Martin riser for a Warf

[Coodster]

A bit of background, I used to shoot a martin lynx mag compound (it was my second bow, but first I purchased myself) would this be a riser to Warf.?


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[van_fl]

Some where in the back of my mind I have a tingle. I think martin made recurve limbs for the linx. Warf would know! :)

oops Larry would be the expert. :lol:

[the other DWS]

There was a thread a few days back in the main forum about the Martin Lynx, It aparantly was made with both compound and recurve limbs. I bought one --- maybe 5 years ago, my first metal risered Recurve---first step down the dark path to Warfs and the DASbow. I haven't strung or shot it in years but it is till in an honored place in my collection. It as a vast improvement over the "stick-built" trad bows I'd been using.
I used a later set of Lynx limbs on a different Martin riser--the Gazelle-- to make one of my 1st high performance warf-type bows. It is still one of my better performing bows. Bear Kodiak Magnum in size and 200+fps performance with hunting weight arrows.

[Ronin]

I started that last thead about the Martin Lynx recurve. Larry Hatfield informed me that the recurve was made to encourage compound shooters to shoot a recurve with basically the same style riser as their compound. Bob Gordon told me that the limb angle was too steep for ILF limbs and the riser limbs had a wedge build into them, so they can't be used on other risers.
However, Van may have something as far as putting Lynx recurve limbs on the Lynx compund riser. Larry would be the one to answer that one.

[the other DWS]

It'll depend on the holes--bolt and ball bearings-- lining up, limb pocket width etc. And remember too that as the riser gets shorter the limbs get stouter. Martin limbs have a lot of "hook" to them; their curl is not as flat as Hoyts and that can cause problems. I first tried my 65# Lynx limbs on the little 16" gazelle riser and it was a brute. It was pulling at least 80# or more and combined with the curl it was almost impossible to get a string on it. Eventually I was able to find a set of lighter slightly longer Lynx limbs through Martin though the bow is long discontinued--low #50's that yield up a nice shootable 65# bow.
the other DWS

[mwc]

I too have an old Martin XR series Lynx I'd love to convert. Are you all saying I can just go to Martin and order a set of recurve limbs for this thing and I'll be good to go? If so, what info. would Martin need to match me with the proper limbs?

MWC

[the other DWS]

I don't know but I doubt it would be that easy, the recurve version was discontinued some time ago and I'd be surprised if they have any left in stock. I imagine they still have the forms and could make them if it was justified. Best bet would be to PM Larry Hatfield, if he doesn't weigh in here, and ask if it is possible to get some on a custom shop basis.
They do make ILF limbs for their Aurora OLY bow which can be used on any of Bob's Stage2 (ILF) warfs, but the Lynx riser limb butt joint is of a totally different configuration and I doubt it'd be worth the work entailed. Take a look at the other thread for more background.

Unfortunately probably 90% of the old compounds are only worth scrap metal prices. Practicably warfable ones are a very narrow selection. Bob Gordon has posted that list in a couple of different warf-related messages. Yeah with enough grinding, sawing, shims, JBWeld and bondo filler you can solid-bolt TD recurve limbs to about anything; and I've made a couple of wierd ones myself, even had a couple work out pretty well. But unless you are doing it because you enjoy the experimental process and are willing to have a pile of failures gathering dust under your bench you're better off sticking to the the proven Black Bears (and their derivitives)and the Hoyts

[Atlantis]

I stuck a pair of Samick #60 limbs on a M-1 Tiger (I think it's the same riser as a Lynx) Compound just by removing the ball bearings and epoxying on some screw heads as locator pins. I wasn't happy with the performance because the limbs didn't have that shim/wedge the Lynx recurve limbs did.

Now I'm going to try cutting a laminated bamboo shim to epoxy to the riser. If that doesn't work, I'll just junk it and look for wooden riser for the limbs.

[mwc]

If it works out I'd be interested in knowing.


MWC