If there are heavier limbs, I have not seen them. I would suppose there must be the abnormally strong limb here and there, just by virtue of the natural wood laminations. I'd get on the horn to 3Rivers or Lancaster and see if they ever catch wind of particularly heavy Sage limbs.

Failing that, I would suppose that a bowyer may be able to lay up some limbs that could bolt onto a Sage riser and make them heavier.

The question I would have would be what the safe upper limit for the Sage riser might be. It's possible that limbs heavier than 60# could put undue stress on the riser.

If you want a heavier bow of similar type (without paying a fortune), you see heavy Martin/Howatt Hunters here and there, some of them up to 75#. Often, the heavy bows sell for a pittance, as most people prefer bows in the 54-55# range.

Hope that helps,

Patrick

 

Also, give a thought to the Omega longbow by Kegan McCabe (he's on the forum). He can make bows, I believe, up to 70#, and his design is quite fast. His bows are also inexpensive, and he's great to work with.

 

If you wish to get into shooting a heavier bow Nate at Bama bows can make one over 70 by a significant amount if you're game and at a reasonable price. The arrows do get trickier as you increase draw weight. Feel free to pm for further information.

 

be weary going heavy with the draw weight. if you injure yourself, thats a long hard recovery. torn rotator cuffs and such are a booger.

 

I would personally be concerned putting heavier limbs than what a manufacturer supplies with any particular riser. They have an upper weight for a reason. It might be sales volume, but it more likely is the strength of the riser. I would be even more concerned if my draw length was over 28".

 

Buy a secondhand bow off eBay if you want to go heavier and are on a budget.

 

Yea, careful, I just unloaded a 65# Martin x200 cause I strained myself. I'm sticking with 45 to 55#. I sold that bow for $150 and I've seen them at 70#.

 

"Often, the heavy bows sell for a pittance"..................WHERE??.......Next time you see one going for a paultry sum, will you please let me know........

 

Voodoo:

Specifically, I've seen bows in the 70's languish in the AT classifieds for a long time and be reduced several times. This is especially true of the Howatt/Martin Hunters, that I've seen going for $150-$250 for those heavy weights. (Granted, the Hunters, being common, generally don't command vast sums, but there are certainly opportunities out there at reasonable prices).

 

i appreciate all the input. Yall are rigjt about riser strength. My sage riser blew up on me yesterday at full draw. So now anyone know of a stronger riser I can worf..lol
As far as long bows I have 3 i shoot . 65# 90# and 120# . I just want a 70# plus recurve without breakn the bank.

 

If your serious about warfing the blackbear riser matches up pretty good to sage limbs.

 

any idea where i cn pick one up?

 

I would keep an eye on ebay

i appreciate all the input. Yall are rigjt about riser strength. My sage riser blew up on me yesterday at full draw. So now anyone know of a stronger riser I can worf..lol
As far as long bows I have 3 i shoot . 65# 90# and 120# . I just want a 70# plus recurve without breakn the bank.

Have any pics of the riser did it split or did a limb pocket let go? Thankfully you weren't hurt or hurt to bad after exploding a bow at full draw.

 

yeah my buddy laughed his ass off. It hit the brim of my ball cap and saved my face. Scared the sheite outta me. Ill post pics. Split vert next to the center rest hole and then in half right above the shelf.

 

Man you got lucky.

 

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with what pound limbs did the riser split with at ful draw?

 

With the stacked maple lams and Dymondwood front and back, that kind of breakage surprises me. Maybe asking that riser design to withstand 60# limbs over the long haul is asking too much?

Anyhow, you're lucky to have walked away unscathed. That's a serious blow-up.

 

that kind of breakage surprises me. Maybe asking that riser design to withstand 60# limbs over the long haul is asking too much?

Doubt its because of the draw weight but its possible I guess. Could have had a bad knock during manufacture or they used cracked timber to make it in the first place. Surprising to see but not surprising that it could happen, the grip area is the weakest part of a riser.

 

Destroyer,

If a riser is going to break, that is probably the most common place. The one time I had a bow blow up, that's right where it happened. Not only is it the pivot point, where the highest stress load happens, but it's also often the weakest spot. The intriguing thing for me was just that all those laminations "went" suddenly. I guess, though, just one could be really weak, and that would cause a hinge that slowly weakened the rest. Makes me question whether I want to put any heavier limbs on my Sage, though. I'm thinking that having a margin of safety might not be a bad idea...

 

Yeah you would think it would have been stronger. I had shot it prob between 60 and 70 shots. I had been using cedars but stictch to some xx75 aluminums. I had also put on a FF 58.75" stiring. The factory dacron was only getting a brace of 6.5" the 58.75" ff gave me right at 8.25" and it was shooting great. Completely dead in the hand with female velcro on the limb ends and cat wiskers. I'll download some other pics that shot in the lighter wood just aft of the center rest bushing there is a vertical split. not sure if that was the starting point or subsequent to the break. I will tell you the wood inside this riser is kind of soft. Kind of like the crap they make SKS and AK47 stocks out of. Maybe some Asian Chu or Banana wood ya know?