The top 5 best longbows?

[Michl]

Zipper SXT foam/carbon!

[PAPA BEAR]

i have shot a lot of trad bows and while its not the fastest on the planet its one of the smoothest easiest to shoot pretty much a joy to shoot. MOHAWK....these bows are highly underated in my opinion.  

[Bob Miller]

Black Widow PLX

[hawk4570]

Selway II, Saluki Grandeur, Morrison Cougar' Hill Badger, Pronghorn

[jhg]

...MOHAWK....these bows are highly underated in my opinion.    [/QB]

Thats pretty funny. Everything I have ever read about Mohawks has been anything but under enthused. I don't think Mohawks suffer from being under-rated. Half the time the guys are slobbering all over the keyboard with joy when they write about them...

Joshua, just poking fun.

[Arwin]

1. My St. Joe carbon/boo!!!!
2. (tie) Shrew Model T / Whisperstick
3. Javaman Sweetgrass
4. Thunderstick Mag
5. Northern Mist Baraga

[GREASEMAN]

MY LIST WOULD BE AS FOLLOWS:

TOELKE
THUNDERHORN
MIAMI VALLEY
THUNDERSTICK
TREADWAY

[Lamey]

I dont have the experience that most of yall do, but heres my shot-

1- Toelke Whip, I like the Classic, by far the quietest and most "dead" in hand bow ive shot.  Not even a "hint" of vibration, shock, twang or any other explanative having to do with bow feel upon release.

2- Dwyer Dauntless,  very similar to the Whip, not as quiet, a tad of "feel" on release,  but I actually prefer this grip to the Whip.  A super "pointable" longbow.

3- JK Kanati,  while more of a highly R/D hybrid,  i think it still qualifies to be on the list.  Very smooth, fast, great grip, all in a very compact package.

I see alot of folks mentioning the Turkey Creek.  and I would agree they are dxmn good bows,  I just dont know whats going on with the bowyer.

Ive not shot many others enough to judge, but I am ordering or eventually going to own the followig-

Mohawk
Fox Traditional
Treadway (my names up in October)

[BowHuntingFool]

1. Big River
2. Big River
3. Big River
4. Big River
5. Big River


For my top 5, I would have to go with Big River!

[SLonbow@50]

I would have to say the martin savannah its better than all the custom bows ive ever shot and it won In the 50 pound longbow flight divsion the year it came out.

[Sixby]

There is one bow that I would really like to own besides my own EagleWing Longbow and that is a Centaur. Then I could fight with myself over which one to hunt with. Oh I got a Sapphire Hwwk coming that I got in bowyers trade off. It is another one I have really wanted to shoot . But so far I'll stick with the EagleWing double carbon until I shoot something better.

[Curveman]

OK, the Border Griffon GL beats all of the bows mentioned! I just HAD to have the last word!  

[BowHuntingFool]

Originally posted by Eric Sprick:
Mohawk!

 

Thats by far the best looking Mohawk I ever seen! Very nice!

[limbow]

I can only give you one because there is no other. Lone Wolf Autumn Storm Ultra. Since finally finding two of these used in over 6 years of searching, I have been able to thin the herd down because this is the "ONE" for me      . I highly reccommend this longbow and I would put it against any longbow out there when it comes to the following:speed, quietness and craftsmanship.

60" and 60#@27!!!!
 
 

62" and 52#@28" !!!
 
 
 

[Eric Sprick]

[Lee Robinson .]

I judge a longbow for its ability to perform...and on that note I would rate the bows made by Gary Sentman at the very top of my list. Accurate, forgiving/extremely stable, fast whisper quiet, gentle in the hand, and very durable. As he puts it...he doesn't worry if a nat "poo-pooed" on his bow nor does he carry it in a purple velvet case. He bows were made to shoot, hunt, and perform. That's what I like...because they do this better than any other I have found. They have been so forgiving that I have always been able to bareshaft them...even with broadheads...which isn't supposed to be possible according to some.

[K. Mogensen]

Changing my vote to a Lost Creek NAT.

That's somewhere around a 2-3 in. group from 20 yards (minus the one flyer). That's dang good for me.

Quick, quiet, dead in the hand...

 

[great white hunter]

Wes Wallace makes truly great longbows. I have been shooting them for about 13 years. Ive shot some just as nice but nothing I felt was any nicer.

[snow leopard]

thunderstick moab; john mcullough griffin; gary sentman moosejaw. i've owned and shot others; these 3 stand apart.

[58WINTERS]

Allen Boice / Liberty Bows is starting back up this Spring. He had to take sometime off due to a job change which involved moving to another community and finding a home where he could set up his shop.