Merlin Archery

Merlin Archery sells bows, arrows, targets and equipment for archers.

Quick overview

Its range covers compound, recurve and traditional bow styles, with kits and separate components alongside crossbows.

The merchant also offers archery advice, beginner’s courses and taster sessions. Shoppers can request an appointment and ask about a compound kit assembled around a particular bow.

Bow kits include recurve, compound and traditional options.
Arrows include pre-made and custom-made choices, with components and making tools also available.
Targets include bag, reactive and 3D animal styles.
Crossbows are restricted to people aged 18 or over.
The website offers search, accounts, a wish list and appointment requests.

Introduction

Merlin Archery sells archery equipment, including bows, arrows, targets and accessories. It also offers courses, taster sessions and archery advice.

The range includes compound, recurve and traditional bows, alongside crossbows and archery kits. Shoppers can also find equipment for making arrows, maintaining bows and setting up an archery range.

What Merlin Archery offers

Bow options include complete bows, kits and separate components. Some kits come pre-packed from a manufacturer, while others are assembled from different components. Merlin Archery also offers to put together a compound kit around a particular bow.

Alongside equipment, the merchant offers beginner’s courses, seminars, taster sessions and shooting range lane bookings. Appointments can be requested for store visits.

Product and service categories

Bows and archery kits

Merlin Archery sells compound, recurve and traditional bows, as well as leisure bows. Kits are available in recurve, compound and traditional styles. Recurve components include risers and limbs, while traditional styles include longbows, flatbows, hybrid bows and horse bows. Traditional field bows include take-down and one-piece options.

Crossbows

The crossbow range includes full-size and pistol crossbows. Associated products include bolts, cases, sights, scopes, strings and parts. Merlin Archery states that its crossbows are age restricted to people aged 18 or over.

Arrows and components

Arrow options include fletched, pre-made and custom-made arrows. The component range includes push-in, pin, taper-fit, fit-over and lighted nocks, as well as nock pins, collars and inserts. Points include glue-in and screw-in styles, alongside blunts, broadheads, inserts and collars. Fletching options include vanes, spin vanes and shrink fletch.

Arrow making

Arrow-making products include wraps, decals, fletching jigs and jig parts. The range also includes glues, adhesives, cresting pens and paint pens. Cutting tools, straighteners, grain scales, spine testers and arrow inspectors are available, along with parts storage and racks.

Targets and range equipment

Target options include bag targets, reactive targets and 3D animal targets. Target bosses and stands are available, together with round, animal and novelty target faces and target pins. The range also includes backstops, netting and target nappies. Range accessories include tape measures, timers, flip boards and tents.

Cases and bowstrings

Cases are available for compound, recurve and traditional bows, alongside backpacks and arrow cases. Other storage products include limb tip protection and storage accessories. Bowstrings include recurve and traditional strings, plus compound strings and cables. Bowstring accessories include string wax, nocking points, D-loops, kisser buttons, string silencers and string keepers.

Sights and bow parts

Bow sight options include recurve sights, compound target sights and compound hunting sights. Scopes, lenses, fibres, dots, peep sights and sight parts are also listed. Other bow equipment includes rests, pressure buttons, clickers, grips, cams, modules, limb bolts and cable sliders. Stabilisers and their components include long rods, short rods, extenders, V-bars, mounts and weights.

Equipment for the archer

The range includes arm guards, traditional bracers and chest guards, along with hand-held and wrist release aids. Quiver styles include side, back, bow and ground quivers, with belts, pouches and accessories also available. Finger tabs, shooting gloves, finger guards and thumb rings are listed. Other items include arrow pullers, bow and finger slings, bow stringers, bow stands, training aids and score books.

Workshop tools

String-making equipment includes serving thread, serving tools and string jigs. Workshop tools include bow presses, Allen key and Torx sets, nocking point pliers, multi-tools, drills and extractors. Tuning equipment includes bracing height gauges, alignment aids, bow scales, chronographs, tuning frames and draw length indicators.

Gifts, media and other items

Slingshots, slingshot ammunition and accessories are also listed. Books, magazines and DVDs sit alongside apparel and merchandise such as hats, tops, base layers, stickers and classification badges. The range also includes optics, glasses, chairs and umbrellas.

Browse the full range on the Merlin Archery website.

More Info

Brands named on the site

Compound bow brands named include Mybo, Bear, Bowtech, Darton, Elite, Hoyt, Mathews, PSE and Prime. Brands named for 3D targets include SRT, Wildcrete, 3Di, Rinehart, Franzbogen and Eleven. The archery kit listings also name AVALON, CARTEL, CORE, FIVICS, MAC and TIMBER CREEK.

Using the website

The website offers search, account registration, a wish list and a newsletter sign-up. It also provides information about appointments and an option to request one. The bow pages include advice about bow types and information about archery kits.

Notable features

Merlin Archery offers archery advice and can discuss differences between bow types. Its bow kit service includes putting together a compound kit around a particular bow. The merchant also offers beginner’s courses, seminars and taster sessions, as well as shooting range lane bookings.

Frequently asked questions

What types of bow does Merlin Archery sell?

It sells compound, recurve and traditional bows, as well as leisure bows. Traditional options include flatbows, hybrid bows, longbows and horse bows.

Are archery kits available?

Yes, the range includes recurve, compound and traditional bow kits. Some kits are supplied pre-packed by manufacturers, while others are assembled from different components.

Can I request a custom compound kit?

Merlin Archery offers to put together a compound kit around a particular bow. The merchant asks shoppers to contact it about the bow they have in mind.

Are custom-made arrows available?

Yes, custom-made arrows are listed alongside pre-made and fletched arrows. Arrow components and arrow-making tools are available too.

Are crossbows age restricted?

Merlin Archery states that its crossbows are restricted to people aged 18 or over. It lists both full-size and pistol crossbows.

Does Merlin Archery offer archery activities?

The merchant lists beginner’s courses, seminars and taster sessions. It also offers shooting range lane bookings.

Can I request an appointment?

Yes, Merlin Archery provides an appointment request option. Its appointment information says an appointment is required for activities such as trying equipment before buying.

Key takeaways

Compound, recurve and traditional bows are available, along with kits and components.
The arrow range includes pre-made and custom-made options, plus parts and making tools.
Targets, cases, sights, bowstrings and equipment for the archer are also listed.
Crossbows are restricted to people aged 18 or over.
The merchant offers courses, taster sessions, advice and appointment requests.

Summary

Merlin Archery brings together bows, arrows and archery accessories with workshop tools and range equipment. Its offering also includes custom-made arrows, compound kit assembly and archery activities.