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Is anybody using the Hoyt Excel Riser for hunting , if so can you please post me some pics of your Rig . I need Idea's , seriously thinking of this option , so any pro's and con's would be much appreciated . Would this make a good hunting bow , would the TradTech Longbow Limbs fit this bow ???? .

This is gonna be my Hunting Rig When I go Colorado next Fall for Elk , So it needs to be right !!!!

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i've shat that riser before but don't own one.  i shot it with tradtech blackmax limbs (awesome limb and priced right too).  the bow shot great but that riser needs a stabilizer (very top heavy) and has a large cut out center shot so it needs a center shot rest.  riser does not have lateral adjustments but really dont need that if the limb is of good quality.  i think that riser with blackmax limbs is one of the best values out there.  if you have a 27" draw or shorter, you may want to give bob morrison a call.  he has a bunch of "blems" (limb angle cut making the bows have a 27" draw max) for the same price as a excel riser but are of much higher quality.

I have the 21" Hoyt Excel riser with Trad Tech longbow limbs and am very pleased with it, very smooth drawing and seems pretty quick. With a plunger and flipper rest is very easy to get perfect arrow flight. I wouldn't hesitate to hunt with it.

I am left handed and have not shot one but my wife is shooting one with the Black Max limbs. I have had several friends shoot it and every one has been impressed with the set up. Rod Jenkins carries these in light weight to use when teaching. Great set up, have been thinking about getting one for myself.

Here's one that I had real recently and wish I hadn't got rid of. She was pretty fast with the Trad Tech Black Max limbs! Click the pic.

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And yes, I would definitely hunt with it!   :thumbsup:

First time I used one was at a Rod Jenkins clinic. I was impressed and ordered one from Rod for training.  Liked it enough that I then ordered a heavier set of tradtech limbs limbs for hunting.

Original set up had Hoyt Super Rest. I have since changed the rest and am also using a AAE/Cavalier Master Plunger.  

The bow is hunt ready though I am still "goofing" around with the plunger.

Thanks Guys, Birthday is coming up and am getting a Riser ordered along with the Limbs. Cannot wait to get it hunter ready and get myself over the pond to hunt my Elk and Mulie . Is your rider Matt Black or have you painted it?  . Thinking of onestringer limb skins too.

Excellent riser for the price, scuff it up and paint it, than limb skin the limbs you choose! Shawn

order the blackout

QuoteIs your rider Matt Black or have you painted it?

Not sure who this question was directed at but, mine was the "Blacked Out" riser from Hoyt. I like it much better than the gloss for hunting situations.

I have not shot one, but have heard nothing but praise for them

Thanks Wannabe , thats the look I'm going for , with some limb skins on the TradTech Longbow Limbs ..... Maybe Predator or A snake skin  ;) .

Les , I've been thinkin about the AAE/Cavelier and Plunger , but also the Timberdoodle ..... Both should work well with 3 x 5" feathers .

I shoot a 23in Riser and LOVE it. I shoot it for Indoor and some Field/ Hunter shoots. Great Riser for the bucks.

What string do you use , FastFlight , Dacron ???????

For mine, I had a B50 dacron string on it but, it can handle the FF. I liked the dacron better as it wasn't as noisy and it was still plenty fast.

Thanks for the rapid reply , when measuring the string do you measure from nock to nock unstrung and how many strands , sorry about all the questions  ??

I bought my Excel from a local Hoyt dealer for $135 in blackout and I put on a set of TT wood/glass limbs rated at 35# @28". This gave me a great bow at a real decent price. Due to the angle of the limb pockets 35# limbs gives me 35# with the 21" riser. I am also thinking of getting heavier limbs for hunting at Denton Hill this July..........DaveP

Thanks Dave, that's exactly what I intend to do and am glad others have done the same, so I can pick yer brains on set-up. Are you using a rest , raised shelf , plunger etc .... and what string have you fitted ie Dacron , fast flight , how many strands ..... ?????

Do you shoot split or three fingers under ?

Dave,

I'm not understanding your post.  Can you explain please?

I am thinking of getting an Excel 21 inch to replace my WARF.  Are the limbs you put on it listed at 35 pounds on a 21 inch riser?  My limbs are listed at 38 pounds for a 25 inch riser and I figure that'll give me a bow that will come in around 42 pounds or so on an Excel.  I don't know what they'll be when fully cranked down.

Nalajr

I am planning to use a very similar setup (Hoyt Excel 21") with medium Samick Privilege limbs (that I will paint matt black) for a total length of 64".

They only doubt that I have is that I have a 30" draw length. Will I have a stacking problem?

The alternative that I was thinking was the 64" Samick Journey (Will the stacking be less of a problem in that case?)

Thanks!

Nice entry level ILF riser and can be an easy shooting very accurate setup, but IMHO a tuning fork with any limbs much over 45#.

PS:  find a Black Bear WARF...far far superior.  One of the best feeling and shooting ILF risers one could hope for for cheap $.  Throw on a 5" Doinker and you barely need to hold the thing:  balanced like a dream.

Thanks, I live outside the US so WARFS are a bit hard to come around.

I am just starting so for the time being I will get the Medium Samick Privilege limbs at 26# (That with the 21" riser and my draw length makes a about a 32-34# bow)

I'll use it for 3D for the time being and then will upgrade the limbs (probably to the carbon ******** at 45#) for hunting.

Thanks again

For hunting I think you will find a shorty plunger to be more practical...full length plungers just seem like they would always be snagging on things...I am going to try one soon with the Para Rest I have on my Hoyt Desperado...I am also considering putting a sight on that bow to increase my effective range a bit

DDave

Zuner,

I draw 30.5" and had a 64" Excel outfit set up for hunting. I did not experience any stacking, and if I recall, I used medium length limbs with the 23" riser for a 64" bow(?--I think that's right).   I thought it was a very good shooting bow, tolerant of arrow spine and much more quiet than I thought it would be.