I’ve had this bow for a few days now and did a quick setup to get started shooting. Right off the bat I had some arrows I made for another bow that shot very well. The group in the picture was from 20 yards that included a bare shaft and broad heads.
The bow has a 15” ILF riser and 23” short limbs for an overall length of 56”. You can get it up to an overall length of 62”. I asked Jim Belcher (bowyer) to set it up for 50lbs at my draw length and he was spot on. I also went with the old school camouflage limbs.
The standard grip is a low/Med and has a nice feel, even for this primary longbow shooter. It comes with an adjustable plunger that’s very low profiled that allows you to shoot off the shelf and has a locking nut inside the riser to keep it in place. It also has another threaded hole for an elevated rest.
Performance wise I would say that it’s moderate, not a speed demon but not a pig either. It is very forgiving, has perfect balance and mass weight is a little lighter than most metal riser bows and slightly heavier than most wood takedown bows.
I really wanted to try a ILF bow for it’s tune ability and to experiment with the possibly of changing my shooting style to gap shooting (maybe?). It’s setup now for split finger/instinctive and after a couple days I was able to shoot naturally as I have always done 30+ years. Gap shooting we’ll see??
Jim Belcher and the Bivouac Bow Company has been a pleasure to work with. They are friendly, very helpful and brings a lot of experience in building bows. I am very pleased so far with the Backland ILF bow and the Bivouac Bow Company.
The bow has a 15” ILF riser and 23” short limbs for an overall length of 56”. You can get it up to an overall length of 62”. I asked Jim Belcher (bowyer) to set it up for 50lbs at my draw length and he was spot on. I also went with the old school camouflage limbs.
The standard grip is a low/Med and has a nice feel, even for this primary longbow shooter. It comes with an adjustable plunger that’s very low profiled that allows you to shoot off the shelf and has a locking nut inside the riser to keep it in place. It also has another threaded hole for an elevated rest.
Performance wise I would say that it’s moderate, not a speed demon but not a pig either. It is very forgiving, has perfect balance and mass weight is a little lighter than most metal riser bows and slightly heavier than most wood takedown bows.
I really wanted to try a ILF bow for it’s tune ability and to experiment with the possibly of changing my shooting style to gap shooting (maybe?). It’s setup now for split finger/instinctive and after a couple days I was able to shoot naturally as I have always done 30+ years. Gap shooting we’ll see??
Jim Belcher and the Bivouac Bow Company has been a pleasure to work with. They are friendly, very helpful and brings a lot of experience in building bows. I am very pleased so far with the Backland ILF bow and the Bivouac Bow Company.
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