Hey all,
I was planning on picking up a Hoyt Excel ILF riser to use for target and hunting. I thought before I jumped I would see what else was out there that is getting good reviews.
My budget is limited, unfortunately. I would love to have a TITAN or DALAA, but they are too much for me.
Others I have tossed around are the TradTech APEX at 17 inches and the TradTech Pinnacle II at 19 inches. I know Dryad, Morrison and Sky make beautiful ILF risers, but I think they are out of my price range too. Can anyone verify?
The only other thing I go back and forth on is wood vs. metal. Those laminate risers could be made to look really good with some skinned out limbs. I've also never had a wood riser ILF bow.
Any ideas, comments or thoughts?
I wonder if the HIGH end ILF riser makers ever have a "Scratch & Dent" sale???? :bigsmyl:
Thanks for the time and help.
Nalajr
P.S. I am also available at all times for any testing you ILF riser makers may need.........
Keep your eye out for a used one, I just sold a Titan setup for $400 on this site, I have another but I'm keeping that one :bigsmyl: The one I sold I bought used off of this site, they do show up.
For the money an Excel with a used set of limbs is hard to beat. I just sold mine for 225, heck of a deal for a great shooting bow.
The Excel 21" with a set of decent limbs is the best bang for the buck in archery ... if you are going to do a bit of target I'd stay with the longer riser ... but I'm a longer bow type of guy .
I have one listed in the classifieds, but am also shooting another one with long limbs.
I've had about every thing or tried every thing from top of the price range to the bottom.I think you would be hard pressed to beat the excel riser and a decent set of limbs for the price.The one i shot had the black max wood glass limbs.And it was a great bow. For any price.
What is your draw length?
What length bow do you prefer?
-Dave
I have the 23" Excel and long limbs. Great bow.
I'm hunting with the 21" Excel riser & 55# medium Trad Teck BlackMax limbs-I think its a great setup & low cost
I was gonna say there's one for sale in the classifieds, but the owner " Snufer " beat me to it.
I'm concidering the Excel too. I'll keep coming back to read the responses. Thanks Nala for posting this. :wavey:
I'm hunting with the Excel 21" Riser and 55# Tradtech Black Max Longbow Limbs ( set at 53#@27" )and it is one sweet shooting bow . My money would deffo go on the same set-up again and spend the rest on accessories and tuning bits .
Thanks all,
I would be looking at the 21 inch riser. I have a set of short limbs too. On my ProLine WARF I just sold it gave me a draw weight of about 45 pounds or so, give or take. The ProLine was right at 21 inches long so I figure it would be close to what I was shooting on that riser.
On the Excels, what type of rest setup do you fellas use or prefer? I have seen where a lot use the flipper and a plunger, but there are also a lot that use the furniture leg pads to build up a rest and use that. If I went with the Excel I would want to keep it simple like that unless there were real advantages to using a flipper and plunger setup.
Any advice on that?
Thanks again.
Nalajr
Main advantage is the ease of tuning a flipper and plunger setup. Shooting off the rest you have to do a lot of tuning the arrow to the bow, If you have a plunger and flipper you can tune the bow to the arrow making it a bit easier.
here is my setup
(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii45/heilakka/P1000259.jpg)
Excel 21" riser, basic Hoyt flipper with cavalier plunger. Tradtech Blackmax limbs
With the flipper/plunger you can also shoot vanes instead of feathers witch is nice if you hunt when its wet or raining.