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Border Archery

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Border Archery has been building bows at Mellerstain in the Scottish Borders since the 1970s, and its HEX limbs are the odd ones out in target archery: a deeply recurved, wood and carbon composite profile that keeps stored energy high while the draw stays civil past 30 inches. The workshop offers HEX profiles in ILF fittings as well as its own risers, and the shop list changes as batches come off the forms rather than by catalogue season.

This is a small-batch maker, so the appeal is a limb that behaves differently from mainstream Korean foam cores, particularly for long draw archers and barebow shooters who value string angle. The trade is patience. Lead times can stretch, stock lists arrive by email, and buyers outside the United Kingdom carry shipping and customs on top of the price. Archers who want next day replacement should look elsewhere.

Address: Mellerstain, Gordon, Berwickshire TD3 6LG, Scotland

[email protected] +44 1573 410295

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Pros

  • HEX profile stores energy at long draws
  • Hand built in Scotland, small batches
  • ILF fittings available alongside own risers
  • Kinder string angle for long draw archers
  • Direct contact with the people who build them

Cons

  • Lead times can run into months
  • Website and stock lists feel dated
  • Shipping and duty for buyers outside the UK
  • Little independent test data on new profiles

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