when the chips are down, zero hour

[Irish]

Widow PTFX - has been for the last few years and i don't see it changing soon.

[Stone Knife]

Hill Big Five  

[BUFF]

74# BW PSAIII

[lilbobby]

47# @ 27" Bob Lee T.D. L.B.

[Bowwild]

I've been shooting 3 recurves very regularly and almost equally all summer; Bear TD Supreme A handle, 1-piece Blacktail Elite VL, and Pittsley Predator Anniversary. Some others have been on the rack most of the time. I will receive weight reduced limbs for my 58" Widow PSAIII in 10 days or so. I don't know the answer to this question right now. The good news is I feel confident hunting with all of them. If I had to choose now...If in my ground blind I'll use the 56" Bear. If in my treestand I'd pick the Pittsley. If the weight reduction on the Widow "works" it could slip in there. This decision could get boogered around November 31st if I have unfilled tags when a 1-piece Brandon Stahl Super Wildcat is due!  It is an easier question for me to know which bows won't be in the hunting woods. I like all of these no-goes but not as much as the others (No Goes: Fox High Sierra, Hoyt Gamemaster, Pittsley Custom Classic, Bear TD Supreme B Handle).  I shoot left-eye dominant. I should "move" two of the above no-goes. I'm not a collector (at least I don't intend to be) but I'm going through an intense "get acquainted" period as I get back into traditional. Sheesh...I have a LH try-out Schafer Silvertip coming next week --- I hope I don't like it!

[riivioristo]

BW MA III 54@28

[tarponnut]

Kohannah Kurve 49@28.

[Rodney Wright]

67#@27''  60''  Firehawk,This bow has put more then 2 ton of meat on the ground. Of course with Moose it add up fast.

Rodney.

[Doug in MN]

Pronghorn LB, only because the Ferret is a bit much in weight any more.

[L. E. Carroll]

60" 58# Kwyk Styk  Or my 60" 57# Shawnee/Dakota... Depending on if I decide it's a LB or RC sort of day    

[doowop]

49 lb Chekmate Hunter 56.

[Tom]

H'bird Kingfisher-51#@28 ,drawn to 29+.

[Mack_S]

60# @ 27", 60" Blacktail Elite.  She feels great in the hand, draws smooth as silk, hits where I'm aiming, and even with a few beauty marks from the wilderness shes still pretty to look at too.

-Mack

[firsted]

A little less common but it's the one I'll depend on for "the" shot:
A Bill Pfleger 60" 58#@28" Vermilion Rivers TD recurve.  It's the quietest of the bows on the rack including the Morrisons, BWs, Bob Lee, Black Swan, few more.  Just as dead in the hand and as fast as any of comparable weight.  Shoots right on the money.  Dollar for dollar, the best value, too.  And easy on the eye.

Eddie Paulsgrove

[Wiley Coyote]

58"Super Shrew Deluxe. 56Lbs@27inches.  

[Smallwood]

black widow plv longbow 60"
54#@26"

[robtattoo]

Morrison Cheyenne. 62" & 62# Ain't nutt'n finer!

[Sam McMichael]

Howard Hill Wesley Special (65# at 28") backed up by a Howard Hill Wesley Special (65# at 28") that is next backed up by a Howard Hill Big Five (50# at 28").  I kinda like Hill bows.

[rta308]

Bear Grizzly 51# @ 28"

[NYStickhunter]

Treadway