64", 52#@28" ACS CX 3-PC T/D longbow
62", 48#@28" Crow Creek Black Feather 3-PC T/D longbow

Bill

That Liberty Cheif Elite that Denny has, is a real purty bow !
Before this year it was a Bear Grizzly w/ wood arrows by me
This year a Martin Mountineer w/ wood arrows by me still    and some 125 snuffers.
Kinda intresting about the carbon arrows in the poll, looks like lots of folks use them.

QuoteOriginally posted by fflintlock:
Kinda intresting about the carbon arrows in the poll, looks like lots of folks use them.

Jerald,

I suspect that is because the carbon arrows are tougher than either wood or aluminum arrows and they provide the added benefit of recovering from the effects of archer's paradox much quicker than wood or aluminum.

Bill

RER Arroyo 46@27 1916 Easton 100Gr 2 Magnus

RER Arroyo 54#s at my draw(28.5"s) and Heritage 150s with 175 up front. Shawn

Hoyt GM 57#, GT 55/75  200 on the working end

Mulberry selfbow and rivercane shafts with modified 160g grizzly heads to start. As soon as I am happy with my knapping, I'll mount some rock to them. Also maple self arrows in the wait.
As far as carbon being the toughest shaft....I'd put rivercane up against them anytime! I missed a bag target because of a bad release recently and tagged a steel post. Only thing that happened to the arrow was a blunted field point and some ruffled feathers. All other arrow materials that have hit these posts have been rendered useless......Terry

Home made Bamboo backed ipe 55# @27" cedar arrows with home made broadheads.

Osage selfbow, cane shafts, Doug Campbell Damcus trade points for elk and deer, obsidian heads for deer.

I'll vary between a metal risered black swan with carbon arrows and an Owl bow with self nock arrows and a few that are in between in terms of "tech"

I'm shooting a 50# Mahaska recurve with 650g cedars.  Grizzly 160s.

I'm hunting 58# Acadian Tree Stick longbow. Easton Epic 400 with 250 grain heads, either Simmons Tiger Sharks or the Big Snuffer. Total weight is 575 grain.    

Mike  

Im using a KAP target style riser with winstorm limbs for a 64" 42 pound bow. Not as traditional as some, But it suits me. Using beman ICS hunters and stinger heads

I'll be out with my 62" Chek-mate Hunter II. 48# @ 29". Legacy shafts and WW heads.

       Good luck fellas,
                         Ed    

62 inch Tomahawk diamond SS 58#@ 28 inches.
Easton 2018 Aluminum Shafts
Vintage Bear Razorheads.

60" GN Ghost Recurve 54@28
64" Griffin Longbow 52@28
Easton Legacy 2018's
150 gr Wensel Woodsman BH's

58" Astro II 48# @ 28. 2018 Aluminum shafts
150 gr Wensel Woodsman.

I can't vote on that one because I use all three types, just depends on the mood.

As for arrows.  Wood of course.  Hickory, Ramin, Bamboo, Rivercane, Poplar, Ash, Birch.  I haven't had time to make any from my IPE supply yet.

Dennis

50# replica of an Arkansaw pick, cedar arrows with stone heads.

I am using a Habu VyperKahn, 47# @ 28, 62". GGII 2115's with Wensel Woodsman heads.