

Please refrain from discriminating based on another user's style of shooting or choice of bow. PVC bows are archery as much as FITA compound.

Posts must be archery related.

Posts must be archery related. Effort and content policies are left to the voters. This includes jokes, reposts, and memes - if you don't like it, downvote it; please refrain from reporting them unless they violate the other rules!

Mark all hunting content as NSFW.

Hunting content related to archery is permitted. However, not all of our community members are hunters, and many people who follow multiple unrelated subreddits find suddenly seeing a dead animal jarring or unpleasant.

If you do post hunting content, please be respectful, and mark your post NSFW.

Buy/Sell and Valuation Posts will be removed.

This is not the appropriate forum for those posts.

Affiliate links will be marked as spam.

Studies or surveys may not be posted here.

Since the intent and source of studies or surveys cannot conclusively be verified, they are not permitted on this sub.

Please note that people who abuse the report button will themselves be reported to Reddit's admins.

Please read the wiki!

r/archery maintains an active wiki. Feel free to contribute, as it is a community document. It contains:|

Links to other archery content around the web

A 'Getting Started' guide

[A guide for buying your first recurve, by u/FerrumVeritas!](http://www.reddit.com/r/Archery/comments/k33xyb/buying_your_first_recurve_bow_guideadvice/)

[A guide to recurve risers (2021) also by u/FerrumVeritas!](https://www.reddit.com/r/Archery/comments/puo201/recurve_risers_cost_and_value_in_2021/)

[A guide for buying your first compound, by u/ILikeCatsOnPillows!](http://www.reddit.com/r/Archery/comments/l23qpi/buying_your_first_compound_guideadvice/)

A buying guide for all budgets

A guide to the various disciplines in archery

If you're asking "is this bow okay to shoot?" or "did I damage my bow after dry firing it?", the answer is "you should not attempt to shoot it before taking it to a professional to check for damage." Asking random people on Reddit is not only ill-advised, but also it's not very safe. For accuracy of diagnosis, and for the safety of you and others, please take your bow to a shop to be checked in-person.

Archery Subreddits
Olympic Archery	Compound Bows
Traditional Archery	Japanese Archery
Bowhunting	Bowfishing
Barebow Archery	Bow Making

Related subreddits
Slingshots	Guns
Camping/Hiking	Hunting
Meditation	Crossbows

Additions to the above tables are welcome! If you have any ideas for additions, please message the mods!

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