heavy ILF bows???

[kuch]

thanks for the input

[Bill Carlsen]

The  Winex limbs I have on my DAS are 60#. I have a number of other high performance recurves in the 66-70# range and my 60# limbs out shoot all my other heavier bows. One of the beauties of the ILF limbs, expecially the high end of the spectrum, is that they are unbelievable shooters. You don't need 70# when a 60# bow will get you the same results.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

Originally posted by Jim Casto Jr:
I'm of the opinion that ILF connection has no bearing on the weight.  If the limbs and riser are built for the weight--not an issue.

I agree; the ILF fitting itself is not load bearing. The load points are the limb bolt and the rocker portion of the limb wedge...not the ILF fitting. For all intents and purposes, the ILF fitting is nothing more than a large alignment pin.

[Lenny Stankowitz]

Originally posted by Jim Casto Jr:
I'm of the opinion that ILF connection has no bearing on the weight.  If the limbs and riser are built for the weight--not an issue.

Absolutely correct.  No different than a single bolt takedown with an alignment pin.  I have seen nasty things happen to them when strings break or even just a dryfire.  That in no way suggests they are not capable of handling heavier weights.  There have been many misconceptions about the ILF connection that have been proven not to be true and this is one of them.

The only reason ILF limbs have not been made in heavier weights (until now) is because target archers don't shoot heavier weights.  Now that they are being utilized by hunters, that is (and will be even more as demand increases) changing.

[vermonster13]

SO long as the riser is made to deal with the stress, it shouldn't be an issue. I just think the DAS connection system is stronger than the ILF and better suited for when things "happen" as they will in the woods as opposed to the target set.

I've also had a limb bolt strip out on an ILF bow and that had nothing to do with the ILF bushing. Now that one was a severe pucker, but that's why stuff gets field tested to find issues before stuff gets out there. (No it wasn't a Swan and the bowyer made excellent corrections to prevent it from happening again)

[Lenny Stankowitz]

Originally posted by vermonster13:
SO long as the riser is made to deal with the stress, it shouldn't be an issue.

Good point.  Now here's something to think about.  What riser would you feel is more apt to  "deal with the stress,"  one that is designed to shoot thousands and thousands of arrows at 5, 6, and 7 gpp, or one that the warranty is void if less than 9 gpp is used, like many traditional hunting bows?