Can't you just buy some shorter limbs for your A&H? I shoot the CG limbs, have never shot the 4G so can't give you a comparison. Just curious why your looking to go with the epic riser route. I'm pretty sure i remember reading a post from Mike saying that the bolt down versions of his bows are a little more efficient than the ILF. If efficiency difference is all your worried about, maybe you could go with the bolt down Orion model with the 4G limbs to make up the efficiency and stay in your budget. I sure love my bow, I've almost quit looking at the classifieds I'm so happy with my bow, it's almost as fast as the fastest recurve I've owned which is also a dryad, but it is fast enough and has more stable limbs and is quieter. Not that the dryad recurve was overly noisy just more so than the longbow as one would expect. I think you will be happy with your investment even if you have to sell a bow or two to make it!