RE: Best long bow $200-$300?
200-300, jeesh thats about most of my bows.
Just picked up another one that arrived yesterday, a sovereign sonoran in BRAND NEW SHAPE for 275 after shipping. There is litteraly not a mark on this bow.
I wouldn't buy any of those bows. Havent shot the bear but once or twice, I have shot the aims, everyone of them kicks like a mule and not a single one was enjoyable to shoot, not to mention the poor craftsmen ship on the AIM bows. Ya ya I know the hype the olypmic shooters use them. My guess is they are getting top of the line specialty bows as I am surely not seeing it on the shelves or in guys hands. Two shops were selling them and it was nothing short of nightmares. Mixed and matched limbs, missed weights, etc.
I'd HIGHLY recommend watching the classifieds. There are lots of used bows out there for great prices. I've even managed to find some hold sweet shooting fairly straight longbows for under 200 bucks.