Well , I'm looking at having a new Trad Bow , but something which takes ILF limbs or simillar . Gamemaster 2 , Tradtech Titan , Hoyt Dorado or 3 Rivers Dalaa kinda thing . I do like the Idea of the Titan how it takes Longbow or Recurve Limbs , any Idea's guys and seems a great bow from the reviews ..... what are your thoughts ??? . also are plungers classed as Trad and are they better for tuning ??
A lot of the bows you mentioned aren't ILF. ILF gives you TONS of flexibility as far as mixing and matching limbs and adjustability. The weight on an ILF bow can be adjusted up to 10% and they can be as quiet as a bow with locking screws - it's just a matter of tuning. I had a Hoyt Dorado and it was finicky to tune, but it was still a sweet-shooting bow. Still, it doesn't compare to the ILF bow I've got now, a Hoyt Excel that I had camo-dipped and TradTech Camo limbs. I highly recommend going ILF and the TradTech limbs (they're a great bargain).
Ryan , you have got me thinking , but its getting the riser dipped . We are short of places over here , but i,m seriously concidering the ILF route for tunability . Will look into that option I think .
It cost me $80 or $90 to get my Hoyt Excel riser dipped. I sent in one limb and the riser and they dipped it to match the limb. I don't remember the name of who I used, but you can call Lancaster and see who they'd recommend - that's what I did. Also, if you go with a Hoyt Excel, you can get it in a flat black which would work well for hunting. When I got my riser, that wasn't a color option. Good luck! Ryan
I've got a set of the Tradtech longbow limbs, too, and they'll also work on the Hoyt Excel riser, though it's not an attrative-looking setup. Also, a down side to the Excel riser is that the shelf isn't radiused, so either you have to build it up to shoot of the shelf or use an elevated rest. I've got a NAP Centerrest on it and love it with the recurve limbs, but it just doesn't feel right to me with the longbow limbs. I've got a Pinnacle II riser coming (should be here today) for those limbs. The shelf is radiused and it should come out to be a 64" bow (19" riser, 25" limbs). I'll work on getting pictures of my bow - I've owned the bow for 2 years and I don't have any pictures of it! My only complaint - which I have with all bows that have metal risers - is that in the winter it's very cold. If it's cold and you keep your hand on the riser, expect some frost.
