I have my first bow.. christmas present in 1968, it is a ben pearson.. lil fiberglass bow 15# at 24 in..Ben Pearson 25# fiberglass recurve Christmas present in 1973.. my moms bow a 1960 # Fred Bear "Green Fox" Fiberglas recurve 45#@28",
My Hunting bows: Old 62" LOCKSLEY PUMA, 45#@28 fiberglas/lam. Recurve.
old Shakespeare Onaga? fg/lam recurve #50@28 in.
And "Cherry" my 68" Osage Flat Bow 60#@28 in.
I Have more in the Flatbow and arrows then in all the Rest!! they were all Given to me, I gave more for the Osage Stave then all the others combined!! Sometimes its good to be a Leftie!!!!
Hedgeapple

I have 2 Legend Longbows made by Jim Johnson that I shoot a lot and a Crusader that I shoot a lot also. I shoot each one nearly every night in my basement out to 20 yards. I like them all.

My main bow is a 1964 model Shakespeare Kaibab 55#.
I also have an old Darton Ranger 44# that I bought to work on my form when I realized the 55# was a little too much for a beginner. Getting the forms ready to make my first recurve soon.

Clark

I HUNT AND MOSTLY SHOOT WITH MY BLACK WIDOW SAII. 59# @29"
I HAVE A FEW OTHER BW'S AND WILL LEAVE 2 AT WORK AND THE REST HOME SO I DON'T HAVE TO ALLOW THE AIRLINES OPPORTUNITIES TO TRASH THEM. ONE OF THE BW'S IS AN OLD TARGET BOW AT 39#. I HAVE NOT SHOOT IT YET BUT WHEN I MAKE UP ARROWS I'M GOING TO START SHOOT PAPER WITH IT. ALSO I HAVE 2 BEAR T/D RISERS AND 3 SETS OF LIMBS.

Chek-Mate Crusader, 62", 51#@28", one pice longbow.

I've figured out Chad's Rule (for) Long Bows. They must shoot quiet and sweet. The Crusader fills the bill in spades!!

Bill

Praise the Lord, He is worthy

5-longrivers , 2- Fred Andersons , green mountain , joe don jones selfbow, Dean Torges , 2 John McCullough , Jeff Massie longhorn , Mike Treadway Black forest , Jack Howard gamemaster jet , my first custom bow Terry Huges Arkansas stick, all in the 50#-60# range @26" . And a few more that I can't remember . [}

Recurves:
1) 60" Schafer Silvertip - all black - 72@28 (my personal favorite!!!)
2) 60" Schafer Silvertip - camo limbs - 68@28
3) 60" TimberSprirt - CocoBolo/Locust limbs - 70@28
4) 60" Robertson Prarie Falcon - CocoBolo/Elm limbs - 60 & 70@28
5) 58" BigHorn - 80's style - 58@28

Longbows:
1) Leon Stewart - all Bocote - 70@28

My journey on the "primitive" side started with a PSE Cheyenne. No unhappy memories but this bow moved out the day the CM Falcon Deluxe, 57#@28", arrived. Then I had to try the CM longbow. My first was a 66" T/D Crusader, 56@28. Next was a 62" 'Sader (recommended by Chad), yew & cocobolo, 54@27. I still have all three of these; the Falcon has been "dormant for a few months while the 'custom' 'Sader has accounted for my first 2 primitive kills - whitetail doe, mulie buck.
Arrows are homemade from Chundoo shafts.
Mark

"tread softly and carry a big stick" - author not known.

A 50# Martin Hunter recurve.

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