Border Elite Limbs

[WildmanSC]

I have the opportunity to pick up a set of Border Elite limbs for use on a hunting riser. Sid can you tell me what the construction and configuration of materials was for the Elite limbs?

Thanks!

Bill

[BorderBows]

They are Limbs for Merlin Archery. It is in essence a ML2 limb.

They are a the current TXG shape but not the TX40 laminate. They should be smooth and fairly fast.

hope you like them

[pHz]

Originally Posted by BorderBows

They are a the current TXG shape but not the TX40 laminate. They should be smooth and fairly fast.

they are and they are

had mine for a year or so now and the only thing that will get me away from them is saving enough cash for some HEXIV or HEXV

slainte rob

[WildmanSC]

Originally Posted by BorderBows

They are Limbs for Merlin Archery. It is in essence a ML2 limb.

They are a the current TXG shape but not the TX40 laminate. They should be smooth and fairly fast.

hope you like them

Are the Elite limbs compatible with FF strings?

Bill

[BorderBows]

Yes they are

(phew and easy one )

[WildmanSC]

Sid,

My Merlin Elite limbs have Serial Number 9356DK. The limbs also have the inscription Synthetic below the Merlin label on each limb. Could you perchance tell me the composition of the limbs from the Serial Number and inscription?

Bill

[BorderBows]

They are twin core ML2 limbs. finnished 22nd october 2004...

Thats as much as i have here.


We dont think the ML2 preformed to badly for its time!

[WildmanSC]

Originally Posted by BorderBows

We dont think the ML2 preformed to badly for its time!

Sid,

From what I've observed, the ML2 limbs are as smooth and as fast as any other limbs I've shot. Of course, they are only 44# on the 19" riser on which I have them installed.

I may install them on a 21" riser I have Saturday, 42#, and use it for 3-D. And then I'll switch the limbs I have on the 21" riser to the 19" riser, which will give me approximately 48# to 52# of adjustable range.

Thanks!

Bill

[BorderBows]

Bill,
The ML2 Was the first main step away from the Hoyt style recurve shape. This is the limb that made this step.
If you get the chance, we would like to see your thoughts on the limb shape compaired to the Winex and the Inno. Bare in mind, this was a Black douglas recurve shape way back till 1997 or something!
The Shape of that limb was an evolutionary development done here, not sure how W&W came to the same conclusions on shape and profile.

The Stiffening effect on this limb is XP10 Carbon. Its the magic in the beans that W&W claim to have copyrighted with the advent of the Inno, The Biased 45 degree double angled carbon, atented Win Technology#391535, according to their early adverts. (unless the patent has more intelectual properties that we can find) We have challenged this as the 45deg carbon has been on the market for over 10 years in our limbs!

We stepped away from our own recurve shape with the Hex4 and the Hex5 in an attempt to increase stored energy, increase smoothness of draw and lower noise. The limb mass reduction of the TX40 and now the CXC laminates helps release this stored energy even further. The ML2 is powered by Bow Glass, and not carbon.
The great thing about the hex4 and 5 is that it came from the hex1,2, and 3.
We have been working on a 6, but its a little time away as we are waiting on a W&W patented HEX4 Inno before we need to launch another bold step!

Sorry couldnt help my humour!

[WildmanSC]

Originally Posted by BorderBows

Bill,
The ML2 Was the first main step away from the Hoyt style recurve shape. This is the limb that made this step.
If you get the chance, we would like to see your thoughts on the limb shape compaired to the Winex and the Inno.

I've had a set of Winex limbs, a set of HexIV limbs and now the Elite limbs. The Elite limbs are much more like the HexIV limbs in shape, i.e., bigger, deeper hook or curverature, than the Winex limbs. I have not handled the Inno limbs, although I have seen a set of them. There's an Olympic style archer that used to come into the Archery Shop that is presently shooting the Inno limbs. The Elite limbs also remind me of the HexIV limbs, non ILF, I had on a Border BD Swift recurve.

Bill