DAS DX5 longbow?

[Ulysseys]

Saw this while browsing on 3Rivers - looks pretty nice.  Anyone shoot this?  I didn't get any search results on it.  Thanks!    

[Claymore]

I think it is new. I visit the web site about daily and it just showed up a couple of days ago.

[Big Sneaky]

Saw it in my new 3rivers mag.  Was also wondering if anyone had shot them.

[dino]

I've been shooting one pretty regularly lately and they are great shooters.  Been shooting the wood core and the foam core limbs.   Prefer the foam cores and have a new set on order right now.  dino

[Turkeys Fear Me]

If you've shot the SKY TDX-15, you've shot the new DX-15.  It looks to be the same riser with DAS limb pads.  Looks like the limbs might be SKY limbs also.

[dino]

Jeffery,
Essentially you are correct.  It was designed from the Sky riser but there were alterations made other than just the limb pads.  They are not Sky limb pads.  New limb pads had to be designed for the riser and the pads cannot be switched to convert the riser to ILF.  There are some differences there in the risers so it won't work.  In that respect there are two different risers, but is essence they shoot the same because grip and the essentials of the risers didn't change.

Limbs are also made by Sky to DAS specifications.  Jim makes a heck of a limb that is hard to beat.

[Turkeys Fear Me]

Originally posted by dino:
Jeffery,
Essentially you are correct.  It was designed from the Sky riser but there were alterations made other than just the limb pads.  They are not Sky limb pads.  New limb pads had to be designed for the riser and the pads cannot be switched to convert the riser to ILF.  There are some differences there in the risers so it won't work.  In that respect there are two different risers, but is essence they shoot the same because grip and the essentials of the risers didn't change.

Limbs are also made by Sky to DAS specifications.  Jim makes a heck of a limb that is hard to beat.

I agree, Belcher makes some really nice stuff,  I'm a fan. I'm sure you are right that there have been a few small tweeks to make the riser proprietary.  I think if it were me, I'd go with the SKY TDX-15 riser and the SKY limbs. Not only would it be cheaper, I prefer ilf.

[dino]

Sky is retiring the 15" riser to the best of my knowledge, price is only slightly higher than what Sky was offering them for which has alot to do with raw material and manufacturing cost increases.  I can understand prefering ILF as I've been shooting them both the ILF version and DAS version for 6 months and some guys really like it and I can respect that.  After shooting them both side by side I prefer the DAS and like how it performs but you can't go wrong with either.