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ILF help

Started by DanDaMan, July 11, 2012, 10:39:00 AM

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DanDaMan

Need some assistance on how all this ILF stuff works.  Been looking at getting another Dryad and want to try the ILF Epic out.  I'm wanting a shorter riser (15 inch) and Im not sure how to figure out what limbs I want for it.  Would like the bow to be around 62in with longbow limbs and pull around 58-59 at 28in.  Everything I see has the limbs lbs on 19in riser, how does that transfer to a 15in riser?  Any assistance would be very appreciated.  
Thanks
Dan
Horne Mountain bow 60in 57@29
Horne Combo Hunter Longbow 64in 59@28
Dryad Orion Longbow  60in 60@28
Hoots 54in 48@28

BobCo 1965

Short limbs are 23". So 2 - 23", 15" riser (this is the distance between the riser limb bolt pattern - IMPORTANT, it my not have anything to do with the actual length of the riser) would give you a 61" bow.

Medium limbs are 24". 2 - 24", plus a 15" riser would give you a 63" bow.

Long limbs are 25".

Hope this helps.

Bob

Boomerang

ILF is measured from limb bolt to limb bold around the front of the riser not the total length of the riser plus the limb length. Depending on riser design, a 15 inch riser will have aproximately a 10 inch bolt spacing.

BWD

On my 15" riser, short limbs makes a 56" bow, mediums make a 58", longs make a 60".
"If I had tried a little harder and practiced a little more, by now I could have been average"...Me

Jake Allen

I find it most simple to use a 25" long riser as the benchmark and subtract.
on a 25" riser
Long Limbs: 70" Bow
Medium Limbs: 68" bow
Short Limbs: 66" bow

These limbs are made different lengths not with not so much thought of the overall length of the bow, but the draw length of the shooter.
Most are designed to be in the sweet spot of the limbs at a certain  draw length.

I.E: Medium Limbs are designed for a 28" draw, shorts around a 26" draw and longs 30". Extra longs beyond that.

So, if you have a 28" draw, and want a 62" bow,
Medium limbs with a 17" riser, may be a better shooting bow than longs with a 15" riser.
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wingnut

Dan,

For our 15" ILF riser you will need 55-19 XL limbs to make a 62" longbow. All of our risers add 3-4 pounds to the standard rated 19" limbs.

The new limbs will not work on the old Orion risers.
The new risers have a different limb angle and also a different limb pocket.

Mike
Mike Westvang

DanDaMan

Thanks for all the help, bout 3/4 of the money away from giving you a call Mike and getting one on order.  

Dan
Horne Mountain bow 60in 57@29
Horne Combo Hunter Longbow 64in 59@28
Dryad Orion Longbow  60in 60@28
Hoots 54in 48@28


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