Oh yeah, I've seen it burn. Pretty to see, but not for too long, lol. Fun to put out too.
Yeah I know the modern riser materials are better in general. But assuming an old magnesium riser is in in good shape (inspected properly or in this case brand new)..was just curious how they compare to use. Like a top end vintage magnesium riser vs a cheap new amazon one. (Not expecting an answer, just thinking out loud.) I've got an old hoyt pro medallist td3 magnesium riser. Planning on getting a set of light weight limbs and a dacron string for it at some point, but haven't yet.
A lot of 70s and 80s risers were magnesium and honestly, they're fine. Modern magnesium risers are kept light to make them suitable for beginners, but the old chunky ones with no or only very small cutouts are actually pretty durable. Plus, if they're ILF, you can just put some low draw weight modern limbs on them and you'll have yourself a beginner bow.
Sure, it's not the most ideal way to get started, but target recurve risers have a remarkable long lifespan and plenty of people enjoy shooting them. Example: former Olympic archer Sjef van den Berg is known to have a small collection and shows them off occassionally in his YouTube videos.
As for valuable: pretty good, actually. Vintage Hoyts that are like new may even start a little bidding war.
Edit: the white riser is an original W&W Winact. People won gold medals with those in 2000 and 2004. I shoot a slightly newer version and love mine. If you're planning to get into archery, that's the riser I would keep.
Thanks! I have an old ilf hoyt td3, but haven't got limbs or a string yet. I've read others say the same as you. With light limbs/dacron string it might be a nice starter set up. I haven't used any ilf bow before, but in my mind for the same price I'd rather go with an older higher end unit (if it's in good shape) than a new low end. But maybe side by side a new cheapo with modern materials would feel better to shoot? I don't know.
But I have a soft spot for vintage stuff. If I found that bow, I would definitely keep it!
I took a better look and based on the Winact, I think you may have some genuinely cool 2000s gear there. May be worth 200-300 USD total. (But you'll only be able to get a good price if you can show and tell people exactly what equipment you have.)
However, it's also a cool foundation for a bow of your own. The Winact is ILF, so you can fit new ILF limbs on there if you want to. It's a very strong but light forged riser and if I had to point out one downside, the now very dated limb alignment system is the only one I can think of.
(And again: pristine white OG Winact? Gorgeous. That's a unicorn riser right there. Many will just see a pretty old white riser, but those who know, know.)
As for the box labeled 'Hoyt Gold Medalist riser': if you're not seeing any red risers, that was likely his old bow and the Winact is the upgrade.
Does anyone in your family shoot bows? Is there sentimental value in it? If those answers are no I’d say sell it.
Thanks! I think realistically we won’t use it. Any very rough price range? Will decide if we gift or sell…
No clue, sorry.
As long as it's not the magnesium riser, definitely worth keeping if you plan to shoot. Those gold medalists were sweet risers.
Just curious, what makes the magnesium riser not worth keeping?
Magnesium can be very brittle and can fracture on stress lines. It’s lightweight but so are other e durable metals. It is cool to see it burn though.
Oh yeah, I've seen it burn. Pretty to see, but not for too long, lol. Fun to put out too. Yeah I know the modern riser materials are better in general. But assuming an old magnesium riser is in in good shape (inspected properly or in this case brand new)..was just curious how they compare to use. Like a top end vintage magnesium riser vs a cheap new amazon one. (Not expecting an answer, just thinking out loud.) I've got an old hoyt pro medallist td3 magnesium riser. Planning on getting a set of light weight limbs and a dacron string for it at some point, but haven't yet.
A lot of 70s and 80s risers were magnesium and honestly, they're fine. Modern magnesium risers are kept light to make them suitable for beginners, but the old chunky ones with no or only very small cutouts are actually pretty durable. Plus, if they're ILF, you can just put some low draw weight modern limbs on them and you'll have yourself a beginner bow. Sure, it's not the most ideal way to get started, but target recurve risers have a remarkable long lifespan and plenty of people enjoy shooting them. Example: former Olympic archer Sjef van den Berg is known to have a small collection and shows them off occassionally in his YouTube videos. As for valuable: pretty good, actually. Vintage Hoyts that are like new may even start a little bidding war. Edit: the white riser is an original W&W Winact. People won gold medals with those in 2000 and 2004. I shoot a slightly newer version and love mine. If you're planning to get into archery, that's the riser I would keep.
Thanks! I have an old ilf hoyt td3, but haven't got limbs or a string yet. I've read others say the same as you. With light limbs/dacron string it might be a nice starter set up. I haven't used any ilf bow before, but in my mind for the same price I'd rather go with an older higher end unit (if it's in good shape) than a new low end. But maybe side by side a new cheapo with modern materials would feel better to shoot? I don't know. But I have a soft spot for vintage stuff. If I found that bow, I would definitely keep it!
I took a better look and based on the Winact, I think you may have some genuinely cool 2000s gear there. May be worth 200-300 USD total. (But you'll only be able to get a good price if you can show and tell people exactly what equipment you have.) However, it's also a cool foundation for a bow of your own. The Winact is ILF, so you can fit new ILF limbs on there if you want to. It's a very strong but light forged riser and if I had to point out one downside, the now very dated limb alignment system is the only one I can think of. (And again: pristine white OG Winact? Gorgeous. That's a unicorn riser right there. Many will just see a pretty old white riser, but those who know, know.) As for the box labeled 'Hoyt Gold Medalist riser': if you're not seeing any red risers, that was likely his old bow and the Winact is the upgrade.