Looking for a durable longbow

[WidowEater]

Well, I have been told longbows are more durable than recurves.  Less chance of delaminating, twisting, resistance to heat, etc.

Dont know if any of that is true though.

I tend to be pretty hard on bows and so far none of my recurves or longbows have given out.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

[Mongo]

Longbows may have less chance of twisting, but I haven't had ANY problems with delaminating or heat with any of my bows.

[JamesKerr]

I haven't had any problems with any of my bows but my toughest bows are probably my Tomahawks.

[Killdeer]

Longbows and recurves are made of the same thing, wood, phenolic, carbon, glass. They are all held together with glue. They are all subject to damage from excessive heat.

Unstring them if they will be stored in high heat. Keep them out of hot cars and attics. Buy whatever you like to shoot.
Killdeer

[yankeevol]

Had a recurve limb twist on a bow from a top notch bowyer. Was never able to correct it to my satisfaction. Even sent it back to the maker. I shoot R/D longbows now.

[bulldog18]

Highly recommend  www.bamabows.com  Nate's bows are tough as nails and very affordable.

[huntmaster80]

take a look at Dan Toelke his Whip HS is awesome!!! i also had a Kanati RD longbow that I liked it was just too heavy for me

[Arwin]

I had my St. Joe River longbow fall of the side mirror of my van at 35 mph down a dirt road and all it did was get a tiny surface scratch. How that happened is a whole different story.   :rolleyes:  
 
 I dropped the same bow from a tree right on the end and it did nothing. They are TOUGH!!! Good thing because I am clumsy, LOL!

[Gordon Jabben]

My friends kid me about how tough I am on my equipment.  I have to refinish my most used longbow almost anually although I'm slowing down a bit.  I have broken some bows and I think recurves are more inclined to limb twist but I think all fiberglassed longbows are very tough and I don't think one make is better than another IMHO.

[Crash]

I would think that the deeper cored, narrow limbs of the "D" bow class would have the toughest limb design.  They are held together with glue, just like Killdeer said, so all are subject to letting go if the conditions are right or wrong depending on your perspective.

[mike g]

If ya want a real long bow, get a Hill....

[cahaba]

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[Butch Speer]

Originally posted by mike g:
If ya want a real long bow, get a Hill....

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[centaur]

Is there a 'non durable' longbow??

[WidowEater]

Im leaning towards a truer Hill design.  Robertsons, Northern Mists, Great Northerns, and HHs.

Right now I have a Liberty English and it is sort of like a Hill.

[Rick Wiltshire]

Gary Sentman made/makes a bomb proof bow.

[Sam McMichael]

Take a look at a Hill for sure, but you may also want to look at Northern Mist.

[LBR]

"Is there a 'non durable' longbow??"

Only one that I know of--the claim was made by the bowyer and a representative that the string (that came with the bow) caused the limb to twist.  That was never resolved--a friend of mine lost about $1,000 on that deal...

Which brings me to my point.  Stuff happens.  Longbows are, in general, much less susceptable to things like limb twist, but any bowyer can make a mistake, get bad material, etc.  Do your homework and make sure the bowyer stands behind his work.  Don't take word of mouth as a guarantee (as my friend did), or even what's stated on a web site (that can be changed at any moment).  Get it in writing.  Better safe than sorry.  I'd say this wouldn't happen with 99% of the bowyers around, but you still have to watch for that 1%.