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Shedhorn85
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year of make of Big Horn recurve
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August 12, 2012, 10:38:00 AM »
I have picked up a Big Horn takedown recurve that has the serial number 1094 on it and has the slight curve where the limbs meet the riser.Iam trying to find out what year this bow was built.I had a one built in 1995 and this one is slightly narrower than the 95 one.What should the brace height be set at? It felt as the bow bottom out just to get the string on and the brace height reads six and a quarter inches.at the back of the sit window.Can anyone help a fellow stickman out?
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Bishop
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Re: year of make of Big Horn recurve
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August 12, 2012, 01:00:00 PM »
If the limb beds are curved its made when G Fred owned Bighorn before 1991. I've had a couple of Bighorns made after this but never the curved bed models.
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Tater
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Re: year of make of Big Horn recurve
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August 12, 2012, 02:34:00 PM »
It would be helpful to know the length of the bow.
If it's a curved limb bed, brace height should be 6 3/4 inches + or - from back of sight window to string. At least that is a good starting point.
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Mongo
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Re: year of make of Big Horn recurve
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August 12, 2012, 10:27:00 PM »
FWIW - I have one that G. Fred made for me in July of 1984 that has serial number 1765.
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Dave Lay
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Re: year of make of Big Horn recurve
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March 18, 2013, 08:33:00 PM »
reviving a old thread.. and not to hijack, but i have one i bought new in I believe late 80's dont really remember , it was my first custom bow.. I swear its a asbell bow I rember ordering it, its a straight limb bed, anyone know the years of curved bed and straight bed bows? i would like to start shooting it again.. thanks Dave
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Tater
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Re: year of make of Big Horn recurve
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March 19, 2013, 10:14:00 AM »
Dave,
If my memory is correct the curved limb beds were pre 1989, so your's could be a 1989 later model or 1990. That is also right around the time King Cavalier bought Bighorn, but I know Fred was still involved during the transition.
Sorry I couldn't be more specific.
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Re: year of make of Big Horn recurve
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March 19, 2013, 10:47:00 AM »
and if thats not confusing enough, there were two different styles of curved limb bed, changed sometime between 84 and 87
The "87" or later curved bed measures 1 5/8 width, and limbs angle forward a lot more then the earlier model
earlier model measures 1 3/8 width
so if you put limbs on from the earlier model on the later model they will gain about 10 pounds because of the limb angle
and Pat is right the straight limb bed was between 87 -90
lots of changes in limb configurations- design as
well
Ah those were the days, many a fine critter fell to those bows.
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Dave Lay
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Re: year of make of Big Horn recurve
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March 19, 2013, 11:34:00 AM »
Thanks, wow yea a lot of changes in a few years time,i'm pretty sure Gfred still had the company back then so maybe its a 87-89 ? who know, doesnt really matter o guess, but i hope to have a few more critters fall to this one...i forgot how well i shoot that bow....
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