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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: dirtguy on March 01, 2016, 03:06:00 PM
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How many of you have a takedown recurve with multiple sets of limbs? I recently bought one and got two sets of limbs. The lighter limbs are for form work, early season target work and long days of 3-D shooting. The heavier limbs are for hunting and target work prior to the season opening. The lighter limbs draw about #42, the heavier about #51.
The riser and grip are a designs that suit me well and feel great in hand.
If I ever need to go heavier or lighter- no problem, I don't need to buy a new bow - just limbs.
Wait a minute - I may never need a new bow??? is that a good thing??? :biglaugh:
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2 of my 8 have multiple limbs (2 and 3 sets). Frankly, I rarely use the spare limbs.
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It certainly is convenient,versatile and can be cost effective.
Sometimes you can get limbs second hand for a good price.As long as they don't have to be custom fitted.Like Black Widow that are CNC engineered
If you blow up or twist a limb you have your backup set.Thats a good thing.
Now you may have the option of longbow and recurve limbs with some Bowyers
The versatility extends to length as well.Not just poundage.Like if you want a shorter brush or blind bow to go with your longer setups.
Its all good essentially.
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I have multiple bows with several sets of limbs. I do the same....lighter limbs for early season and move up in weight later.
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I have a Morrison ILF riser with several sets of limbs. Lighter limbs for practice and a little heavier limbs for hunting.
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It is quite common to see people asking about getting their first "longbow" after being a recurve shooter for a long time...I have had an RER LXR for a while...two sets of limbs for the same riser, one pair static tips and the other radical d/r longbow...I doubt that many shooters could tell which limbs were installed in a blind test
DDave
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I always think that I should order 2 sets of limbs when I get a takedown, but the truth is that I rarely switch out the limbs, even though I have 3 sets for my recurve. I usually just stick with one set... but it IS nice to know that I have options.
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I have several T/D recurves with two or more sets of limbs.
When I lived in Colorado I hunted Elk early season and used heavier poundage, typically I would hunt late season Deer and sitting on stand in cold weather made a lighter set of limbs a good idea.
Pat
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I have a Bob Lee with 2 sets of limbs, but they are only 4# apart. I am about perfectly tuned with the lighter set so I haven't put the other set on in years. I have never tuned arrows for them either. I customized the grip and it really fits now.
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I have two sets for all my bows. One set for most of my 3D and most of my hunting and ones that are a little heavier for when I hunt large game like elk or moose. I also bring both sets when I travel for back up.
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That's one of the reason I use the ILF system.
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I have several with extra sets. Although I have never had a custom limb fail it sure is nice to have a back up set ready in the event of emergency.
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On trips far from home I bring a second set of limbs in case.Far more likely to damage limbs before riser.I have recurve and longbow limbs with about same wgt. on a couple of bows.Kip
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I agree with Kip, the value would be in having a back-up set of limbs. To me nine lbs. draw weight is a big jump from 3d to hunting, why not simply shoot the same weight for both?
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I have several take downs but no spare limbs.
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If you own a single bow there could be a reason for having 2 or more set of limbs. You can change poundage depending the activity or 2 alike set for back Up. But if you have several bows the set in the drower never will see the light.
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I have 2 sets of limbs for my Black Widow PCH. One set is 60", 49#@28" (52@29). The second set is 51#@28" (54@29), 58". I draw this bow to 29". The longer set is easier to shoot for longer periods of time while the shorter set is a little heavier, quite a bit faster and slightly more maneuverable
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Jim, I actually see the lower draw weight limbs as most beneficial for form work. I can do a lot more repetitions with the lighter set and at this time of year those reps help me a lot. Once I switch to the heavier limbs, they will probably stay on until hunting season is over.
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I have 5 Bear risers and 7 set of limbs from 39# to 65#. Have used them all for hunting except my C mag riser witch is white, used for target only.
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I have multiple length limbs, same draw weight for my Bighorn
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I generally keep two bows set up, ready to shoot. For traveling, it's not much more difficult to take a second takedown bow than it is to take a second set of limbs.
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I have a lynx with three sets of limbs... And like others stated above, I found I would rarely change limbs.
My solution.... I bought a second riser. ;) Now I have two set ups that feel nearly identical, (and a third set of limbs I never use).
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I agree with Cacciatore. I have a Tall Tines with two sets of limbs. 54@28 and 51@28. I also have another Tall Tines that is 55@28. Unles something happens to one set of limbs, I do not foresee using the 54# set except as a backup when on a special hunt.
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Truer words were never spoken Felix. Widow
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I have a Doug Knight w/2 sets. How I got the second set is by driving over and ruining one limb. Sent them off to Doug and got another set as a backup.
They are over 75# so not much of a market for them.
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I found out years ago for me that I never put the second set of limbs on,,, too much work I guess but would just leave the favorite set on.. I rather have two different weight bows I guess.
for the hunter who fly's a lot then hunts different species at the same time I can see the point though.
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Bezaleel cougar with three limbsets.
1. recurve limbs
2. longbow limbs
2. new recurve limbs design
they are interchangeable and I change them as I feel like.
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I have several t/d curves with 2nd set of limbs... All are about 10# apart from each other... Depending on what bow I'm shooting when the weather gets cold late in the season I usually switch to the lighter set... Setups are the same GPP so the trajectory is the same for a given distance... Makes switching easy...