HUNTCOAK
FNG
I have been shooting a pair of 35lb DAS longbow limbs on a DAS HT21 riser for a little less than a year now. Recently I wanted to make a jump in poundage so I went on to 3Rivers looking for 45lbs and they're backordered....
So, I decided to order a pair of Akusta longbow limbs from Lancaster and see how they stack up. As there is a shortage of info on the Akustas I figures I'd try and fill folks in on the differences I can see between them and the DAS. Please note that the following may be considered the meanderings of a madman, I am far from a subject mater expert.
My first guess, being that both limbs are coming out of China and are bamboo core, was that these may be the same limb just with a different paint job. That is not the case, there are subtle dimensional differences across the board. The Akustas also seem to have less R/D, if any at all, compared to the DAS. A more true comparison may with the new DAS "Classic" Longbow limb, but I'm not really sure.
Here is the limb profile of the Akusta.
DAS limb profile
Side by side
Akusta on the left
Akusta on the right
Side by side of ILF fittings. Akusta on the right, it's about a mil smaller than the DAS. I don't know if that's significant, just something I noticed.
The Akustas draw quite smooth for me but I don't have much to compare them to. I have shot Samick R3, W&W Black Wolf, DAS Bamboo, and that's about it.
My draw length, using an Easton draw length indicator shaft, on the HT21 puts me right at 28.25"
At that length the limbs are pulling:
46.68lbs bolts all the way down
41.40lbs bolts 3 turns out
36.58lbs bolts 6 turns out
So it seams to check out that that the Akustas are rated in the middle.
Unfortunately, I do not own a chrono so no speed tests just yet. Maybe this summer if I can find one on the cheep.
That's all I have for now, hope it helps folks that may be looking into the Akustas. Thanks for looking!
So, I decided to order a pair of Akusta longbow limbs from Lancaster and see how they stack up. As there is a shortage of info on the Akustas I figures I'd try and fill folks in on the differences I can see between them and the DAS. Please note that the following may be considered the meanderings of a madman, I am far from a subject mater expert.
My first guess, being that both limbs are coming out of China and are bamboo core, was that these may be the same limb just with a different paint job. That is not the case, there are subtle dimensional differences across the board. The Akustas also seem to have less R/D, if any at all, compared to the DAS. A more true comparison may with the new DAS "Classic" Longbow limb, but I'm not really sure.
Here is the limb profile of the Akusta.
DAS limb profile
Side by side
Akusta on the left
Akusta on the right
Side by side of ILF fittings. Akusta on the right, it's about a mil smaller than the DAS. I don't know if that's significant, just something I noticed.
The Akustas draw quite smooth for me but I don't have much to compare them to. I have shot Samick R3, W&W Black Wolf, DAS Bamboo, and that's about it.
My draw length, using an Easton draw length indicator shaft, on the HT21 puts me right at 28.25"
At that length the limbs are pulling:
46.68lbs bolts all the way down
41.40lbs bolts 3 turns out
36.58lbs bolts 6 turns out
So it seams to check out that that the Akustas are rated in the middle.
Unfortunately, I do not own a chrono so no speed tests just yet. Maybe this summer if I can find one on the cheep.
That's all I have for now, hope it helps folks that may be looking into the Akustas. Thanks for looking!
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