How many custom bows you've had & what's your keeper?

[overbo]

I'll start
Cascade
Blacktail
Wapiti
Widow
Bighorn
Robertson

Shooting Zippers since 90 & Habu since 99.
All recurves.

[BigRonHuntAlot]

Started out with a Martin Dreamcather(not really custom but sure shoots sweet) Acadian Woods Cajun Hunter and Jim Brackenbury Old Timer. All are keepers. Looking forward to a Quest in the near future.

[Lee Viv]

Bought a Schafer Silvertip 2 years ago, love it.  In a moment of weakness bought a Foley Longbow at Denton Hill, like shooting it, but keep going back to the Silvertip.  Son will probably end up with the Foley longbow.  Just can't tear myself away from the Schafer.  In fact, will probably order another one next year!

Lee  

[GEREP]

First "custom" bow I had made for me was a Chek-Mate Falcon Special.

Since then, a Chek-Mate Hunter II and then a Chek-Mate Firebird.  I switch back and forth between the Hunter II and the Firebird almost 50/50.  Different weights for differnet applications.

KPC

[GEREP]

First "custom" bow I had made for me was a Chek-Mate Falcon Special.

Since then, a Chek-Mate Hunter II and then a Chek-Mate Firebird.  I switch back and forth between the Hunter II and the Firebird almost 50/50.  Different weights for differnet applications.

KPC

[steve anderson]

Robetson recurve
Kim Sha  longbow
Dwyer  longbow

I like them all but keep going back to the Robertson

[Pruski2]

Robertson
Trailsend
Greatnorthern
Schafer
Morrison
All great bows but I just love my Morrison bows the most.  Steve

[Raven]

Lonetree longbow
BW SAIII 60"&62" limbs
Ancient Spirits Kadiak recurve
Ancient Spirits Cahokia longbow
All have been keepers, I shoot my BW SAIII the most and the Cahokia 2nd.
Soon I will have a Shrew Scout to add to the fleet, it may become the #1 of the list.

Have had several none custom bows over the years that I wish I still had.  

[Dick in Seattle]

Have 23 bows, most are customs but not made for me originally. My Morrison and Widow are favorites of those.   Had two Howard Hills made for me... a Wesley 45# and a Bear Cub 27# that was in response to a physical problem.  Both are terrific... exactly as planned/requested.   I shoot the 45# every day my shoulder will let me, the 27# when it won't.   Have a takedown #45 Tembo on order.

Dick in Seattle

[bentpole]

bear static recurve,martin mamba,bear super kodiak, phearson ambusher,mahaska,2 kohannahs,check-mate falcon deluxe,2 chapparal kaibabs,1 chapparral alpine.right now i have and shoot matching chapparral alpine and kaibab greydiamond wood black glass. wouldn't mind getting some more toys though.

[Squirrel Bait]

Brackenbury Legend ( first custom )
Pittsley longbow
Wilderness White Buffalo (wish I still had it )Mosshorn
Widow SA111
Schafer Silver Ghost
G&L Classic longbow
Great Northern longbow
Great Plains Red River
Harrison HHC
Kimsha longbow ( great shooter )
Scarborough longbow
Howard Hill King of the North. ( kick myself everyday for getting rid of it )
Monarch Royal
G&L 3 pc. TD Longbow ( keeper )
Kohannah Flatbow
Thunder Mtn Flatbow
Shadow Eclipse
Will be getting another Hill, sometime in the future
I probably left a few out there somewhere

[texbow]

Bighorn recurve
Robertson Quest LB
Robertson Gry Falcon Recurve
Roberson Fusion LB
Morison Shawnee w/Arapaho Limbs
Silvertip on Order

[heydeerman]

I have had several DH Hunters, Martin Dreamcatcher, a Mamba, several Chaparrals, a couple Ballistiks, a couple Assenheimers,a CM Raven (curently own),a couple Lewis Hollow recurves, a Fedora TD, one of Roy Hall's longbows, a couple Lightning longbows (currently own one), a custom TD recurve made by a gent in Great Falls, Montana...cant remember his name or name of his bow but would like to have another, a couple Dwyers, I know I am forgetting a couple.

I have an Ancient Spirit Cahokia that I dont think I will ever get rid of.

[bear1336]

Chek_mate Falcon & Attila
Jeffery mighty-mag
Rivers Edge Recurve T/d
Got a Rivers Edges one piece coming soon
My keeper is my Rivers Edge Recurve.

[Shawn Leonard]

Ouch, I cannot remember. I have had over 80 cutom bows the last 14 years. The keepers are a Jack Kempf Kwyk Styk, SA Black Widow, Blacktail, Robertsons. I have had a lot of others that were awesome. Bob Lee, Wes Wallace, Dwyer, Chek-Mate(6), Seven Lakes, Shrew,Mosshorn and a ton more. The top LBs were a SS Shrew and a Seven Lakes, the 7 Lakes is a very under-rated bow. It is the quietest bow I have ever shot and for the mild R/D it is pretty darn quick. Shawn

[richbear]

1 Acadian Woods Classic Recurve
1 Treadway 2pc longbow
1 Jonh McCullough Griffin Longbow
1 O.L. Adcock 1pc
1 Black Swan Hybrid
1 Black Swan Impala
1 Caribow Recurve
3 Leon Stewart Slammers
2 Morrison Shawnee's
3 ACS CX's 3pc.
1 Sovereign Ballistik another on the way.
1 more ACS 3pc coming.
The Ballistik and ACS are keepers.

[Jeff Hren-Renegade]

First custom bow was a Paul Sturtevent custom 1 piece Recurve . Second was a Paul Sturtevent custom Take down 3 piece Recurve. Third custom bow was the 2nd bow out of the press & the first bow completed by paul on his new Longbow Press(I kind of pushed him into it.) All Are Fantastic bows. Someday I will own a Black Widow & a Shrew There are Soooooooo many Great bowyers out there I also want to own a Silvertip some day. Also have 2 Darton Recurves 58" & 45# one a60" & 50#.
Also have a Sears recurve 60"&45# Also have 3 Bows of unknown oragin. A rawhide backed longbow, A Rough  longbow with 2 string grooves at each end & it feels like it was a takedown but I can't get it apart, Very Dark wood looks like Ipe. & a static tip recurve Unfinished wood is raw no varnish no rest just a handle section not even a grip on it.

[Jim Picarelli]

Black Widow SA III(keeper)
Black Widow MA II(keeper)
Abbott longbow(keeper)
Big Horn GrandSlam recurve
Great Plains Wolf Creek recurve
Zipper Extreme recurve
BigEast recurve
Stotler Medalist recurve
Bill Stewart Multi-cam recurve
Stahl T/D recurve
Sley T/D recurve
Wes Wallace Stealth recurve
Robertson Buffalo Bow
Great Plains Plainsman longbow
Selway Li'l Shooter longbow
Leon Stewart longbow
Stotler GameBuster longbow
Robertson Vision longbow

Probably missed a couple but the Widow's and the Abbott are my go to bows.

[kerry]

I'm glad to see so many of you with so many bows, I'm conservative in comparison.

In my 5 years:
G&L takedown longbow
G&L Classic longbow
G&L one piece hunter longbow (keeper)
G&L takedown recurve (snakewood riser)
Marriah Thermal (keeper)

[Digger]

Let's see ...

Black Widow Recurve
Black Widow Longbow
Chek-Mate Hunter II
Chek-Mate Crusader
Lonetree (I miss that one ...)
River's Edge Recurve
River's Run Longbow
Dryad Windtalker
Black Swan Longbow
Jodie Cole Longbow
Wel Wallace Mentor
a few "production" Martins.
Probably others that I've forgotten.

Right now all I own is the Jodie Cole and a new HH Cheetah. The Cheetah is my "keeper." Wow. I love that bow. (I'll probably put the Jodie Cole up for sale here soon. It's beaut, but I love my Cheetah.)

Digger