So, I have been looking to buy a new bow for awhile. I really like a one piece recurve, but I have been eyeing a more modern ILF limb, metal riser bow. Does anyone out there shoot one of these off the shelf bow canted. Or are these better for shooting straight up target style with a plunger and rest, What say ye.

I have a Hoyt Satori, i shoot canted. They are made to shoot off the shelf or you can use a rest.

Yes I shoot a Morrison off the shelf and while I don't cant the bow when I shoot it won't hurt it to be shot that way, it's just a bow like any other. The beauty of ILF is tunability and access to a huge market of ILF style limbs. If you don't mess with changing things out all the time and like the one piece recurve, get it instead. Or do what I do and buy both and enjoy each!

It's just a bow limb. Nothing different than how it attaches, and they have been round...really, since the early 1980's. So the answer is you can shoot it however you want, you just need to set it up and tune it that way. Again, ILF is just how a limb attaches, and metal risers can be shot just like wood risers.

You can shoot them any way you can shoot any other bow.

Oh be it modified, I shoot off the shelf, and can easily shoot the bow canted.

Why ILF you ask. Answer: Because there is a plethora of limbs, and risers readily available in a wide variety of geometry, length, and draw weights.

They are all interchangeable, and for the most part the quality is top shelf.

Not knocking customs here, but even the less expensive lower end line of most ILF bows will rival even the best, and most expensive customs of today where performance & stability are concerned, and some will even rival them in aesthetics.

Of course if you want, you can get custom ILF, and get all the exotic woods, fancy engraving, etc if you want to.

Rick

What setup i shoot on any given day depends on how my back is feeling. I have setups from 56-70". In good days i can shoot 56" bows, on bad days i shoot 70" and 30lb setups. A happy medium for me is a 64" bow. Ilf lets me have this wide range of options, for whatever my need is @ the moment. Plus i hate dealing with limb bolts on regular takedowns. If i have a non ilf riser i really like i also modify ilf limbs to fit that riser, as i did with my black hunter. Ilf in short, is a very versitile system.

They shoot like any other bare bow, but will likely be noisier than your one piece. ILF offers a zillion choices from top to bottom and is more tunable then most other rigs. I think you can find the finest limbs (if that is what you are looking to achieve) in ILF...

Get one they are the best thing ever I have two a longbow n a recurve

Lots of options, very tunable, can shoot them however you wish. They're not my thing but doesn't mean I don't appreciate what they offer for those who like them. Just have to decide what you like.

Canting changes the gap, just keep that in mind. Otherwise they shoot the same.

"Canting changes the gap, just keep that in mind."

Can you elaborate on that?

Shoot ILF bows however you want. Some ILF risers are better suited for shooting off the shelf with a cant, than others. For example, I shot my Trad Tech Black Onyx off the shelf and it worked great. It is a wood/phenolic riser with a nice radiused shelf and sight window.

Other ILF risers really are better shot with a rest, but can easily be modified by the user to shoot off the shelf.

Remember, ILF is just a limb attachment system and nothing more.

Price and performance. Compare ILF options with any 'proprietary' limb system.

Show me the $150 limbs for most any 'name' brand - Bear, Black Widow, Palmer, etc. etc. I'll wait...

Now, for $150, you can buy a *ton* of decent limbs for your ILF riser. Or you can go up in $$ and get limbs with the latest design and performance. Or split the difference and shoot the 'state of the art' from a few years ago.

Used? Lot more options when you are not limited to one brand!

Shooting with the bow canted is no more of a problem than with any other bow. The nice part for me is that the same limb can be shot right or left handed.

"They shoot like any other bare bow, but will likely be noisier than your one piece. "

Why is that felipe? Mine aren't. If you set them up correctly they are as quiet as any one piece bow.

Just like everyone has said above. Lots of options to provide low cost tinkering if you have the urge. You can create something just to your liking. I shoot a short wooden ilf riser and most don't realize that it's an ilf.

Why ILF? Because for the price of a riser and limbs most of the time you don't get a new bow. Being capable to try all types of limbs (diff. weights, diff. manufacturers, diff. geometry) is a big plus.

Ok, I understand why now. Now the question is which one to get!

I have several......shoot most of the shelf, canted. Most of mine are whisper silent.......the ones that make noise I have not tried to make quiet.

4 years ago I wanted to build some takedown Recurves. I was already building one piece Recurves and D/R longbow so I had most everything needed. I saw that I could buy ILF risers from a short 13" long to over 25" long. And as a bonus most of the Aluminum risers were adjustable (in case I was a little off center on drilling...) And I can adjust tiller..and I can replace grips..it was a no brainer for ME.. As stated above ILF is a attachment system

Continued from above... ILF is an attachment system that allows for tiller and some draw weight adjustment. I like it, my hunting bows are all ILF risers with limbs I made in my shop. My 3D bows are also ILF bows.

"Ok, I understand why now. Now the question is which one to get! "

Figure what bow length overall you want, and tell us your draw length.

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