Got an 85@30 take-down (2-piece) Crusader on order for myself--yew limbs (of course), and having Marc pick the limb veneer--I just couldn't decide. I think he is going to use either the Jarrah (eucalyptus) or Tamo ash--guess he will have to suprise me. Ordered this bow for a special hunt I plan to do within the next 3-4 years (hopefully less)--Asiatic water buffalo in Australia. I hate the wait, but it will take a little while to save up the coin, plus I have to get used to shooting the poundage again--only a 20 or so pound jump, but it's been a while since I have shot over 80 lbs on a regular basis. Besides, it will give me time to find some arrows that fly true and finish out at 850-1,000 grains, test a few broadheads, etc.

I'm right the opposite with a 3-piece--longbows anyhow (don't shoot recurves enough to have a real preferance). They just don't have the feel of a longbow to me--every one I have shot felt like a recurve, if that makes any sense. I owned one for several years, and it was a great bow--shot some of my higher tournament scores with it--but......... I'd have gone with a 1-piece for my new one, but I need the convenience of a td for plane travel.

Anybody wanna go to Oz and chunk a sharp stick at the largest horned animal on the planet? Would be nice to have someone to talk to on the ride over and/or scrape up the remains if I goof. [X(]

Chad