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Dryad ACS-4G/Morrison bow review
Thought I was would share some opinions on my new ILF longbow that I put together today. I started with a Morrison 15" wood riser. This one is very slim, and in my mind, just begged for a set of longbow limbs. I had tried different sets of recurve limbs on it, but nothing seemed to work too well. The riser is very light weight, and for me, with moderately bad form, was tough to shoot, as it was short and light. So, rather than sell it, I figured I would try some longbow limbs on it. So, back in February, I contacted Dryad to see about some of their ACS limbs. I spoke with Mike a bit, and settled on the 4G, as I wanted a moderately fast limb, and one that I felt like I could afford. He told me that these were not the fastest he had, but plenty good enough for what I wanted, so I ordered. I wanted 40 lbs on a 15" riser, longs, making a 60" bow, as this would be a 3D bow only, and wouldn't wear me out.
They finally came in today, after a very long wait time. Don't care to repeat that again, as I am not a patient person. Anyway, first impressions when I opened the box were hey, I see a very nice camo limb sleeve that was heavily padded. I pulled the black limbs out, and looked them over very carefully. Fit and finish absolutely flawless. There was a string in there too. Looked at it and thought Uh, Oh, a skinny string. I don't like skinny strings. This one has to go. But I had to at least shoot it a little bit before the rain and thunderstorms blew in, that I had been tracking on radar. Anyway, I put it together, and strung it up. Set tiller and brace. String length was perfect. Didn't have to twist any at all to get the brace I wanted. So far so good. I drew it back, and man was it smooth. Weight felt perfect. I grabbed some Carbon Express arrows I had in .800 spine and headed for the target butt. First arrow zipped out of the bow and over the target. OK, got to try again. Second shot zipped over the target again. Dang! this thing shoots good! Kept lowering my sight picture and got on target. Started slapping feathers, right out of the box.
Overall opinion is that I have a winner. The limbs are smooth all the way through the draw cycle. I would compare them to the S/F Elite + that I used to have. Fast, smooth limb, that on this short riser are dead stable. At the shot, the bow just sits dead in my hand. And noise? NONE at all. I have never shot a bow this quiet without string silencers. I really can't say enough about these limbs and the riser that I put them on. In the hands of a good shooter. I think you would be tearing up your arrows.
And I am now a fan of skinny strings. No, it's not as skinny as Rick's but it is smaller than the ones I am used to shooting. And I won't be replacing it either, until it wears out, and I want another one just like it.
I am not posting arrow speeds here, as I'm not into the technical stuff too much. I have a 27" draw, and the arrows are around 350 grains. I figure I'm pulling around 38 pounds, so the speeds would be slower than most bows with heavier weights. And it seems that folks insist on an accurate chronograph readings, and details. That's just not me, so you can draw your own conclusions. These limbs are plenty quick for me, and I'm happy. That's all that matters.
So, in summation, I can honestly say that I am absolutely thrilled with these limbs, and they will stay on the bow rack, along side my DAS/Winex rig. I'm bad to buy sell and trade, but this rig ain't going anywhere.
Mike/Dryad, hit a home:shooting: run with these limbs.
Thought I was would share some opinions on my new ILF longbow that I put together today. I started with a Morrison 15" wood riser. This one is very slim, and in my mind, just begged for a set of longbow limbs. I had tried different sets of recurve limbs on it, but nothing seemed to work too well. The riser is very light weight, and for me, with moderately bad form, was tough to shoot, as it was short and light. So, rather than sell it, I figured I would try some longbow limbs on it. So, back in February, I contacted Dryad to see about some of their ACS limbs. I spoke with Mike a bit, and settled on the 4G, as I wanted a moderately fast limb, and one that I felt like I could afford. He told me that these were not the fastest he had, but plenty good enough for what I wanted, so I ordered. I wanted 40 lbs on a 15" riser, longs, making a 60" bow, as this would be a 3D bow only, and wouldn't wear me out.
They finally came in today, after a very long wait time. Don't care to repeat that again, as I am not a patient person. Anyway, first impressions when I opened the box were hey, I see a very nice camo limb sleeve that was heavily padded. I pulled the black limbs out, and looked them over very carefully. Fit and finish absolutely flawless. There was a string in there too. Looked at it and thought Uh, Oh, a skinny string. I don't like skinny strings. This one has to go. But I had to at least shoot it a little bit before the rain and thunderstorms blew in, that I had been tracking on radar. Anyway, I put it together, and strung it up. Set tiller and brace. String length was perfect. Didn't have to twist any at all to get the brace I wanted. So far so good. I drew it back, and man was it smooth. Weight felt perfect. I grabbed some Carbon Express arrows I had in .800 spine and headed for the target butt. First arrow zipped out of the bow and over the target. OK, got to try again. Second shot zipped over the target again. Dang! this thing shoots good! Kept lowering my sight picture and got on target. Started slapping feathers, right out of the box.
Overall opinion is that I have a winner. The limbs are smooth all the way through the draw cycle. I would compare them to the S/F Elite + that I used to have. Fast, smooth limb, that on this short riser are dead stable. At the shot, the bow just sits dead in my hand. And noise? NONE at all. I have never shot a bow this quiet without string silencers. I really can't say enough about these limbs and the riser that I put them on. In the hands of a good shooter. I think you would be tearing up your arrows.
And I am now a fan of skinny strings. No, it's not as skinny as Rick's but it is smaller than the ones I am used to shooting. And I won't be replacing it either, until it wears out, and I want another one just like it.
I am not posting arrow speeds here, as I'm not into the technical stuff too much. I have a 27" draw, and the arrows are around 350 grains. I figure I'm pulling around 38 pounds, so the speeds would be slower than most bows with heavier weights. And it seems that folks insist on an accurate chronograph readings, and details. That's just not me, so you can draw your own conclusions. These limbs are plenty quick for me, and I'm happy. That's all that matters.
So, in summation, I can honestly say that I am absolutely thrilled with these limbs, and they will stay on the bow rack, along side my DAS/Winex rig. I'm bad to buy sell and trade, but this rig ain't going anywhere.
Mike/Dryad, hit a home:shooting: run with these limbs.
