OK gang...finish answering the question. In your opinion, if you could only own/shoot just ONE longbow,it would be...(make /model & why) ?
I can't wait to hear the responses on this on topic....  Tradcat

A Super D.  They are well made, well mannered, wonderfully light and super quiet.  Oh they are beautiful as heck too.

But there are a lot out there that fit the bill

I have a new to me Black Widow PLX 66" 42# @ 29" that is a real nice shooter. If there was only one that might be the bow.......but why would you only have one     I still like my Hills and my N. Mist's...........and my Hol-Made's and my Mohawk......

While there are many quality longbows out there,
for me it would be a Wild Horse Creek Quest.

It is quiet, smooth, fast enough for me and hits where I want most of the time.  When it doesn't it is my fault, not the bows. The craftsmanship of his bows is as good as it gets.  This could also describe any number of bows out there.  So the main reason is that Mike Dunnaway is a local bowyer, that is a true gentleman.  To me, personally knowing (and respecting) the man that builds my bow is just as important as the bow itself.

A JD Berry Taipan.
Light in the hand, quiet, quick, dead in the hand, beautiful and the most point able bow I've ever owned. Basically longbow perfection.

Qarbon Nano  Totally tuneable and loves to fly arrows no matter what.

Hermon X 2

My Abbott 66", 47#.

Beautiful bow and pure joy to shoot.

That's easy.

MOAB!!!

An A&H ACS.  No, a Robertson Primal stick.  No, A Liberty Chief Elite.  No, a Fred Anderson Skookum.  No, a Hill Tembo or Big five.  No.  Well, you get the pix.  Luckily, I don't have to shoot just one.  

Easy

Tread way Black Forest 56"

Quick quiet great value fit and finish fantastic.

To boot one of the nicest guys in trad archery.

 

Wapiti dual weight spike

For me, it's a coin flip between a Big Jim Buffalo Bow and a Thunderstick Moab.Both are a dream to shoot. One of them will be my next bow. If push came to shove right now I guess I would give a slight edge to the Buffalo Bow. I will need to own both in the future. Soooo many great ones out there!!

Ummmmm..... Centaur but..... I just got a thunderchild and IT IS so smooth.

My favorite bow to shoot....hands down.....is my Black Widow PLGA.  I'm sure there are smoother. I'm sure there are faster. But this one just comes together for me in a way no other bow ever has.

It has to be a Howard Hill or a Hill style.

Kinda still liking my Kanati.

Javaman Elkheart

Cari-Bow Peregrine wihout any doubt. Fast, well mannered, great craftmanship, great grip, silent, no handshock or vibrations and deadly accurate. And Abe has great woods and veneers, not to speak of the beaver tail grips.

JD Berry Vixen