Can someone help my memory out of how 60 inch limbs change weight  when placed on a 15 inch riser. Is there a weight gain if they come off a longer riser to the short 15 inch riser? Any help would be appreciated as I am looking for a set of 43-45 lb limbs for my 15 Inch riser. Thanks tom

Bear takedown limbs go up in weight as the riser gets shorter. I believe ILF bows do as well. I think you would gain 2-3 pounds per 2 inches difference in riser length.

Tom,  A 15" riser will gain about two # if the limbs originally made a 60" bow on a 17" riser. If the bow was 60" it will now be 58".  If the limbs where made as his long recurve limbs you would now have a 60" bow with the 15 " riser.  Anyway if you go from a longer riser to a shorter riser rule of thumb is 1 pound per inch increase long to short. I have all Dave's risers and do this all the time. Hope I made sense.

Bill thanks makes it come back to an  aging memory. I hope all is well. Now all I have to do is find them. Tom

Glad it helped-  I love my Schafers.

Bill I called Beth today and they have a pair to finish off that will come in at the lower weight, turned out to be a reasonable deal and will have them in a couple of months. I am hoping to do something that I have threatened to do for years and that is become a one bow guy. Tom

Good luck with that Tom, I have been attempting to do that for the last few years. It's a hard road to navigate, good luck.

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Craig it's just that I loose track and end up trading for bows that I previously owned, that have inscription  "last one"  on it....I have to try my friend, my wife would be so happy if I changed my ways. Tom

Ouch,you know how to hit a guy where it hurts! Take care buddy and if you have to give them all up for one.... it may as well be a Silvertip.

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You can do it Tom!  It will uncomplicated your bow life, increase confidence and allow for more focus.

Tom, don't let Tim discourage you, he's just jealous of us one bow guys.

QuoteOriginally posted by GregD:
Tom, don't let Tim discourage you, he's just jealous of us one bow guys.

Tom,  two bow types is OK:  Longbow only one and recurve.  I have chosen Schafer recurves and Stewart longbows- No problem unless you have a bunch of each.