I've always used one piece longbows but want to add a three piece to my collection.  Have zero experience with 3 piece longbows.  Open to suggestions... currently I am considering proghorn or a tolke but I am open to any other quality 3 pice longbow.  WOuld appreciate your feedback... wanting a little more mass wieght to help steady my bow arm.  45-50# @ 28.5 inches.  Thanks

Dave

There are plenty of good ones.  I like my Pronghorn.

Well, since you mentioned it, I really like my Pronghorn three piece. I had two other one piece pronghorns and I sold those to pay for the three piece- and some other stuff also. I like the increased weight of the three piece.

I would also look at a Kota three piece as well, it is on my back burner to purchase.  Just not sure which one.

Lots more good ones I am sure.

Why not consider a 2 pieces longbow?
I sure love mines

F-Manny

If I were in the market for a 3-piece LB, I would absolutely get a Cari-bow Silver Fox.  No question.  I was very impressed with the one I shot multiple sessions with at the Kalamazoo show this past spring.

I have also spent some time with a 3-piece ACS longbow (it's hanging in my basement now), and am very pleased with it.  Good bow, with a bit heavier mass weight.  

How about a 2-piece?  Big Jim, ACS, Black Widow, and others make some great 2-piece LBs.  And the no-tools TD is great... my 2-piece comes apart and goes together in a flash.

I want a three piece for the added mass weight in the riser.

I love my Bezaleel three piece longbow.  Andy McCoy is fantastic to work with.

Pronghorn or Great Plains are on my list of good ones....


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Glenn

Firefly.  Lots of good bows, but I can't imagine a bow with better shooting qualities than this one.

Leon Stewart Slammer.  Quality and finish is top of the heap, they are very smooth and Leon is a true gent to work with.

Another vote for the ACS from A&H.

Pronghorn

I went for several years under the same mindset of required mass.  In the end, form worked up my confidence.  Carrying a two or one piece in the woods or up a mountain is a dream in comparison.  Just saying...

When I thought this way I shot a few and a compiled list of excellent take-down LB's, not in any order of preference:
Thunderhorn Heartstopper
Cari-Bow Silverfox
Toelke Lynx
Pronghorn
Stewart Slammer

Not a form issue - more of a bad bow elbow that doesn't react to bow shock well.  It is more noticiable in latter years and when shooting longbows as compared to recurves.

Stalker sticksbows coyote longbow. 60" 44lbs@28"

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I heard Brian Wessel at Tall Tines is putting out a 3-peice longbow that's fast as well as a real looker,,Might be worth enquiring about. Just thought I would mention it    

The A&H ACS CX 2 pc or 3 pc is tough to beat. My son and I have several and don't see that changing any time soon. The team at A&H they all hunt, and are very committed to customer satisfaction.

For me it is more the way the riser/grip fit my hand than the mass of the riser.  For me the Pronghorn is the best fitting and shooting longbow.

I like my Kota Prairie Nomad. It is 64", which if I remember right, was a special order, as 62" is standard.

another vote for the Cari-bow Silver Fox.