Best bow you ever owned & what happened to it

[LBOW]

The best bow I ever bought was the very first one. I sold  it and bought the next best bow and on and on. I loved them all.  MIKE

[Babbling Bob]

Mike, I agee with loving them all.

[Gil Verwey]

I still own the best bow I ever had. It is a Jack Harrison El Lobo.

I have 5 that I wish I never sold.

One is a Hill longbow owned by Bob Wesley and reworked by John Schulz to Howard Hill's specs. A Ol Adcock 64" 61# @ 28' one piece. A NM Shelton, a Dick Boss one piece and a Hill Tembow made by John Schulz.

I could have been happy with any of those bows as my only bow. Now I don't have the bows or the money. Wish I had the bows.

[stumpsniper]

Mine was a RER longbow that was the best shooting bow I ever owned.  I traded it to my dad in a moment of weakness!    


But......I got it back from the old man and I won't make that mistake again!!!

[Homebru]

Not sure if it was the "best bow I ever owned" but it's certainly one of the best.  

Morrison Dakota 1-pc 60" MAO 56# @ 28".  Sent it to Bob to have it refinished.  When the USPS returned it to me, I was shocked to see what good shape the box was in (yes, I said "good" condition).  Then I opened the box.

The USPS managed to bend it perpendicular to the "recommended plane of deflection" and they split it right down the center of the riser.

homebru

[limbolt]

Centaur Chimera's 58" 55 @ 27 and 56" 52 @ 26, both shoot very well,would be hard to choose between them.  

[30coupe]

The best bow I've ever owned is still hanging on my bow rack downstairs (when it's not with me in my tree stand). It will be mine as long as I'm on top of the grass instead of under it. It's my Kanati. It is smooth, quiet, and puts an arrow where I point it. She looks pretty sweet too!    

[Flying Dutchman]

Caribow Peregrine, Whippenstick Phoenix and RER Vital. I still own and use them all.

[JCJ]

68" David Miller "Old Tom". 45# @ 28". I sold it to a fellow from NY. Very dumb!

[KenH]

My 48", 32# Scythian from attila-bows in Hungary.  Still have it and shoot it very often.

[dbd870]

Of the recurves I've owned most would say my 70's Kodiak Hunter; but I really like my Grizzly better.

[azhunter]

I have owned a lot of bows and just like to shoot them and see what I like. It is really hard to answer the question of what I like BEST because there are so many good ones. Have started thinning the herd due to an injury.

Sold and regret: Griffin 60" longbow, Kanati 60" longbow.

Best recurve and I still have it and don't plan on selling it: Talltines 62" long riser with medium limbs, low grip with checkering.

Best short bow: Hill Country Bobcat 56" and I have owned several short bows.

[ChuckC]

Don't know about "best" but it was a favorite bow.. My Predator Classic, 56# at 28.  I would still have it today, but I changed to lefty.  I have another great bow now, in lefty, and I am also trying to change and NOT have 25 bows laying around, so I have not yet reaquired a Predator (lefty) bow.

Chuckc

[nineworlds9]

Leon Stewart 3pc Slammer 68" 55@29.  The 'Queen'.  No.1.  Does everything a hunting bow is supposed to.  Tied with my Centaur Triple Carbon, the 'King', 62" 56@28 (~58@29) which is awesome for its own reasons.  Got my long and my short out of those two.  My third favorite longbow would be Toelke Whip 64" 48@28 (~51@29).  I am privileged to have all three.  Do regret selling a good few but none were bows I couldn't part with.

[rraming]

Originally posted by JCJ:
68" David Miller "Old Tom". 45# @ 28". I sold it to a fellow from NY. Very dumb!

To only regret selling one out of a few hundred is pretty good!  

[WildmanSC]

The best bow I've ever owned is the one I presently own.  It's a Morrison Cheyenne, B Leadwood Riser, D Max 1 carbon/foam limbs, 62"and 45#@28".  I'm getting long in the tooth and my retirement income doesn't afford me the amount of fun money I had when I was working, so this will be my last bow.  At least it will be unless I find a way of selling the Max 1 limbs and buy a set of Bob's new Max 2 limbs when he gets back into production!  

Bill

[khardrunner]

Best shooting RH bow for me back when I shot righty was my Kohannah Kurve. I love the Hill style bows, but that was the easiest shooter I had.

Now that I've joined the dark side, I only own 1 bow anymore. It's ugly. It's cheap (ish). I hate to love it, but my Hoyt Excel with bmax carbon limbs is what I shoot. I trust it more than any bow I have ever owned or shot.

[Tajue17]

not the best but the one I miss the most is a 66" St Charles laminated Yew T/D 60@27 named "Ginger"  I traded it away along time ago and would love to find it and try to get it back so everyone keep yer eyes peeled for me.

[kstout]

I bought a BW LAG longbow, 64" 58# @29", in the spring of 1993.  Shot the bow 13 years.  When not in use, I always hung it on a set of moose antlers.  Came home one day and found the antlers, and bow on the floor.  Checked the bow, but couldn't see any damage, but the next 3d round I shot the bow delaminated.  Apparently the brow tine of the antler hit the lower limb of the bow, when they fell, and loosened the glue.

[wazu02]

I haven't owned as many as some on here but have had quite a few. The best for me is a camo dipped 60" 51@28 Carbon Griffin that I bought here in the classifieds. Can't imagine ever getting rid of it.