Between the two R/D Longbows, which would you purchase?

[tzolk]

Same bow different trim levels
#1 Option $450. Diamond wood riser. Black glass over Actionwood limbs.

#2 Option $550. Choice of riser wood with one lamination. Clear glass over either Bamboo, Natural Actionwood or Brown Actionwood limbs.

Opinions?

[straitera]

Like options especially indestructible bamboo resiliency.

[Raging Water]

Any bamboo is a good thing. Smooth and fast.

My 2 cents.

Matt

[Over&Under]

Tough call...bamboo is great but there is some truth in the performance increases of black glass.  Done right, option 1 can look as sharp an classy as any bow.

[Ric O'Shay]

Bamboo - Smooth, stable, good feel and cast. The baseline go to wood for straight end longbows with narrow, thick limb cores.

Action Wood - Strong, reliable, responds and recovers very quickly. Go to wood for thin, wide limbs.

IMHO    :cool:  

Danny

[SERGIO VENNERI]

Number 1.

[owlbait]

Tough call there, all else being equal. Flip a coin.

[Bill Turner]

Ric O'Shay said it all.

[saw1]

I like bamboo. The feel of the draw suits me.

[tzolk]

Well, this is a wider thinner limbed bow and I hear Action Wood is under rated. Don't really need a purdy riser and I have never had a black glass bow. Wonder how the black glass will hold up over time?

[Bjorn]

#2

[StickBowManMI]

#2 I Would have to go with the Bamboo!

[BUCKY]

I have two of the same bows with both combos,it's a toss up.

[sbschindler]

why can't you do bamboo with black glass, I have a few bows in that combo and I like them very well !!!

[Hot Hap]

#2

[Brianlocal3]

I choose option 1, I'm more a utilitarian type myself and don't need to put lipstick on a pig. Ha

[ermont]

#2 with 'boo!

[JamesKerr]

The clear glass with bamboo will look the best and probably shoot just a bit better than the other choices sooo um I guess I would go with the boo.

[Rob W.]

boo

[Ric O'Shay]

Originally posted by tzolk:
I have never had a black glass bow. Wonder how the black glass will hold up over time?

There are many post on TG about appearance problems with clear glass. Black glass is the same color throughout and will be there "till the cows come home". Black glass is the proverbial "anvil" among all the others.

Danny