Your top 5 R/D Longbows

[Ron Roehrick]

Thunderhorns are great also.

[Longbow917]

Rat...that was a great explanation my friend!  I would say my new Bloodbrother by Bestfriend Longbows- smooth, quiet, and looks and feels great!  Then Thunderstick Mag-  quick and accurate, smooth draw.  Then Morrison Dakota- also quick and very quiet.

Sarrels Blueridge long riser is my #1 longbow. I would have to say that the Stalker Custom Tracker would be my second place longbow.

Bisch

[Gdpolk]

Though I haven't tried them all YET, I am going with Sarells Sierra.  It's been my one keeper for over 5 years now.

[Sixby]

Sasquatch, Fox, Eagle-Wing, Habu, and Robertson are the best I have shot.
However, That does not mean that they are the best. There are a bunch of really talented people out there making some real fine bows. Some real under-rated ones.

God bless, Steve

[Huntrdfk]

1-Centaur
2-Morrison Shawnee
3-Morrison Dakota
4-Kanati


David

[longbow fanatic 1]

Toelke Lynx
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Stewart 3 PC Slammer longbow
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[TxAg]

I really, really like my Centaur (triple carbon)

For a glass bow, I like Toelke Whips an awful lot.

[nineworlds9]

I thought about it some more and honestly, if I could only pick one of THREE to live with me on a desert island it would be either a Centaur, Stewart, or Java Man.  Blond, brunette, or redhead, LOL.  Having to pick 5 just screws it up for me LOL.  Then you gotta start thinking Euro? American? Tall? Short?  LOL.

[threeunder]

Well, I've not tried them all, but have tried a bunch.  From the R/D longbows I've shot I'd rank them as.

1.  Thunderstick MOAB
2.  Stewart Slammer
3.  Silvertip 3 pc.
4.  ABS QN2
5.  Centaur


MOAB


Another MOAB


MOAB on stand after Sika Deer


Another on of my MOAB waiting on a Sika

[longbow fanatic 1]

I should also add Thunderhorn Heartstopper 3PC, though I've never owned one.

[flyne]

I cant rank them from 1-5 as I love them all equally
Javaman Elkhart
Shrew samurai
Big Jim Thunder Child
Centura glass
Blackwidow plx

[M60gunner]

#1 for " pick it up and hit the spot" first shot, O L Adcock, 3 piece
#2 my Wes Wallace Royal, smooth and forgiving. Has more cast than some of my recurves at same weight.
#3 a 3piece made by Kevin Gurloc, goes by " cupcake" here on Tradgang.
#4 Black Widow, had the opportunity to shoot 4 different  ones at their clinic. Smooth, good cast and easy to tune to carbons.
#5 Timberghost 3piece that was a pass around bow. It shot well for me. Well made, nice finish but not my style riser.
I have owned and shot others that are highly acclaimed and have had mixed results. As you can see not all my favs are "super bows"
I hope our bow makers that visit here do not put me on their "blacklist".

[Biathlonman]

In no particular order...

1. Javaman Elkheart
2. Toelke Whip
3. Centaur Glass (I've got no use for carbon, to damn loud)
4. Treadway Black Forest
5. McCullough Griffin

[pamike]

Habu
Eagle wing
Zipper elkmaster
Hill country bobcat
Schafer

[Yellow Dog]

No specific order

Dan Toelke Whip
Jim Neaves Centaur
Gregg Coffey Javaman
John McCullough Griffin/Tsunami
Herb Meland Pronghorn

[Moots]

1. Heartland longbow (a sleeper, but one of the best R/D bows I have shot).
2. McCullough Tsunami
3. Big River 21st Century

[Homebru]

I haven't shot as many as a lot of you guys.  For me:

3-piece Morrison Shawnee
1-piece Morrison Dakota

Originally posted by riverrat 2:
......Morrison Dakota. Wish Bob still made these things. You could get them up to a 64"er,and they were fast,and dead in hand. A little twanky if you shoot foam limbs,but a very good all around,well made bow.   rat'

Rat, take a look at Bob's ordering page.  The Dakota is right there.  It's just not obvious until you go to the order form.

homebru

[Penn_Recurveman]

Striker STDL

[jacobsladder]

1 pc would be mike treadway Black Forest
3 pc would be Jim Jones firefly