Two piece longbow?

[Steelhead]

I am more of a 2 PC guy.I like the aesthetics of the one Piece look.I have tried all of them.I like the brass/steel sleeve and locket socket most.

[Jwilliam]

I have been shooting my 2 piece Treadway for 2 years without any problems. Great for travel, but still has the looks of a one piece bow.  

[dino]

I have a couple of 3 piece longbows and THREE tomahawk 2 piece takedowns. First one I got about 15 years ago. Definitely can tell the difference in the two.  My three piece bows are heavier mass and have to have a little more bulk in the riser for the limb fitting systems.  They all shoot fine just different.

Two piece tomahawk bows are slender and slim with the same riser that a one piece would have.  Just got a new Carbon Supreme two piece and it shoots as well or better than any one piece Tomahawk that I have had.  Super sweet shooting.  Anymore I prefer the two piece over the one piece bows for the protability and smoothness.

[Joe2Crow]

I have a HHA cheetah takedown and love the extra mass weight while keeping the one-piece look. Very solid. Think I would like to try a wes wallace takedown next.

[HartHeart]

Haven't heard Great Northern's Jack Knife mentioned yet. Neither have I ever heard a single bad review about them. I have one; very solid and reliable.

[BAK]

I've only had one, a Saxon Mongoose.  It was a sleeve system and as solid as a one piece.

[styksnstryngs]

An important thing to note is that with most two pieces, you need a leather grip wrap.

[joe ashton]

I've got a two piece blackwidow long bow. Absolutely solid.
Joe

[joe ashton]

I've got a two piece blackwidow long bow. Absolutely solid.
Joe

[A Lex]

I only own two bows, but they are both Blackwidow two piece take-down longbows. Their "Locket Socket" is a brilliant system, solid, easy to assemble/disassemble, and you cannot tell the difference from a one piece.

If you were to get a two piece from a reputable maker, I'm sure you wouldn't regret it.

I love my take-downs and the bows are teriffic shooters.

Like someone said earlier "They wouldn't make them if they weren't any good".

Best

Lex

[myshootinstinks]

I've owned both the bow-bolt and the sleeve or "locket-socket" TD bows. I prefer the latter due to it's superior strength.

[Jasper2]

2 pieces have always scared me because of the physical size of the grip.  They always look too big for me in the pictures or at least noticeably larger than the one piece counterparts.  

How small of a grip circumference could one expect with a two piece system?

[BigJim]

An experienced bowyer can make a carbon fiberglass sleeve Td grip quite small and still very strong.

There's nothing to fear in a properly built TD.
BigJim

[Jasper2]

Thanks Big Guy! I guess I should've put some numbers to it for reference.

Can a grip be made with a 4 1/2" circumference or smaller with the carbon sleeve?

[mitraditional]

I had a two piece long bow from Roy Hall. Navajo, 58" long. The bow shot really nice. Smooth draw and put the arrows where I looked. Solid 1/4 turn locking unit. Plus Roy is a super man to deal with. Only sold it because it was too heavy of a draw weight for me.

[Bill Turner]

I have both and prefer the two piece. Just my preference. No problems with either design.

[Biggie Hoffman]

I took a 2 piece Black Widow longbow to Africa. I went 7 for 7 with it and 6 went down in sight.
Of course there were other factors but as far as a 2 piece longbow? No issues at all.

[BigJim]

Yes Jasper2, I am doing grips with throats that size on an everyday basis. I have done them as small as 4" measured after installing the beaver tail.. on a 60 lb bow. Could it be smaller? I suppose I could keep going smaller until I had one fail, but as of yet, that has never happened. At least not because of the take down.
I'm guessing that I have done over 1000, maybe 1200 TD sleeves now without a failure...knock on wood.
BigJim

[Jasper2]

Awesome...thanks Jim. The Thunderchild is on my short list of bows to try so that is valuable information to have.