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Author Topic: The top 5 best longbows?  (Read 22813 times)

Offline tippit

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #240 on: January 08, 2011, 12:53:00 PM »
Dang,  I wish someone had posted the answer 30 some odd years ago.  I'm still trying to figure that out  :)   Doc

 
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Offline Kenneth

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #241 on: January 08, 2011, 01:09:00 PM »
Dang tippit, you have more bows than I do arrows!!     :notworthy:
Chasing my kids and my degree for now but come next fall the critters better look out.  ;)

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #242 on: January 08, 2011, 04:22:00 PM »
The Leon Stewart Slammer is kind of an amazing bow! Shoot one and you will see! The two that are comparable , (in my opinion), are the McCullough Griffin and LaClair Shrew. Big Jims' look interesting as well but I haven't seen one in person yet. I was not originally a Stewart fan...but became one when shooting at Baltimore and you could see one just lasering its arrows, (1916's according to the shooter),into the bales.  A used Stewart 46# slammer he was demoing and consequently bought. My friend also recently bought one and ordered another...he's the most serious bow shooter I know.......a 45# ...for his all around hunting-3-D bow! (you listening Monkeyball???).....M.O....john
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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #243 on: January 08, 2011, 05:28:00 PM »
widow pl,just my opinion.

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #244 on: January 11, 2011, 11:42:00 PM »
if you can find a used fred anderson skookum buy it, they were the best I ever shot.

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #245 on: January 12, 2011, 12:08:00 AM »
Quote
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Dang,  I wish someone had posted the answer 30 some odd years ago.  I'm still trying to figure that out   :)    Doc

   
Now that is a well organized space.
I love that photo Doc.

Oh and to the orginal question I am rather fond of Pronghorns.

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #246 on: January 12, 2011, 12:41:00 AM »
The Toelke Whip, one of the smoothest and quietest longbows made. But I still may have too try them all.
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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #247 on: January 12, 2011, 12:56:00 AM »
Cari-bow "wolverine"
         "Silver fox"
         "tundra wolf"
         " Peregrine"

 I own them all. And I just ordered another "wolverine" Take down yesterday for a grizz hunt in 2012. Abe makes some of the best bows out their. I would also recomend a Shrew, And Big Jim's "Thunderchild"

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #248 on: January 12, 2011, 01:59:00 AM »
From my experience

Morrison Dakota
Dryad Orion
Dwyer Defiant
Leon Stewart
Griffin

But I'm always looking for another one...got about ten on the list of must trys, including Centaur, Big Jim, Caribow Silver Fox, Hornes, and a Stewart Slammer 3 piece.

Good luck, afterall...the fun is in the searching!

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Offline Flying Dutchman

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #249 on: January 12, 2011, 11:36:00 AM »
I've tried a few and for me the Cari-Bow Peregrine is lonely at the top. Superb craftmanship, sweeeeeet to pull, and a blistering speed. They hit were you look, they sure are shooters!
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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #250 on: January 12, 2011, 12:17:00 PM »
Just started to shoot lbs.  Tried them whenever I could get someone to let me shoot a few arrows through them at gatherings.  I bought a Horne takedown from Robtattoo a couple of months ago, and I surprise myself constantly with the accuracy of it while stumping.  It is dead in the hand, quiet and fast.
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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #251 on: January 12, 2011, 12:28:00 PM »
Toelke
Mohawk
Black Swan
Morrison
Treadway
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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #252 on: January 12, 2011, 01:09:00 PM »
cari-bow perigrine or wolverine, love them both equally.

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #253 on: January 12, 2011, 02:07:00 PM »
If tippit don't know its a trick question !!!
 
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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #254 on: January 12, 2011, 06:09:00 PM »
Try top 15 or so best. No way could I ever place a top 5/ First we would have to establish what a longbow is. then what attributes it is being judged by. fastest may not be the best. Slow may not be the worst./ shock and smoothness , shootability . options, degree of craftsmanship , fit and finish. finish quality, all would have to be brought into consideration.

 I will put my Eaglewings up against any bow made when you consider every aspect. If I could not do that I would do what it took to make it that way.

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Offline Brock

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #255 on: April 26, 2011, 09:47:00 PM »
F.Anderson Skookum
KimSha Mattahwoman
Strunk Spirit Longbows
Robertson Stykbows
Laclair Shrew


and really like the Protoge Longbow that Lee Roberson is making under some mentoring by Gary Senteman...I tested his diamondback and was great shooting bow.
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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #256 on: April 26, 2011, 09:50:00 PM »
anneewakee archery addiction longbow, smoothest bow period. very fast aswell.
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Offline huntmaster80

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #257 on: April 26, 2011, 10:13:00 PM »
Hill country are very sweet shooters. Take a peek at the k2

Offline K. Mogensen

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #258 on: April 26, 2011, 11:03:00 PM »
Definitely check out Lost Creeks!

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Re: The top 5 best longbows?
« Reply #259 on: April 26, 2011, 11:29:00 PM »
One more vote for the better Martins, Also have a bow called a Chinook from 21 st. Archery,I shoot this bow very well[ for me]3" group at 25yd.It's a mid  R/D very stable and smooth, likes a heavy arrow.  Shoot alot and you'll shoot well.                                                                                                                                                                                                            Martin/Howatt custom bushbow 50# @ 28                                                      21 street  Chinook 58# @ 28"
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