Metal risers

[SteveB]

Perfectly relaxed here - just cannot wrap my head around think riser material equals letoff and mechanically advantage.

I have a mix on the wall myself, but the go to are my DAS's.

I have shot a Fedora wood risered compound at Mikes - interesting design.

Steve

[Mike Byrge@home]

I am one of the oddballs that actually likes the way some of the metal-riser bows look.

The Hoyt gamester is a really nice looking bow IMO and the old Hoyt TD series with the deflex-riser is a classic.

[vermonster13]

I meant the metal risered compounds above lol. Not the metal risered recurves, hybrids and longbows. You pull all the weight and it's Trad enough for me.

[SteveB]

Gotcha    

Steve

[Shovelbuck]

Jaeger, it's a Groves.

[Rich LaBombard]

I never shot a metal handled bow.  As an adult, I have owned 2-3 "average" recurves.
I took a chance and put down my cash, and bought a Dalaa about two years ago.

Well, it made a believer out of me, from the first shot.  quiet, rock solid.  I still remember that first shot.  

For the folks that think it's a "wheelie with no sights", trust me, it isn't.  I'd call it a very stable recurve.

I love this bow, but you need to shoot what works for YOU, and forget about the way you seem to get judged by your weapon of choice....

[James Wrenn]

I know what you mean Rich.I had not shot a dozen arrows through my first Warf bow and I was already thinking on how to build a longbow with a metal riser.  :D  I have had a lot of metal since then.

[mark land]

I have 2 of the HS bows and a 1225 and they are great shooters, just like my SA's better, but not because they shoot better, just the draw weight and length fit me better!  The 1225 and my 56# HS shoot lights out for sure, but I just like my 56in SA a little better due to length and the 54# draw.  Mark

[DTS]

Love them all, trad that is.  Two newbie mistakes leaving strung wood bows in mild heat made other than wood a practical choice.  They are all BEAUTIFUL in their own way.  God bless all.

[pseman]

I haven't shot nearly as many bows as alot of folks on here, but after getting my Quinn Stallion last year, I am a BIG fan of the metal riser bow. I love the looks of the exotic woods and so on, but for pure shootability, my Quinn is the winner for me. I also want to shoot a Dorado soon to see if it shoots as good as it looks.

I can't add anything that hasn't already been said about them, but I would suggest that you shoot one first, then critcize if you want to, but I'll bet you won't want to.  :D

[KILLER B]

I am by no means saying i am more traditional than anyone else.  Or care for that matter of what you choose to shoot.  I never thought about the let off on the compound either.  But i guess where i get hung up in it is because i wanted it to be harder.  I put the wheels down so i could challenge my self in crafting my own bows and using them to harvst game.  I wanted a challenge, once again not saying its not challenging to hit what your aiming at with any type of bow.  There just isn't any emotion that goes into buliding metal bows. There is just something that is driving me to harvest deer with things i made using my hands and creativity. There is a part of me in the osage bow i am shooting now.  Maybee there are some that have some human interaction.  I was just trying to get people emotional to get some honest heart felt opinions.  By the way most of you are all fired up about the metal risered bow i may have to try one to see what the hype is all about.  Thanks for posting.

[George D. Stout]

#1.  To equate any kind of recurve or longbow with a compound bow is absolutely ridiculous.  There is no let-off, cables, wheels or cams.

#2.  Learn some of the history of the sport...it only takes a little research.  There were metal riser recurve bows made in 1952 by Grimes and Par-X. Black Widow and Shakespeare had them in the 1960's and people were using them for hunting.

#3.  I was shooting metal riser recurve bows before many here were even born (1973)....so don't tell me about what is traditional or what isn't regarding bow material.  I was there.

#4.  The word "Trad" is really a non-word contraction, used by people seem to have trouble with more than one syllable at a time 8^).  We didn't even call them traditional bows until after the compound device came along.

#5.  I currently have a 1973 metal riser Bear Magnum Takedown and I'm still trying to find any cables and pulleys on it.  I think it's just a recurve takedown...by golly.  

[Snakeeater]

George,

Not a shot, but did you mean a Bear Minuteman takedown? I never heard of a Magnum takedown.

[ckruse]

Snake, I believe that would be a Victor Magnum which is the "A" short riser for that year. He had it right. CKruse

[Snakeeater]

As for me, and to get back to the purpose of this thread, I have shot and like metal riser takendowns for 20+ years. I have also shot wooden riser bows but gave them to my kids. Like was said before, it is just a matter of what you like in your archery tool of choice.

I like the lines of many metal riser bows. Just from a practical or engineering perspective you can make them slimmer or more interesting with metal than you can with wood.

I like the fact that I can try out different grips with one riser instead of buying different risers.

I like the adjustability of the metal risers, although my go to bow doesn't have anything other than a centershot cut riser. I use padding to get where I need it to be.

I think, purely unscientific statement, that the extra mass helps to absorb vibration and therefore makes it a quieter bow. I also like the feel of that mass in my hand.

I like the fact that a metal riser is only about 25% of the cost for a bow and I can put my $$$ towards amazing limbs which is what really matters, at least IMHO.

I don't like how it feels in the winter when it would make my hand numb but some wrapping on the grip solves that problem.

My future/dream bow is going to be built on a metal FB T/D A-riser that I got from Papalapin a few years ago. I have always loved the lines of a Bear Super Kodiak and the FB TD. It will have #@1 limbs in 45#-50# on it that I will buy once I finish funding two sets of college tuition.    

For me, it is about function, shootability, looks, and of course what I can afford. But of course, as was mentioned above, it is always about what each of wants, and anything else doesn't matter.

[Snakeeater]

Thanks ckruse. I had forgotten about that. The FB TD has had too many names over its lifetime, it gets confusing sometimes.
     

[George D. Stout]

Larry...to refresh your memory.  Bear Magnesium riser takedown:

 

 

And this one isn't even drilled and tapped for sights.  It has the imbedded Premier sight; I removed the pins.

 

And this is my home made arrow rest.  Costs only pennies and works great.

 

[George D. Stout]

This one is a B riser...AMO 60" with #1 limbs.

[MI_Bowhunter]

That's pretty nice George, I've never seen one with the embedded sight.

[Jaeger]

George has all the cool toys!