Author Topic: Ever seen a riser like this? (Read 588 times)

bornagainbowhunter · « **on:** November 26, 2012, 03:46:00 PM »

My friend gave me this riser. It is cracked and useless, but he knows I shoot trad and like odd stuff, here it is. Not sure who made it, but it is interesting. Have y'all ever seen such a critter?

Kinda like a rifle with a thumb hole stock. The grip feels good, but the balance feels top heavy.

God Bless,
Nathan

Swiftspeed10 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2012, 04:46:00 PM »

pretty awesome!

jonsimoneau · « **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2012, 04:46:00 PM »

Wow that is wild. I wonder how it shot.

Hermon · « **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2012, 04:51:00 PM »

Looks like an attempt to make an overdraw bow.

landman · « **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2012, 05:10:00 PM »

ooohh....and with reverse limbs too. That should be really special....lol

Jim Wright · « **Reply #5 on:** November 26, 2012, 05:17:00 PM »

With heavy emphasis on the fact that it is "in my humble personal opinion", that thing is uglier than a frozen overshoe!

White Falcon · « **Reply #6 on:** November 26, 2012, 05:22:00 PM »

traditional beagle · « **Reply #7 on:** November 26, 2012, 05:45:00 PM »

Guess someone might like it. I don't get the point of it.

Bill Carlsen · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2012, 06:10:00 PM »

There were lots of odd bows made before compounds were ever thought of. I've seen several that are very similar to that in my day but can't tell you much more than that.

2treks · « **Reply #9 on:** November 26, 2012, 06:14:00 PM »

Wild riser,

Sixgun · « **Reply #10 on:** November 26, 2012, 06:42:00 PM »

That is very cool.

ChrisM · « **Reply #11 on:** November 26, 2012, 07:00:00 PM »

Looks like a flight bow to me as well. An over draw and some leather to protect your hand.

Blackhawk · « **Reply #12 on:** November 26, 2012, 07:14:00 PM »

It looks like something Bill Stewart may have built. He experimented with "shoot-thru" risers, thumb holes, and multi-cam limbs.

LITTLEBIGMAN · « **Reply #13 on:** November 26, 2012, 07:15:00 PM »

yuk that thing is ugly

Knawbone · « **Reply #14 on:** November 26, 2012, 07:17:00 PM »

No offence to anyone, but that to me is ugly,just my view, to each his own. Interesting though.

William Penn · « **Reply #15 on:** November 26, 2012, 07:53:00 PM »

Mr. drake did make odd shaped risers for his flight bows. But, I never saw a Drake bow with that riser.

2treks · « **Reply #16 on:** November 26, 2012, 08:02:00 PM »

The actionwood makes me think it is an 80's build of some sort.

TxAg · « **Reply #17 on:** November 26, 2012, 08:08:00 PM »

I kinda like it. It would be heavy, though.

bornagainbowhunter · « **Reply #18 on:** November 26, 2012, 08:15:00 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by TxAg:
I kinda like it. It would be heavy, though.

Not really. It is not much heavier than any other bow riser I have held.

I don't really have an opinion of like or dislike on the riser, it's just different. I like odd stuff.

God bless,
Nathan

TxAg · « **Reply #19 on:** November 26, 2012, 08:17:00 PM »

I guess you're right. I'm just used to skinny featherweight longbows.


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