[tecum-tha]

Interesting. No idea why the sellers list a wrong weight. That's about 1.5# not the given 2.5#.
A 13" Morrison phenolic ( I know, not cheap), is 680 grams.

 

[Draven O]

Interesting. No idea why the sellers list a wrong weight. That's about 1.5# not the given 2.5#.

Maybe the seller gives the entire bow weight. Mine, with limbs, string, limbsavers and updated Jager grip is 2.7 lbs

 

[Cedarsmoke]

I just purchases a Galaxy Sear riser from Landcaster for about $179. I’m new to ILF risers (coming from self bows) and therefore may not be the best person to give a full review. However, I’m very pleased with the quality as well as it’s performance.

 

[tecum-tha]

It really appears the MFG lists the entire bow mass weight and then they just took that to be the riser weight as well,lol.

 

[Supraspinatus]

Yeah, a bunch of retailers sloppily just put the entire bow weight in their riser only listing.

Merlin gets it right: Win Win Black Wolf Riser

 

[Redneck Yankee]

First post here but thought would comment. Needing a left handed riser I have found choices in budget ilf risers more of a challenge. I have a 17” EXE Scream and while slightly over $200 as others have mentioned I have found it to be a good riser. I also have a couple Byron risers. The only reasons not to get one in my opinion are you want something other than metal or you want a length other than 21”. It has a radiused shelf unlike some others. A radiused Satori side plate can be used on it (i added on after learning it on a different forum and added one). I have had no finish problems. It can’t be beat in my opinion. Many people have more experience than me. Other “ilf esque” risers I have had to compare to are aDAS Dalaa and Hoyt Dorado.

 

[pipcount]

Wood ILF- Lark in any length. figure out a way to keep the LLA from vibrating loose, and put in longer screws, for <$200 hard to beat. Not cut far past center if that matters to you. I inlet mine another few mm.
Used ILF.. Just about any decent brand is good.

I have also used a couple Mybo and been pretty impressed with them for quality. I set up a beginner rig with one recently, and own one myself in 27".

To be fair: just about every riser I have ever purchased shot "good enough" for me. I do notice fit and finish are sometimes lacking, and once or twice have needed to run a tap through riser holes to clear threads of paint, or file down something. But so far they have all shot fine for my relatively lightweight limbs at ~30-33# on fingers. I am starting to buy some of the cheaper ones now ($100-$125) to see if that holds down the line. I got a 21" recently I have not yet shot that is a bit clunky in appearance, but appears to have good fit and finish, and Steve is sending me a 19" Tbow Tempest clone to play with. Will see how far I can push my uukha XL limbs before I get annoyed by stacking

I had one experience that bugged me, seems to me a severe quality issue: I bought a REALLY cheap 17" Nikka with 12 or 14# ILF limbs almost a decade ago for my girl, if I recall for ~$130 as package. Nikka did not sink the limb adjustment plate deep enough in riser, so the limbs were resting on the ILF bolt vs. on the riser pocket. Fixable.. but annoying. I saw a fellow at our range with same riser, same issue. Simplest fix is to put a little spacer plate in limb pocket so limb bottoms out. Lesson: put your bow together and look it over carefully, see if limbs really fitting properly. I missed it for a while.

 

[Remote]

I had one experience that bugged me, seems to me a severe quality issue: I bought a REALLY cheap 17" Nikka with 12 or 14# ILF limbs almost a decade ago for my girl, if I recall for ~$130 as package. Nikka did not sink the limb adjustment plate deep enough in riser, so the limbs were resting on the ILF bolt vs. on the riser pocket. Fixable.. but annoying.

Are you talking about this riser?

If so they seem to have fixed it. It's a perfectly OK 17" riser, definitely not a shelf shooter though. And the lack of tiller bolt locks is what bugs me. Thinking of selling it.

 

[pipcount]

Are you talking about this riser?

Ida know, maybe.... It looks very familiar, but I dont think I have seen the darn thing in a few years. I think I still have it somewhere, keep thinking I will give it to a kid starting out, then end up giving them one of my old one piece bows or Sage's or such to keep life simple for them. When I purchased the bow I was just getting back into archery, after 3 decades off. This was about a decade ago. I enjoyed shooting it both before and after I fixed it. I think I shot is about a half dozen times before I tried to figure out why it was so loud, or vibrated a lot, or something drove me to examine it closely. I do recall that once I figured out a fix it quieted down and felt fine to me at that time. I wonder how I would feel if I dug it out and shot it now? Probably the way I feel about most risers.. "this is fun to shoot."

The really crazy thing is: I shoot worst with my most expensive wood riser. Something about grip I have never gotten used to, really set up for too high wrist for me, maybe the bulges as well. If it wasn't so darn expensive I would work on the grip. My Larks, on other hand, get tinkered with. I may even put an insert in one for my "adjustable felt sideplate"- felt wick through burger button insert...

 

[Remote]

Ida know, maybe.... It looks very familiar, but I dont think I have seen the darn thing in a few years. I think I still have it somewhere, keep thinking I will give it to a kid starting out, then end up giving them one of my old one piece bows or Sage's or such to keep life simple for them. When I purchased the bow I was just getting back into archery, after 3 decades off. This was about a decade ago. I enjoyed shooting it both before and after I fixed it. I think I shot is about a half dozen times before I tried to figure out why it was so loud, or vibrated a lot, or something drove me to examine it closely. I do recall that once I figured out a fix it quieted down and felt fine to me at that time. I wonder how I would feel if I dug it out and shot it now? Probably the way I feel about most risers.. "this is fun to shoot."

The really crazy thing is: I shoot worst with my most expensive wood riser. Something about grip I have never gotten used to, really set up for too high wrist for me, maybe the bulges as well. If it wasn't so darn expensive I would work on the grip. My Larks, on other hand, get tinkered with. I may even put an insert in one for my "adjustable felt sideplate"- felt wick through burger button insert...

Similar feels. My most expensive and beautiful custom was among the weirdest bow I've owned to shoot. It just didn't make sense to me somehow, didn't get on. Our brief relationship ended badly with it cracking in half at full draw and splitting my head open.

Similarly my bargain basement limbs outshoot my Hoyt Traditionals, both sets of them (much as Hoyt traditional risers are very fine kit). Price is decreasingly indicative of a great shooting experience in our sport.

 

[Jim Casto Jr]

Remote,

I've had/have a few risers without the locking limb bolt setscrews. I check them now-and-again and they've never moved. It's never been an issue for me.

 

[pipcount]

I am with Jim... same experience. While the earth revolves around the sun sure as anything, I have not found the same to be true of the limb bolts.. mine stay in place fine without locking on the couple risers I have that are made that way. If it rattles a bit I would just wrap with teflon pipe tape, it can get quite snug. No reason to part with a riser that works for you.

Of course, I am a serial riser buyer... any excuse for a new riser is interesting.

 

[redfin]

I’d add the Galaxy Sear to the list.

Yes I was going to add that one here too. Just wanted to add Galaxy in general has some very decent bows, limbs, and risers at very reasonable price points.

 

[toxophilus]

The other is what I have now which is a Bear Black bear warf I have customized, and it is a fantastic rig. Coupled with Gobi limbs. It is a tack driver. Both were less that $200.

@dpointon +1 on what Mr Pointon has posted; I know... I've seen him drive tacks (golf tees) with his Black Bear warf riser!

 

[stevelong]

not generally recommended.

 

[dpointon]

Thanks to Mr Toxophilus for the compliment.
not generally recommended. This is probably a very true remark Steve, however, if you ever get a chance to shoot with us you will understand, we do not follow a very strict standard. !! LOL

 

[toxophilus]

Thanks to Mr Toxophilus for the compliment.
not generally recommended. This is probably a very true remark Steve, however, if you ever get a chance to shoot with us you will understand, we do not follow a very strict standard. !! LOL

Well we do wait until the golfer has moved from where he drove the ball before shooting the golf tees...

 

[Sam Dunham]

Remote,

I've had/have a few risers without the locking limb bolt setscrews. I check them now-and-again and they've never moved. It's never been an issue for me.

Me neither. Plumbers teflon tape wrapped a couple times around the LB threads is gentle security.

 

[Tracker1]

Remote,

I've had/have a few risers without the locking limb bolt setscrews. I check them now-and-again and they've never moved. It's never been an issue for me.

I would think it would be hard to move with the flat on the bottom of the limb bolt head against the limb, especially with the size of the limb bolt head.

 

[Remote]

I would think it would be hard to move with the flat on the bottom of the limb bolt head against the limb, especially with the size of the limb bolt head.

I shoot 1/18th positive on the top bolt and have seen it work it's way out on my Hoyt Buffalo when the lock screw was not in tight enough (also happened on my lady's Buffalo), but so far not on the Nika 17" riser in question. Expect it would one day. If I don't sell it I'll try Sam's Teflon tape approach on that one bolt. Riser is sort of growing on me with long C/F limbs on it. Nice little shooter.