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RJC, Your question is difficult to answer without more information. Your hunting bow is fine for casual 3-D shooting, assuming you can handle the draw weight through the entire competition. I find myself getting tired after the first 40 shots or so from my hunting bows and then my form heads south and I start snap shooting and short drawing. Shooting with poor form seems to do more damage than good, IMHO, and can be very frustrating. If you can handle the draw weight, go for it, but, if you find you're developing poor shooting form or simply not enjoying shooting your hunting bow so much, get a lighter bow.
I purchased a Tamerlane, actually I have three now, that's 40# and 66". It is the heaviest Tamerlane I've seen to date though I've heard they were made up to 50#. This bow is perhaps the most beautiful recurve I've ever had the pleasure to lay eyes on. Like my canoes and drift boat, just looking at it's lines makes me feel good, LOL. The Tamerlane shoots extremely well but doesn't have the punch of a new FITA bow. In addition, I really don't want to shoot super light weight arrows out of it that might make it a good field bow for fear of it's breaking. I shoot some NFAA field archery which has targets out to 80 yards and the Tamerlane produces more trajectory than I can deal with. I'm sure others will disagree with this assessment. I do think the Tamerlane is an excellent choice for indoor, 20 yard, competition and 3-D. If you break a new FITA bow, you just loose some money. If you break a Tamerlane, you've destroyed a small piece of archery history. I shoot my Tamerlanes occassionally and enjoy them but they're not my primary bows. Maybe I'm just a bit soppy on all this.
My primary target bows are aluminum riser FITA type bows that I've purchased both new and used from eBay. These are great target bows and well suited for both indoor and outdoor shooting in a variety of shooting styles. They don't have the warmth of wood bows but certainly shoot well. They are arguably the most competitive type of recurve for everything from 3-D to field and FITA shooting.
This is getting a bit too long winded, so I'll bring it to a close. To answer your question in a different manner, it depends on what type and style of target shooting you plan to do, how much draw weight you're comfortable with for the necessary number of arrows, and what type of bow you prefer. In the end, it's the archer and not the bow that shoots well and it's really about how much enjoyment you derive from the sport which may or maynot have anything to do with how competitive you are. Cheers.
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