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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Whitetail Chaser on September 08, 2010, 12:52:00 AM
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Here goes.
I have a Black Onyx ILF riser (15"). I am wondering about getting limbs for it for a short hunting bow.
Are there limbs out there that I could put on this bow resulting in an AMO 56 inch bow that can be drawn smoothly to 29 inches???
I don't want to get stuck buying a set of limbs that won't do what I want.
Thanks,
Brett
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Brett
if you don't mind going up two inches you can use Morrison "C" limbs that make a 58" bow on a 15" riser.
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Any ILF "short" limb will make a 56" bow on your 15" riser. Give Lancaster a call, they can help you out.
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May also want to look at Dryad. I just bought an Epic ILF riser and their static tip recurve ILF limbs and it a shooter....
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And don't forget Jim Belcher, I have a couple of pairs of his limbs and they are very smooth.
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I'll second Dryad, Mike's static tip recurve limbs are very nice. I pull mine to 30" on a 58" bow, no problems and very smooth. The price is right as well.
R.W.
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Short limbs will make a 56" for you as stated above. That said, you'd be much better off with a set of mediums and a 58" bow. Limbs will have a longer life span and that length limb will give you a better sweet spot for your draw length.
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If you choose shorts or mediums, you might be better off leaving them in the lowest weight setting so that you avoid putting any undo stress on them because of pre-load.
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The above advise is sound. Unless you can find a mfgr. who can make a 56" ILF bow you are tempting fate making one with such a short length and long draw. I'de go no shorter than a 58" bow given your draw length and I know you don't want to hear it but a 60" bow would be more in line with your stated draw length.
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I have a Black Onyx and draw to 29". I ended up with Black Max Carbon long limbs "60" bow" to get a smooth bow. You could probably get by with Mediums (58" bow) at 29" but I think the short (56" bow)limbs will stack pretty bad for your 29".
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The beuaty of ILF is all the options.
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I mean Beauty! :banghead:
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The angle on your riser will dictate the draw on a shorter Limb. A 15" riser with a 20 degree angle, should not be a problem with a 30" draw and a short limb,, Don't think the preformance is going to be any better than the longer bow,but just might work better in a close area.
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Thanks for all the suggestions.
I'm mainly looking to make an ILF bow for ground blind hunting.
I may just have to move up to mediums for a more comfortable draw. 58 inches is still a pretty short bow for moving around in the bushes.
Brett
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There are not that many bushes on your side of the state unless your counting Sage Brush :wavey: