My PLX Osage, is my favorite of late, but when the chips are down, and I need to "get-er-done" my hard hitting 2001 SAV Ironwood gets the call.
They both shoot where I look, but the physical weight of the SAV, while not my choice for walking over hill, and dell, is my pick it for a stand bow.
It's weight, in the Ironwood configuration, helps me hold my bow arm steady. It has accounted for some great shots on the range, and in the field.
It is kind of funny, because a short time after I got the Ironwood, I put it on ****. Thank God it did not sell. I spent an hour on the phone with Ken Beck, trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. Well we got it fixed, and that Widow, and Mr. Beck, are a big reason why I shoot as well as I do. I have owned a number of fine bows, of all types, but Black Widow, in longbow, or recurve are my choice.
My PLX osage is a joy to shoot, light in the hand, and as fast as any of the Widow Recurves I have shot at the same draw weight. It is my favorite because I can go from my recurve to my longbow with no adjustment time. It is quick, fast, and silent. At 62 inches, I can shoot just fine along side of my Girlfriend, she shoots and 58 inch Black Rhino, in our Eastman Blinds.
It is a great all around bow. I know there a many on this site that hate Widows, and I am not going to say it is the perfect bow. What I will say is that it is the perfect bow for me, my shooting style, and the way that I hunt.
As "Bill O'Rielly" often says, "What Say Ye?"