Been seeing alot of nice Frankenbows lately, are they becoming more popular, if so, why? Please no haters.

Trends come and go.Many of them are 64" or longer.

I just traded for 2 so for sure no one will want them!

Lol 4nolz!

Probably a combination of nostalgia for the risers and simply the fact that you can buy a solid, old compound for peanuts and do the conversion to turn it into something entirely useful. I’m not really worried about them taking over the market, though… A lot of us just don’t like a metal riser!

Of course, I know Rick does, but he draws a little more weight than I do… and he lives where it never gets really cold ;)

Well Frankenbows have been around for quite awhile now. And you can make them out of the old compound wooden risers too. Plus they are fun and simple to make. And you will be surprised at how well they shoot. If you have never made one you should give it a try.

one of the best shooting bows I had was a Bear Black Bear ILF conversion with Black Max 2.0 45# limbs on it. It was very accurate, very quiet and very fast. Still don't know why I sold it.

After reading about Frankenbows many times I decided to put one together last spring. I used a Bear Black Bear compound riser and Samick Sage limbs. I was really surprised how good my Frankenbow shot that I decided to bow hunt with it last year. November 20th, I shot the 10 pointer in the picture. Now I'm planning to build another Frankenbow.

Hardly anyone wants the older compound bows so you can buy them very cheap. Top that with just bolting on some Sage, or other limbs that fit...and there are many...you have a cheap bow that shoots great. Nothing to lose and everything to gain. Some risers work better than others but you can get most within the 62" AMO length. And man is a tinkerer by nature as well.

They are just like anything else. The more PR they get the more prevalent they become.

You see the same thing with brands of bows, clothes, fishing equipment, food, etc..

The fact that they are extremely versatile and affordable doesn't hurt anything either.

I find it interesting that guys can take an old compound no one wants and a set of accessory limbs and make up a nice looking bow that shoots well. Good for them. There is craftsmanship and ingenuity in the bow and it's good to see.

Some of those old risers are amazing. ILF plates are hard to get but bolt down limbs are cheap and easy. I love my Rambo Warf

I think the mass weight n stiffness of the riser contribute a lot to there shootability.

" I used a Bear Black Bear compound riser and Samick Sage limbs."

Are any modifications to the riser needed?

I have an old Bear Blacktail, might be a fun winter project.

I have a couple of Warf’ed risers that I had done and yes, they are fun to “play around with”. I consider it another part of my archery experience. So with that in mind I have a Jennings riser like George did the conversion with. I may try that as well.

Danel, The only modification I used was shims on both sides of the riser's limb pockets to keep the limbs from moving.

Thanks Nemophilist

There is a how to on here somewhere that my oldest son and I did. It shows how to drill and tap holes in the sides of the limb pockets to use cap screws for lateral adjustment/security on Frankenbows.

I've done two. I used set screws tapped through the sides of the limb pockets for alignment. It makes swapping limbs much quicker and easier.

More photos! MORE PHOTOS! GOOD HUNTING & BLESSED BE! Batman

"Why are Frankenbows more available ?"

An other answer is because the gents who were doing the conversion to Warf are not more doing it.

also time goes on, they keep cranking out tons of NEW compounds every day, so people buy new, and those older ones formerly in use get put aside.......

Great for long draws

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