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ILF bows

gcr0003

gcr0003

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I am thinking about upgrading my recurve. I saw this bow a couple years back and really liked the look of it but it was out of my price range at the time and I hadn't even started shooting traditional yet. I've have been shooting my traditional bow for about 2 years now but I have only taken it hunting once. It is an older vintage bow and I just don't feel comfortable being rough on it in hunting scenarios. I was thinking a more modern style bow would hold up to the abuse, maybe the vintage bow would too, I just don't trust it. Does anyone shoot this bow or equivalent? What are your thoughts? I am not looking for a vintage or wood riser bow vs. aluminum debate. I am just looking for thoughts on this style of bow. Are there any others you would recommend? Is this way to much to spend on a recurve? Are there other similar bows for less that are in the same ballpark or style and quality?

Edit: I didn't even know that New Breed went out of business. That's not to say I couldn't still find a bow but I will probably go another direction. For you ILF bow guys, can you share a picture of your hunting bow and any other thoughts? Thanks,
 
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I can't speak to this exact bow, however, I ABSOLUTELY love New Breed bows. I have owned many of them, and the Eclipse is still my all-time favorite bow (would honestly trade my VXR for one right now). I worked with Kyle on the last one I owned and shot a lot of competitions (3D and indoor) with that bow. Gotta go find a new New Breed now...Thanks for that.
 
If you are going to go down the metal riser route, I wouldn’t consider a bolt down with Striker limbs. I would go with a metal ILF riser and whatever limbs float your boat. There are ILF limbs available from $80 to $1,000, and even the cheap ones will shoot right with the striker limbs. Striker makes a nice bow but you aren’t going to get better performance or durability out of their RK1 compared to much cheaper options. Plus a metal ILF riser is adjustable for poundage and tiller so is easier to tune. This is coming from a die hard trad shooter that has killer deer with all kinds of recurves and longbows. My suggestion for a 3 piece takedown longbow would be to go to 3rivers archery and get a Samick Discovery Riser or Farmington Atlas riser and a set of of $160 DAS longbow limbs. That rig will outshoot the Strike for a fraction of the price!


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An ILF rig like Sticknstring mentioned is very arguably the best route to go for the reasons he mentions. That said the RK1 is a very nice bow. One of my hunting buddies got one a couple years ago and it is a great shooting bow. Very solid shooting, dead in the hand and whisper quiet.
 
Changed the thread title. I'd been interested in info about ILF stuff. Yall show your ILF bows too if you would. Thanks.
 
I shoot a 13" VPA riser with a bunch of different Uukha limbs from that cover from 34-43lbs at my 28"draw. I also picked up a 17" Tradtech Titan II riser recently that's nice but its heavier than I'd like it to be so I'll be selling that one. In my opinion, Uukha limbs are the way to go but I do have a few sets of DAS Bamboo core limbs that shoot very nice too. I've never liked Tradtech Black Max limbs and I've purchased a bunch...they rarely make the marked weight and the carbon/wood tend to be loud.

My VPA/Uuhka combo is by far my favorite ILF that I've owned. I will be getting a 13" Morrison Phoenix because I can shoot off an elevated rest with that riser.
 
Ifl can get crazy expensive but man do they look cool
 
Sticknstring88 said:
If you are going to go down the metal riser route, I wouldn’t consider a bolt down with Striker limbs. I would go with a metal ILF riser and whatever limbs float your boat. There are ILF limbs available from $80 to $1,000, and even the cheap ones will shoot right with the striker limbs. Striker makes a nice bow but you aren’t going to get better performance or durability out of their RK1 compared to much cheaper options. Plus a metal ILF riser is adjustable for poundage and tiller so is easier to tune. This is coming from a die hard trad shooter that has killer deer with all kinds of recurves and longbows. My suggestion for a 3 piece takedown longbow would be to go to 3rivers archery and get a Samick Discovery Riser or Farmington Atlas riser and a set of of $160 DAS longbow limbs. That rig will outshoot the Strike for a fraction of the price!


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@Sticknstring88 why would you go with longbow limbs instead of recurve limbs?
 
I have a Tradtech Titan ll with Blackmax long limbs. I shoot it just as good if not better than any bow I’ve got.
 
You can get ILF risers from Morrison archery for around the same as most others. It is one of the ones I've had, they go on sale sometimes, and they are very nice. He's a custom bowyer and great to work with.

The tradtech long wood/carbon limbs are great on a 15" riser.

www.morrisonarchery.com

• Phoenix ILF Risers - Aluminum | Morrison Archery LLC

Available in many sizes, this riser combines the weight and balance of aluminum with the customization of color and grip.
www.morrisonarchery.com www.morrisonarchery.com

Once I went to metal ILF handles, I sold all my wood recurves and longbows.
 
Correction Cory Gulvas was using a Gillo Ghost of some kind. The satari doesn't have duel holes on the side plate like the gillo does. Using a spring plunger and a spigarelli magnetic wrap around rest. Would like to see the other side to see how he quieted it down. Metal wire rest is noisy as you draw the arrow across it.
 
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Correction Cory Gulvas was using a Gillo Ghost of some kind. The satari doesn't have duel holes on the side plate like the gillo does. Using a spring plunger and a spigarelli magnetic wrap around rest. Would like to see the other side to see how he quieted it down. Metal wire rest is noisy as you draw the arrow across it.
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It seems like some arrow shafts are worse than others on the wire. I killed a doe with a 23” Hoyt target riser outfitted with a Spigarelli ZT rest and plunger. It wasn’t 100% quiet but did the trick. Definitely makes for a super tunable setup though.


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shamus275 said:
I shoot a 13" VPA riser with a bunch of different Uukha limbs from that cover from 34-43lbs at my 28"draw. I also picked up a 17" Tradtech Titan II riser recently that's nice but its heavier than I'd like it to be so I'll be selling that one. In my opinion, Uukha limbs are the way to go but I do have a few sets of DAS Bamboo core limbs that shoot very nice too. I've never liked Tradtech Black Max limbs and I've purchased a bunch...they rarely make the marked weight and the carbon/wood tend to be loud.

My VPA/Uuhka combo is by far my favorite ILF that I've owned. I will be getting a 13" Morrison Phoenix because I can shoot off an elevated rest with that riser.
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Let me know when you are going to sell that riser. I might be interested.
 
Joedirt199 said:
Correction Cory Gulvas was using a Gillo Ghost of some kind. The satari doesn't have duel holes on the side plate like the gillo does. Using a spring plunger and a spigarelli magnetic wrap around rest. Would like to see the other side to see how he quieted it down. Metal wire rest is noisy as you draw the arrow across it.
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I wondered that because the base of the handle riser just above the grip looks like it may extend back a little too which I can't see on the Satori.
 
I’ve never heard of “ILF” bows, suppose it’s because I’m not in the market.

But I gotta say, every time this thread pops up on the “New Posts” area I think “Mmmmm.....seems like somethings missing in that title....”
 
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