If you are looking to a modern traditional bow you probably won't go wrong with any mainstream builder. Longbows are a little harder to tune than recurves. The latest design longbows are more like recurves as far as the limb geometry goes and are very efficient as well as smooth shooters, they allow a shorter limb than the Hill style bows.
The heavier the riser, generally, the better, when it comes to accuracy. Longer limbs lead to a more stability, and accuracy. If only a target bow, go way down in draw weight, #30 range. The arrow being tuned for the bow is absolutely the most important thing as far as trad bows go. Adjust the string length and properly spine the arrows and the rest is your own personal ability.
A day spent with someone who knows how to TEACH will put you way ahead. Being a good shot with a compound won't necessarily transfer over to a stickbow. Most folks have forgotten how to use there fingers to hold a string. Launcher type arrow rests require different techniques than shelf or flipper rests. Many fine archers have never encountered the old stuff.
A Savage rifle of the archery world... Martin X200 maybe. Bear makes good bows, PSE makes a couple recurves, Ramin or something like that is a Korean maker that has some good looking inexpensive bows. The Footed Shaft out of Rochester, Mn. deals in used bows. He has been at it for years, and likely has forgotten more about stickbows than many experts will ever know. He has advertised in Traditional Bowhunter Mag since forever, and has a web site you can google to. If you are buying new stuff gather up about the same money as that Savage rifle then shop for the bow and some arrows to match it. You may have some money left over, unless you are a sucker for beautiful wood and workmanship. $800 will get you some works of art that will have you dreaming of mountains and Elk and... sorry, it's about my bedtime.
