Help! Best custom T/D recurve bows

[curlis]

Black Widow
Assenheimer
Both are excellent shooters and great customer support. Assenheimers are priced low and we all know about the Widows.

[PAPA BEAR]

morrison
zipper
habu (1800 bucks but the most beautiful bows i've seen)
black widow

in no certain order

[coaster500]

I'm with George, to many to list....

I would start with bow companies that let you test drive a bow. That will give you an idea as to what your comfort zone is or what feels right, mass, length, etc.

[Margly]

It all depends on how long you are willing to wait on a new bow, but a good tip is to look in to the classifieds here on tradgang.

Several of the bows listed underneath is from time to time listed on the classifieds

The bows I have tested out/own and would recommend for you is:

Black Widow PMA or PSA
Black Douglas Super Swift
Dale Dye trails end
Hummingbird Kingfisher
Habu recurve
Black Swan
FireFly longbow

These are all smooth, accurate and fast bows.

Another thing that I feel is important is that all the bow companies making these bows have excellent service and will help you out if you need it    

For the 3D range I would suggest that you keep the poundage around 40-45@your draw length.


Margly

[Rodd Szmania]

Try RER. You will be pleased. Great bows and great people. MAKES THE CHOICE EASIER.

[Hartlines]

Alot of nice bows out-there to choose from, but do yourself a favor and check out the RER TD before you make a purchase!!

[arky714]

try a Border bow I have shot a Border black douglas hex 4 the last 42 months had strings break nocks blow up it fell off a mountain with me elk hunting in colorado got a few scratches any other bow would have broke ..next bow will be a Border archery product for shure,,,,...you just have to try one you will not look be disapointed..

[Brad_Gentry]

The only two takedown recurves I have owned were a schafer silvertop and a custom predator. They were both excellent, and you couldn't go wrong with either one. I actually think I shot the predator a little better, because the grip just fit me so well. However, as I'm sure a lot of folks have already said, you have to get somewhere where you can test-drive some bows. There's a lot of great ones out there, but we're all individuals and some bows will just feel better to you [and you'll shoot them better] than others.

[Brad_Gentry]

Forgive me, but that should have been "silvertip".

[Paul Collins]

I tried a lot of recurves before ordering my Schafer Silvertip 12 years ago, and I have never tried another bow that I like as well.  (But I never shot a Blacktail and always wanted to.)  If you go to the website and read the stories about Paul Schafer, that's another reason to own a Schafer bow.

[cliff77]

Das elite is my most accurate, kinda heavy but less shock than anything else I've tried. 60# with 400gr will do 195fps too.

[cacciatore]

Old Bear Custom Kodiak,what other else?

[Zipperhead]

Gotta put Zipper in there somewhere.

[Rob DiStefano]

these type of topics really serve little or no purpose.

there is no such thing as a 'best bow'.  

there is such a thing as a 'good bow', one that works well for you, and not me.

you will never know what works for you unless you try.  if you can't try before you buy, you are taking a gamble of sorts.

best of luck in your search and journey.