I just bought this bow for my first bow and I'm so happy I found your review. I'm super happy with it so far and your review has made me feel so much better about my choice. Thank you for the great insight!

Thank you for the great review. You have a real knack for reviewing equipment and given your vocation, everyone knows you are an honest reviewer.

With bow prices spiraling out of control, and performance hitting a plateau, there's a lot of room in the market for truly affordable bows. In the next few years I expect to see some really impressive bows of Chinese origin in the sub $500 range. The only American company that seems interested in taking that price point seriously is Bear.

Literally placed my order watching this video. Im going to burst with excitement!!

I bought one for my daughter and I and it was only $199 but we didn't get the extra accessories. We like it a lot. We just got into archery and it is really been a great experience so far.

Thanks for your review. It shoots just as good as those higher price bows. Fine tuning it for accuracy isn't difficult. I think it is worthwhile buying one.

This was my very first bow when I started shooting a compound bow about 18 months ago. While it is decent for a starter bow, I found that I quickly outgrew the bow. The bow is somewhat loud for a hunting situation and adjusting the basic sight can be a pain. I found it wasn't very consistent. It's also hard to find tech support at your local archery shop. That's something to consider. Ultimately, I transitioned to a used Bowtech SWAT and never looked back. That is something I would recommend to new archers wishing to save a few dollars. Look at used bows. Frequently, your local shop will have some. I got my son a used Mission by Matthews and that bow is really well made and is highly adjustable. It's something a youth or adult could shoot. Now if you're looking to do competitive barebow target shooting, I would recommend Sanlida. They make some nice target archery bows.

I’ve been shooting last year’s Salinda Dragon for about a year now (wife got it for me as a Christmas present). The positive is that it got me into archery in a big way. I’ve been saving up and plan on purchasing a flagship as soon as PSE unveils their aluminum models for 2022 and I can shoot all four brands that I’m interested in. The biggest negative is consistency. Nothing stays tight on this bow. I double check every bolt before I shoot but I’ve had the cable guard come loose and almost pop out on me. I’ve had my sight come loose multiple times (even with bow wax on the bolts to secure it better). The cam bolts also come loose (even after the shop professionally tuned it for me and tightened everything down). As a beginning archer there is nothing more frustrating than trying to work on your form and then having fliers show up and not knowing if it’s you or if something has come loose, yet again, on your bow. With that said you are absolutely right that this is a great way to find out if the sport is for you. If you catch the bug be prepared to upgrade as quickly as your personal circumstances allow. This bow will have a second life in my household as I will be repurposing it for my 13 year old daughter who has expressed an interest in learning more about archery (she did an archery unit at school and enjoyed it).

If you continue the Budget Bow review series please consider the Barnett Vortex Hunter. I bought one in 2015 to get into archery, about a year later I bought a used Hoyt, fast forward to 2021 and I have 2 Hoyt bows and a Mathews so it helped set the hook in me to start bow hunting. Now I use the Barnett bow for bow fishing and it has taken alot of abuse and is still going strong. The entry fee to archery is what steers alot of people away from it, I think that we need to encourage people who show an interest in it to definitely start with budget priced equipment and work their way up to more pricey stuff if the shoe fits so to speak. Great video, I subbed.

Thanks for the review, just got this bow yesterday and its really awesome... SUBSCRIBED 🙂

Man this looks like a great deal! I usually recommend buying a used high end bows that are a few years old and get it re-strung and checked out by a decent archery shop. Because that's what I've done as a broke college kid! But I think this set up is worth a look.

First bow related video I've seen. Thinking about saving some money for this $200 kit on Amazon so my son and I can do some casual backyard target shooting. Thanks for your review!

That was a great review. I felt like I was watching a bow review from Steven in Australia. I do think that it is a 2 click deal with Amazon. Click #1 the bow package. Click #2 The Deepower 4 pack 3 Blade 100 Grain Fixed blade b.h.😋

I don't know if you'll see this on an old video, but I think it would be worth pulling this bow out of storage and shooting it again. I have the same bow but under a different brand name. Shot it last season. Got it out today to start shooting it again in preparation for this season. I had the same experience last year while setting it up. Split three arrows with it! I was very impressed until now. The limbs appear to have lost a lot of poundage! I will not be using it anymore. I only write this to you because I know you wouldn't want to lead your viewers astray with a subpar product. Maybe with mine being under a different name brand it may use different limbs, but I do not think that is the case. I learned my lesson and will be sticking with the big names from now own (PSE, Bowtech, Bear, etc.)

I'm a Bear owner and long term shooter (bowhunter) but recently about a year ago I decided to try one of these Sanlida's. Essentially because an equivalent Bear (still made in China I believe or at least parts are, maybe assembled stateside??) was of no better spec but a lot more costlier, ok maybe it had a better string? Anyway after shooting this Sanlida, I couldn't fault it for what I paid for it. I mean it shoots just fine. Ok it's cheaper because the limb bolts are tapped into the riser and not into a threaded insert i the riser and of course the riser is cast (so what?-I've never heard of anyone breaking their riser because it was cast rather than milled out of block of Al). Anyway yeah I've reviewed it many times on the channel because I thought for the goulash it was worth it. I hear a lot of talk about not buying Chinese made bows but I laugh my guts out because many US brands are getting stuff MIC LOL. One last thing, the axels are on bearings, not bushes, this is a plus for me.

Great video as always, but I'm more interested in if you are going to review the GearHead bow behind you hanging on the wall.

Even if you don't like the bow, it helps foster competition for the sale $$$s. It happened in rifles and just look at the mid-priced bows we have now.

I have one of these it is a tack driver very good shooting bow my son bought off Amazon and never used it I got it out the other day tuned it in and I am amazed how it shoots

just orderd this bow yesterday I think it will be great for getting back into archery.

nice bow except for the rest .you might get a little more poundage out of the bow by just putting a few clockwise twists in the harness cable.

Sanlida is going hard reaching out to everyone to do these reviews. I have one coming on the way to test too!

On sale $199 going to buy it! Thanks! For sharing

That would be a nice gift for a young boy good video .

Thanks for the review. I love your videos. You are very sympathetic. Subscribed the Chanel. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

A 60 pound compound, with the right arrow set up, will kill about any animal on the planet. A 40 pound compound will shoot an arrow with the same authority Fred Bear shot on dangerous game with a 65 pound recurve. Thanks for the review.

Why don't i see any dragon x9 reviews ? I bought one and it should arrive today but they're was almost no one taking about it. I went on the x8 and x10 reviews to make my decision.

Would you say this bow is essentially on the same line quality wise as a diamond archery bow? Or is this lower quality?

I would say thumbs up. It is what it is. Good show. Different. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

My concern would be the warranty and serviceability/tune-ability. For a similar price you can get a bear bow that doesn’t have those concerns and is made in America by a well-known company.

I believe I bought the same one, but the one I got was UNNAMED. In the eBay description it said: Xcessories But the bow features look exactly what you have. The limb dampeners, pin sight, arrow rest, quiver, doz arrows and release. I didn't get a case, bi-pod stand or arrow puller.

Amazing video.. very detailed and honest.. thank you!

I cant decide, in my local gun shop they have this bow with all this acesories, but they also have a karnage bow without acesories I heard karnage is better, but i also love how this bow looks with all the extra parts, which one do you recomend? It would be my first bow, i wont use it to hunt, ill just use it for fun shooting at targets and stuff

Lifetime Warranty vs Limited Lifetime warranty is a HUGE difference ese. I've learned this over the last 12 yrs on Amazon orders.

Thanks for the video, can’t wait to get one, hopefully one of these days! Aloha

Hi. Thanks for the review. Anyway, if I want to buy additional arrow for this bow. what size you recommend?

Hi I just bought the bow can you please tell me what arrows do I need for mine if its 28,5 draw length and 50 pounds?

Been waiting for this

Nice gearhead in the background too :)

Did they send you the 60# max bow by mistake? I bought their 70# max one and lowered it to 27". I was able to bring the poundage back up to 70# at 27" by twisting up the cables. I've only had this bow for 3 weeks playing with it and finding quirks with it. And boy, did I find some! Quirk #1 - Limb bolts tend to back out as you shoot it. I had mine bottomed out to max weight and in the 100 shots I put through it initially, the limb bolts backed out a quarter turn. I marked the limb bolts with a silver Sharpie. Quirk #2 - This bow doesn't like cable-driven dropaway rests. The extra pressure on the buss cable throws off the synchronization of the cams and will cause nock high tears through paper, thus forcing you to set the nock low on the bowstring below the berger hole. A premium bow that had this same quirk was the Elite GT500. Quirk #3 - The drawlength modules have too much free-play and does not have a solid axis on which it can consistently rotate and set up equally at both cams. One module could be off by 1/32" from the other one because of the loose tolerances, and you would suddenly have a 1/4" gap on the drawstop from the other at full draw.

Incredible price for what it is and what it includes. As a starter bow, I don't know that it can be beat for that price. I've had a few compound bows over the years. My last I bought in 1994. I bought a PSE Nova 45-70lb or 45-65lb compound that was packaged with a 4 pin sight, arrow rest (The old 2 prong) and a cable guard (yes that was an option on bows back then) at Gander Mountain on super sale for $149.99. Even back then it could hit 225 fps with a 31 1/2'' Beman carbon fiber arrow and a 125 gr broadhead. That was a killer bargain back then and it lasted me without fail (I did replace the string of course and updated all the accessories) for 19 years before my shoulder could no longer take 60lbs of pull and I had to go to a crossbow. I fired that bow thousands of times. So, even budget bows, if made by a reputable company, and taken care of, can last a very long time.

if your at 27 draw, how low a pound can you get?

What kind of drop away rest would be good for this bow? Or what would you recommend??

Hey I'm thing about getting this what's the length that cam with yours and what poundage

Owned x8 for many months now when outing with other compound. Mine kinda the best lel

I've got two mates in Australia and a mate in Serbia that use this companies Bows. One the target archers at my club in London turns in good results in tournaments with their target bow. You buy descent arrows. Sharp fixed blade head and you're good to go. Be good video if you killed a small pig, doe or Turkey with ir.

Can we switch compound bow sight to the left side?

Do you leave the rubber in-between the limbs?

imho, the phrase 'entry level bow' doesn't even make any sense; any bow that puts an arrow into and/or through a target and/or animal is a proper weapon/tool/sporting_gear.. the Elite Ember and this Sanlida DragonX8 are both superb compounds with budget price tags, there is no need for thousand dollar compounds that does the same thing.. juz my 2cents.. 😉

Looks like a nice budget bow. Is that a gearhead in the background.

I’ve got this bow and have hunted with it and it’s an awesome bow would recommend this to anyone

It’s very confusing to me that there are not way more subscribers to this channel. baffling.take note American bow Companies China’s coming for ya. This channel is stand up in every way .

Get the bow! Just replace the accessories and you got a hoyt and mathews. I promise. Plus if your out in the woods and drop your bow and break it you won't freakout

I have some broad heads by Black Swan I would like to mail you to test how can I do this

Another con with this bow is that it doesn't come in a left-handed model. But at this price I'm teaching myself to shoot right-handed.

I will get one thanks for sharing video

Can this take a Whitetail

Great starter bows. They shoot as good as your form. I killed a nice muley with one like it, 44yds uphill through the heart. Great pack bow for those days when you dont want to take your main rig in nasty conditions. Quiver is a piece of junk. The adjustment bolts need to be kept tight. Trash the arrows. Near this price point I suggest a PSE Stinger X.

What arrows would you recommend for this? What grain? Brand A over Brand B

That looks a lot like my old PSE Diablo which was fast at the time with a 305 ibo

Nice bow I’d say 65 pounds is enough to take care of whatever you need within distance

Just a idea for next year's broad head testing. What about trying some decaded turkey heads. I am debating on putting my 50# limbs on my assassin for a spring turkey hunt. Kind of wish I had 50 and 60 # limbs for my sr6, but they are very expensive.

Good luck getting parts I could nit

shop link sir ..

Well done review for sure. I know these are popular in Australia because of the long distances between towns and bow shops are really few there. And just like you said- these bows will work on talking game. But IMO- buy American people. 👍👍🏹

Hello. This is the first time I comment on your channel but I watch your videos for some time. First of all, this video made me decide to buy this bow because as you said, I wanted to see if I like to shoot a bow as a hobby (in Romania bow hunting is illegal). And it's exactly as you say, I saw how it is, I like it and in the future I will buy a Bowtech or other brand that gives something more high end. So thank you for your videos that helps a lot of people decide on broadheads or bows. By the way, Joe Rogan watches your channel (you can see a segment of that on the Tooth of the arrow channel where he was talking about their broadheads and he talks about your testing kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nLljnbOdyqm5dZs.html - maybe you will make a video about that). Best regards from Romania

You can't expect much from China that is quality in my opinion that's a piece of junk people don't have to buy a flagship bow to get a good bow but they don't have to buy junk from China either but you did a very good review

$199 on Amazon now that they've released the Dragon 10

You killed that pig with that bow? Outstanding. Boars are such pigs. Or is it pigs are such a bore? Whatever. More dead pigs is more good. Thank you for the video and for highlighting & explaining the difference in velocity from specifications & your results. "Speed is just a matter of money. How fast do you want to go?" I guess I want to go $1000 fast, but only spend $200 on the go-fast gear.

For the price it's not a bad deal

You can get this for $199 right now lol for a Christmas deal

I’m gonna get one for myself or maybe the wife. Lol.

Mine was amazing….until I maxed it out. There went the limbs. Customer service was great though.

No thanks China. Appreciate the review. You did a great job with it.

This bow is amazing I hunt coyote with it

Its nowhere near "high price" bow levels

The only reason stuff is expensive is because it's made in the U.S.A so the person who probably made it was white and over paid . Other countries under pay so we save. Some times .

Good bow to set up for turkeys or squirrels or beginners 👍🏼🐿🦃

Why am I seeing this as a budget bow when my local hunting store is asking $850 aus 😮

True. Most of everything is made on China. Even people phones haha. No difference.

Only lasted you 2 weeks.. 😆

269$ is cheap for you ,it's price is high for me