I shoot a three piece takedown recurve that I got when I realized that my dad's kodiak magnum was just to small for my 30inch draw.  I like the bow but realized I haven't hardly taken the thing down since I got it!  Which has me thinking it would be nice to have a one piece recurve for hunting locally and the three piece as a travel bow.  So are any of you guys shooting more modern one piece recurves?  What are some bows to look at.  I know that robertson, blacktail, blackwidow, and even Mr. LaClair make them.  And I like the simplicity of the riser in their models.  What else is out there?

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RER ARROYO are great shooters. And I know that the 54" can be drawn to 29" with no problems and is very smooth. So I would think out to 30" would be ok. www.rerbows.com

If you want a super smooth shooter,thats got a high performance limb design and graceful lines I would take a hard look at Ancient Spirits Thunderhawk.I draw 30 inches and its my favorite 1 piece curve.I got the 64 inch 1.Its the lenght i would highly recommend for you.I have had alot of 1 piece curves.I am especially fond of them for their clean lines and this one is my favorite!Especially for a 30 inch draw or more.Starting price is 500$s.

Rivers Edge Recurves they are one of the top one or two one pieces out ther right now. Their Arroyo is a awesome, very quick, quiet and a dream to shoot! I shoot a 54"er and draw jsut 29"s. I would get the 58"er if ya draw 29"s or more. Shawn

Lewis Hollow is nice one , if he can work ya in!

I'll Throw out another vote for the RER Arroyo. Fast quiet smooth! What more could you ask for. Along with the fantastic customer service....You can't loose.

Saxon Hawk will blow you- and your black widow- away.(shameless plug for classified ad....)

I shot a Martin Dreamcatcher once and was quite impressed.

John

There are a whole lot of one piece recurve makers out there. If you have a grip style that suits you best I would work from there because just about everyone makes a good bow nowadays.

Thanks, guys.  I agree on the beauty of the clean lines on a one piece bow.  That's part of the draw towards one.  I'm still in the research gathering phase, so it'll be a while before I put down my deposit on one.  But I'll be looking at all these bows and more!

Check out RoseOak bows.

A few weeks ago I got one of Mark Horne's Mountain Bows that I am more impressed with each time I shoot it.  Very fast, smooth, and stable.  I have always shot longbows so I opted for the Mountain bow which is more like a longbow riser.  My mountain bow is one of the quietest bows I have shot.  If you are a recurve shooter you might prefer his Ridgerunner one piece recurve which has a little more meat in the riser and more of a recurve style grip.  Check out his website, there is no doubt Mark knows what he is doing and his workmanship is outstanding.

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I second the rose oaks, there are still a few on sale in the sponsers classifieds, great deals.  Best shooting bow I ever shot.

brack

After yesterday & shooting Vermonster's 54" Shrew, I have to question Dave's previous statement:
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"There are a whole lot of one piece recurve makers out there. If you have a grip style that suits you best I would work from there because just about everyone makes a good bow nowadays."
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Now I think there's only one...Shrew     Doc

Martin Dreamcatcher is a hard one to beat.

Here's another vote for RER Arroyo. I just bought one last saturday. I now own 6. You will not be disappointed with an RER.

Good Luck with your search!

Rodd

Here's a pic of a RER ARROYO 54". I gotta say if I was a recurve shooter this would be the one.

I have to have to agree with Mr. Cole. The Saxon Hawk I own is the best performing recurve I own. Lately I have been more into Hybred Longbows for whitetail hunting. Although if I ever get a chance to hunt for large game it would be my go to bow. The Saxon hawk recurve will cast a heavy grain arrow better than any other bow I own. It has a similiar design to a asian horsebow crossed with a modern recurve. Randy builds it with what he calls a Turkish set back handle with the belly lams under layers of glass and hardwood laminations making up the back of the grip/handle area. This design seems create energy in the power stroke of a higher poundage bow than it actually is. Comes with the price tag like many other high end bows.