what is your opinion on blackwidow longbows

[joe skipp]

One of my friends runs an Archery Shop...Compounds but...he has a Lag Longbow or sale. it's his personal bow that he hardly ever shot and sits in his home. Not sure of price or bow specs....anyone interested...PM me back.

[Kentucky Jeff]

I have a PLV 66" takedown longbow  60#@30".

Very sweet, quiet, and forgiving bow.  

A little faster than my other 60# bows.

Its one of my top 3 favorites next to my Miller Hill Bow and my Kota Prairie Nomad.

[Weasel]

They are good shooting bows ( I shot T.J.'s BW longbow while in Idaho last fall), but - and I'm not trying to pee in anyone's Cheerios here - I shot a brand new one head to head against a Big Jim Buffalo Bow of identical specs; 64", 50#@28".  The Buffalo Bow was hands down the better shooting of the two.  The owner of the BW agreed, then asked me, "How much was that Buffalo Bow again?"

The reason I shot them head to head?  I was thinking of selling the Big Jim to buy a matching longbow to my PSAV recurve.  I'm keeping the Big Jim.

Jerry Gowins

[bicster]

I have a PLV TD and love it. I shoot it, my HH, and SAV.

[Knawbone]

Beutiful. well made bows with a well known name, but I don't find them to shoot any better than many other top crafted bows. Just my opinion!

[mnbwhtr]

I've only shot a couple but thought they were overated. Doggy when compared to others and high priced, an example, shot side by side with a Holm Made Ospery, BW was 61# Ospery 49#, Ospery visibly faster and quieter, better cast, overall better performer at 1/2 the price. That said I like BW recurves a lot.

[Robhood23]

Agree with mnbwhter 100%! I have owned quite a few and they don't hold a candle to the osprey or centaur's! They are not bad shooters but you can get alot better bow for less money with the osprey!

[xia_emperor]

Not worth the money! I have shot a few of them and was not impressed there are many great longbows that out perform it at half the cost OR get an A & H and never look back.

[Ulysseys]

They're great longbows - zero hand shock, fast, pretty, and quiet.  The test drive is really easy if you are buying from widow (as opposed to a used one) - just be careful with posts like this - guys always want to say how much better their brand of bow is than a widow, makes it hard to decide so always shoot one first if you can.

[Archie]

I agree with Ulysses... the weird thing about discussing Widows here is that guys generally want to either pump them up... or pull them down.  There is a lot of both positive and negative bias, with little middle ground.  You would be best off by test-driving one, and deciding for yourself.  And talk to the guys that make them about what kind of performance you can expect out of them.

[mongoose]

Not trying to pull down or lift up, but although they have a following, there are still a lot of bows out there that are just as good, at half the price. $1000.00 verses $500.00  

[Bjorn]

I don't own one but have shot them a fair bit. In my opinion they are among the very best out there.

[Gil Verwey]

I had several PLX one piece and takedown bows. I thought they were very nice. I shot a freind's PLV and it was very nice also.

I would look to purchase used first, before you go for a new one. They hold their value used, so if you don't like it you should be able to sell it quickly without loosing money, if you buy it at a reasonable price.

This is the time of year when there are many traditional shoots. You may want to attend some and see if there are any you can try first before you buy used or new.

Good luck
Gil

[kstout]

I bought an LAG in 1993 and shot it for 13 years.  Always hung it by the string, on a set of moose antlers.  The antlers fell off the wall, and the brow tine hit the lower limb.  The belly lamination peeled off the next time I shot it.  Found a PLX osage used, and bought it the next week,  and have shot it since.  I like the grip on the PLX better than the LAG.  The PLX is 66", the LAG was 64".  The LAG was faster thru the chronograph, but I shoot the PLX more  accurate.  The PLX was made in 2004, and had the hole in top limb for a string keeper.  The glass near the hole appears to be seperating.  I put supper glue in the hole to try and make it last, but if it blows, I'll buy another, I love the way they shoot!  My brother also shoots an LAG, 68" that he bought in 1994.