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HELP noob has questions (kinda long)

I am not completely new to archery (maybe a few hundred shots a few years ago and a few recently) but that was with compound. And its time I BUY a bow. I've never bought one before (only gifted) and I am having trouble deciding

I know there are a lot of these posts but I just have a few questions and would like suggestions because I have been doing SO MUCH research and I always prefer to hear what real people say for comparison. Every manufacturer goes "good bow. Lots of power." And the reviews are all basically the same for all of them

So whats the difference? If I get a $5-600 bow is it noticeably better than a <$200 bow? It seems like every bow is either a "beginner" for $150 or its "pro Olympic" at like over 700, I just don't know how much to spend. Before you ask I'll tell you what I'm planning in doing with it, I'm going to mostly be doing target practice and when I'm ready I want to be able to hunt with it in the future with heavier limbs, mostly white tail and possibly pigs

I'll tell you my thinking based off research, I'm thinking of maybe spending around 350. I know its not a lot but I think it'll be okay for now as a beginner

I want an ILF bow so I can upgrade in quality or draw weight in the future, and I want to be able to put lighter weight limbs on there for my girlfriend to shoot too. So mostly for now it'll be target practice (I'm thinking 30#?) I read that I should get a quality ILF riser now with okay limbs as a place to start, since I can get better limbs or higher weights later

Is this correct? Getting a decent ILF riser around 250 and okay 30# limbs for 100? Or should I just do what everyone says and get a black hunter or a samick sage/southwest spyder? I'm just confused

Id prefer it to be ILF with the option for attachments and still capable of hunting without spending like a thousand dollars, and I'm worried the sage or black hunter are overrated or I'm going to end up needed a better one

Please correct anything and ask my questions

I was looking at this one https://www.lancasterarchery.com/galaxy-sear-17-ilf-recurve-riser.html#tab-label-reviews but can't find reviews anywhere :( please help

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