Opinions - Bighorn Bows

[Renaissance Man]

I am considering a used Bighorn about ten years old, have never had the opportunity to shoot one and am asking for opinions from you guys before I take the plunge

[Barney]

Like em enough to have half a dozen.    Cant think of any complaints.

[Renaissance Man]

Thanks Barney how do you compare it to other bows?

[arrowflinger1]

I have an older bighorn a little slower than some of my other bows but the smoothest by far! Its just a great all around bow and would recomend it all day long .

[Renaissance Man]

thanks Arrowflinger, have you shot them in lighter weight like 48@30

[JackP]

I have shot a few bighorns, excellent shooting bows. Smooth and pretty fast. My buddy has one as well as his brother, uncle and dad.

[cacciatore]

I still have 2.They are been built in Loveland in 1999.One is 54" 65# @29 with a 15" riser, and it presents a solid wall at my draw of 29".Bow is very stable and dead on hand. Fast and accurate,the riser mass for sure helps on this. The second has a 17"riser(the best lenght for me) is 71# @29" 58" long,and it is much smoother very hard hitting silent and forgiving. I think for his poundage is one of the more stable forgiving and quiet bow I owned.The limbs laminations in the short one was solid koa and I think it is much more stiff to draw, the second is action wood and for my experiences it is the smoothest wood core material ever made, also if now we all like bamboo more. I had some 95 straight limbs Bighorns with the dacron string and altrough very quiet and forgiving they didn't match the performances of the later ones.Feli

[oldtimerbow]

I have one of the early ones and have had it a long time.I have thought about getting rid of it a couple of times and then start shooting it again and realize what a good quality recurve it is.It is not super fast, but very stable and they are great looking bowsIMO.It has shot right through every whitetail I have shot with it so far, so I think it is fast enough.

[Jason Jelinek]

I've heard guys saying Hill bows have hand shock, well maybe, but I've never shot a bow with more vibration and noise than a Bighorn drawn 28" and beyond.  It may have just been the 2 bows I shot, but I certaintly didn't care for them.

[Thueb]

I have a bighorn recurve that was made in the mid 1980's.  Its 60" and 60#@28".  The bow shoots smooth and considering its age and the fact its not FF string compatable it shoots fast and hits hard with 10gr/lbs arrows.  I really like the grip and the shelf is cut really low to my hand, making it easy to point.  It is also very quiet to shoot, honestly I think the sound of the string cutting through the air is 90% the shot noise.  I've never had a bow that quiet.  Having said all that I don't shoot it much.  The bow is quite light and I find a bow with more mass weight, like my Bob Lee, points better, is more stable, has less vibration, and shoots better for me.  I also get a sore elbow when I shot it, I'm not sure why, but I can shoot my 60# Lee all day and not get sore.  The other reason why I don't shoot it much is it shoots about 6" low at 20 yards when compared to my other bow.  I'm sure if I shot it regularly my mind would compensate but I miss a lot with it and get frusturated.

[D Harris]

Are they still being produced? I know they changed ownership a few times but am unable to find a website.

[joekeith]

I've gotta 2000 Special Edition, BEAUTIFUL BOW.  Wasn't made for me, but fits like it was.  It shoots where I'm lookin', and feeels great in the hand.
   It hangs on the wall in the living room, and I find myself sitting there staring at it a lot of times.  Did I mention it's a BEAUTIFUL BOW.  

[Steertalker]

I have two Custom Bighorn recurves.  Well made and very shootible and smooth.  However, compared to my Brackenbury Custom Quests, they are very doggy.

[BRONZ]

My father has been shooting his custom recurve for years.  It will probably be buried with him-- he loves his!

[Barney]

None of mine seem to have any hand shock and are all quiet. Must be in the tuning.?? I had a RER that was faster but traded it for another Bighorn. Have always been a believer that speed doesn't kill.

Everyone has their own opinion that's why there's so many different bows made.  

[hogdancer]

I really like mine,  62 inch and 60@28, it's an older model and VERY quiet. I have had a "new one" on order for over a year and still get promises of it's completion, but I doubt I will ever see it.

[COOCH]

Love both of mine.Both are quick and quiet very smooth drawing and hit were I'm looking.The both handle heavy arrows well(700+grains)and have shot thru everything from deer and elk to a large variety of african game including eland.I love them and wouldn't hesitate to buy another.

[Overspined]

You know, it's funny when we find shocky/loud bows. I had noise coming from a new takedown HH style bow and turns out, it was only a brace height issue. Noisy, play with it, play with it, play with it, change brace height, and silent...
1/2" made a huge difference. The local shop owner once said that MOST problems with peoples set-ups is an improper brace height. I think the design of the these longbows should make them very quiet and smooth.

[Straitshot]

I had two mid 80"s bows. Both made when G. Fred still had the Co. Both were terrific shooters. Always thought they had the best feeling grips and risers of most bows including those made today. Had a brain laps and sold both. I sure wish I could find and buy back the one that had my name on it that I sold about three years ago. I just can't remember who it was.

Louis