forget the price!!!

[RC]

Alrighty, Forget how much they cost,pretend they cost the same.Savannah,T-Hawk and Widow PL.No other longbows in question.

  You folks that have owned or shot all three which do YOU think is best all around. Remember money is not in the question. Performance , noise and forgiveness.This is not a bash a bow thread but want to hear good and bad thoughts.Thanks,RC.

[SCATTERSHOT]

Though I haven't shot the other two bows you mention, the Savannah is pretty hard to beat, IMO. i have shot other customs, and I'd put it up against any of them.

[Scott J. Williams]

I am a Widow person, no question.  I think the Widow has the others beat, slightly in performance, however I would would gladly take anyone of the the three in the woods when the chips were down.  

I guess I did help much, but my PL just makes me look good at times when I was less than perfect on the form...for what it's worth.

[sendero25]

I've never shot a Savannah, but I do own a Tomahawk Diamond Series Desert Fox, 55@28, 52# at my draw.
And I own a Black Widow PLV, 46# at my draw.
Both bows are 64".
The Tomahawk is my "go to" bow. I like the grip and for whatever reason, I am more accurate with it.
That being said, the day I bought my Tomahawk, I had the opportunity to handle another one just like it only 62", the grip on that bow I did not like, it felt too big and bulky. I assume Great Plains doesn't use a CNC machine and the riser is hand shaped, I am not sure of that. The Tomahawk I did buy has a much more slimmer grip.
Hope this helps.
John

[mooseman76]

I've owned both the Savannah and PL.  The Savannah is more of a flat bow with wider, thinner limbs.  Though they aren't "flimsy" I like the more solid feel of the narrower, thicker limbs.  I don't own a chronograph, but the Widow seemed to shoot a bit faster (not talking huge amounts here, but enough to notice).  The Widow was a little louder out of the box, but with a little toying I had both bows about equal in the noise department.  Both were very forgiving bows.  Between the two, I'd say get which one fits you better and is more appealing to you.  I currently have neither, but would buy the Widow if I had to make the choice now...Mike

[bayoulongbowman]

Widow hands down!!!!!!

[Paul WA]

none

[dino]

I've shot all three and own two Tomahawks.  I've shot Black Widow longbows several times and I like the feel, but they are a little noisy and don't shoot well for me.  Always shoot the show bows that they take to the different shoots so I don't know if that makes a difference.  As far as the Savanah, I've shot several and they're an ok bow.  No complaints just never been overly impressed with there performance enough to want to buy one. dino

[DesertDude]

RC I have owned all 3.  The Savannah is a great little bow (62") It looks, shoots, performs with all the rest. The BW is just that, a BW. I really expected more but got nothing less. It's a great bow, just a bit shocky when shooting. T-Hawk is the one I like best, I just ordered another one today. I have owned 2 Diamond SS and both were great shooters. This time I went for the SS without the carbon. Where it's located in the limb it just isn't worth the$$. I like everything about them, and like the Savannah, I can have it in a couple of days.......

[R H Clark]

With me it would be between the T-Hawk and Widow with a slight edge to the Widow.It may be because the Widow is cut more to center but I found the Widow much easier to adapt different arrow-broadhead combinations and tune.

[sendero25]

The Tomahawk is only 1/16 from center, I haven't had any trouble tuning an arrow for it.
With carbons (Grizzly Stik Sitkas) just minor point weight changes and I can shoot the same arrows from my T-hawk or Widow.
I also shoot the same aluminums from both bows.
I guess with my lousy form and style, I am blessed that I can shoot 2018s from all of my bows with different broadheads and point weight.
John

[highcountry]

My Widow is one sweet bow, but if I had only one longbow out of my collection(which drives my wife crazy), it would be hands down, no thinking or pondering about it, O.L. Adcock 62" ACS one pc. I know it was not on your list. But a archer needs to shoot one at least once.

[Overspined]

Have experience with 2 widows and the very light one was good, but the heavier one had a terrific thump at the end of the shot. Kind of weird.

[leatherneck]

Dont own any of them but the Savannah performed best to me when I shot them. Smooth on the draw. But most of all, quiet!

[Larry247]

RC, i've got a widow PL. I've passed it on to a few guy's to shoot on the LW. If you would like to shoot it i'll add you to the list.

[RC]

Thats an awful good offer Larry. What is the poundage.? Thakns guys. I`m gonna try and buy the Pronghorn from Tippet on the classifieds but I`ve sold a couple of bows and after 2 Widow recurves I`ve been thinking about one of the pl`s.RC

[Smallwood]

widows are made well, but have some handshock to them and are noisier than the savanah.
haven't shot the t-hawk.
and yes, i like bw bows, but it is what it is.

[Mel Amos]

Larry,

I grew up just north of you in Rock Camp.  I was just there last weekend visiting my brother.  I have a bunch of relatives that live in Peterstown.

How long have you lived in Peterstown?

My Brother is the maintenance supervisor for the county school system.  

Regards,
Mel Amos

[Larry247]

I've been here in the area for 25yrs or so.

The widow i've got was Brian Sorrels. Its 62#@27" 62". It really dosen't feel like 62# though. There's a pic of it in his first how to book.

I traded him out of it back in March. Its a good shooter, but does have a little hand shock.

[RC]

Thanks for the offer Larry but 50lbs is all my shoulders can take anymore.Good hunting,RC.