Top 5 bows at any given price point

[chefrvitale]

There are several repeat recommendations on this.
 I am not familiar with a single one, I knew this was the group to ask.
Thank you for taking time to give some input.
I kinda want a second bow after looking into some of these.

[trad_bowhunter1965]

Like Yellowstone Custom bow Rich make the Yellowstone Longbow R&D very smooth to shoot won't break the bank.

[Sojurn]

Don't forget Big Stick.  His bows are underrepresented,  and as good as anything being made. 

[Blackstick]

I'm more heavily invested in recurves, but the only RF/DF longbows I have kept over the years have been a Black Widow PLX and a Rose Oak Companion. (sorry no longer made)

I was keeping a 3Rivers Tomahawk, but after 10 years it decided to  delaminate and blow apart, mid September, two weeks before bow season, this past year.

[Magilla]

I’m kinda partial to a Treadway Black Forest and the Black Swamp ain’t bad either

[bucknut]

I've had most of them out there at one time or another.  Tall tines Stickflinger or a Toelke whip are a couple of the most natural grips for someone converting in my opinion.  Both are excellent bows and very shootable.

[MnFn]

It’s kind of funny when you look at threads like this. Mainly because my experiences with any given bow are sometimes vastly different than others. And that is the case here.

I see two bows mentioned above that I did not care for at all. And both of the posters are guys that I greatly respect.  I respect their opinions and believe them when they say a certain bow worked well for them.

I can say I liked Stickflingers;  and Liberty bows  are  nice shooters.
Poison Dart may be a hidden gem for you. I don’t hear much about them but I was able to try Tom Clum’s personal P.D. (at RMSG)  and I really liked that bow. But that is just my opinion.

If you got the chance to shoot some of these bows before buying one it would be well worth your while.

[PrimitivePete]

I think that is the beauty of the sport, in that there are so many great bows but not necessarily does each of them work for everyone. I know I tried almost every bow a sponsor here makes. Many shooters in my club love his bows and I've owned a few of them. I don't know but none of them worked for me. I needed a little more mass to the bow and I settled on Robertson as his bows seemed to have it. That's my preference, but it does sure make it fun to try other bows, never know when one will surprise you.

[MnFn]

I have to agree with Pete. At least at this stage of the game, I need more mass weight in my bow.

I think that is a big part of why I am shooting recurves. Black widow PSA 63” -51#.  I am also shooting a Tall Tines that is a little lighter, but also less draw weight -47#.

I don’t  feel any hand shock from either of them.

[black velvet]

I've shot a few. And lead towards Javaman or JD Berry.

[Wudstix]

Sadly, my likes are for bows that are no longer in production, due to retirement or passing of the bowyers.  That's Ok because I really don't need another.
 

[Terry Lightle]

The ones you shoot the best regardless of maker or price

[mangonboat]

tI'm probably unreliable because I have way too many bows , take at least 4 on every hunting trip and decide in the hour before heading out which bow I am going to carry depending on where and how I plan to hunt that day, to say nothing of what I'm hunting for, how much walking I'm going  to do, etc. Realistically, I do consider some practical aspects, like how easy is the bow to transport? To string? To take apart and put together (if its a takedown)? The other, maybe most important, is what bow do I have the most confidence with that my first shot is going where I want it to go? If you only have one bow, and you haven't tried shooting a lot of other bows, that's an unanswerable question. But its a combination of how a bow fits in your hand, how the mass feels in your hand, how the target looks to you when you're at full draw, and those are idiosyncratic for each shooter.  There have been a lot of highly-regarded bows I knew in 2 weeks were headed out the door, others I can't imagine parting with. Then there's the problem inherent in recommending, e.g., a 63" 1961 Kodiak Special or a 1962 Howatt Hunter.

[MCNSC]

I’m mostly a recurve guy, but I had a Centaur longbow for a while, it was too heavy for me so I sold it. If I were in the market for a top tier longbow I’d be looking at a Centaur

[David McLendon]

San Marco Eagle, Harrison Black Wolf, Toelke Whip, MOAB, Yellowstone.

[CRM_95]

Don't overlook Sarrels Archery or Primal Tech either!!

[artifaker1]

Any R/D longbow that is truly dead in the hand, no hand shock. That indicates a stable limb design and all that. I haven't been able to try many and there may be many other fine shooting bows out there.
My pics are Herb Meland Pronghorns, Black Widow PL's and PLX's, Morrison Dakotas, and Morrison takedown ILF's are my favorites. I have also shot a couple A&H's that I think are based on Adcocks design I think, that are very well stabilized with very long limbs and shooters for sure ... Just some thoughts anyway. I have a fair few recurves as well but I prefer the longbows for hunting duties like say the 60lb PL ......

[Friend]

TimberGhost with Phenolic or G10 Riser and SS Curve Limbs
Bob Lee Ultimate w/Cobra Curves
Black Widow w/Carbon Limbs
Centaur Carbon Elite with Dark Matter
Primal Tech w/Heavy Mass Riser

[frassettor]

I shoot my PLX’s Widows the best. Although, I do have Schafers as well. Beautifully made . Real shooters as well

[Tater]

     Pronghorn by Herb Meland , Robertson by Dick Robertson , Bigfoot by Kirk Lavender
    Bows are a very personal choice and what may fit me might not fit you. Can't go wrong with most of the bowyers mentioned.