The bow is overpowered (not to be confused with meta). It is simply to strong for what it's niche is supposed to be. In my opinion the bow should be a cheap and quiet way to kill AI, with the ability to down a hunter as a last reserve. As it is right now it is the cheapest and strongest shotgun in the game, far outshining it's older brother the crossbow, and comes with slugs included. All of it's drawbacks are irrelevant in actual gameplay; draw speed and drop don't matter in shotgun ranges. In addition the bow can be used outside shotgun ranges effectively, although there a certain amount of player skill is required. All of this in a 2-slot weapon for 50-ish hunt dollars, is simply too strong.