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Author Topic: HH bug got me ... Part One!  (Read 151998 times)

Offline Rooselk

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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #820 on: February 02, 2011, 10:21:00 AM »
Beautiful! Yew and bubinga make a stunning combo.
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #821 on: February 02, 2011, 10:29:00 AM »
Very nice congrats.  :bigsmyl:
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #822 on: February 02, 2011, 11:14:00 AM »
some questions please, ben ...

that handle looks rounded and not wedged, true?

why so many strands of ts+?
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #823 on: February 02, 2011, 11:19:00 AM »
Congrats Ben. That is a beautiful bow and I like how the colors blend well! Look forward to a shooting report.   :thumbsup:
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #824 on: February 02, 2011, 11:49:00 AM »
Super nice combo mate...congrats!  :clapper:  

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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #825 on: February 02, 2011, 01:31:00 PM »
Ben-

The bow looks great! When the box arrives at the house, I love that feeling too. It was so funny the other day when Mudd mentioned that his friend worked at the airport and was looking out for the box, because I do the samething, I even call up the Post Office and tell them that I'll pick it up. If I wait for it to be delivered it won't arrive until 2:00pm.

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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #826 on: February 02, 2011, 02:08:00 PM »
For you Lefties, there's a HH Big5 on the Classifieds right now. 70", 63# @ 28".
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #827 on: February 02, 2011, 02:12:00 PM »
You know, the only other HH bow I have a real hankering for is the HH Sirocco. I know there is one on the classifieds (too light).

I just can find one in 65# plus weight.

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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #828 on: February 02, 2011, 04:10:00 PM »
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some questions please, ben ...

that handle looks rounded and not wedged, true?

why so many strands of ts+?
G'day Rob,

The handle is certainly bigger than my previous two Hills, and the description of being rounded certainly fits. I'm a fairly flexible fellow when it comes to bow handles, and I'm sure that I'll get used to it. It fills my hand more. But I really did like the grip on my Wesley Special, which seemed a bit more narrow.

As for the string, I made it some weeks ago riding on the back of a scare I had with some Black Widow limbs. I am actually thinking of scrapping the string before I even shoot it, and padding the loops to eighteen instead of twenty, so that they sit in the nocks a little better, and also making the top loop smaller, because I worry about it jarring off completely just by looking at the angle and how close the string sits to the edge. Heck, I might even go down to twelve strands for the actual string, new territory for me! The existing string might end-up becoming a string keeper!

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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #829 on: February 02, 2011, 04:15:00 PM »
So as not to damage the limb tips, and keeping in mind my longish draw and the weight of the bow and that there are no limb tip overlays, what are people padding the loops to for such a bow as this, with low-stretch string material?
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #830 on: February 02, 2011, 04:43:00 PM »
My HH "Cougar",64", stringfollow, no tip overlays, 62#@25" has an 8 strand BCY 452X string, loops padded with 8 strands B50.
My Schulz "Trophy Hunter", 69" reflex (72#@28") 61#@25", no tip overlays has also 8 strands BCY 452X, loops padded with 8 strands B50.
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #831 on: February 02, 2011, 04:50:00 PM »
all my bows have this string material. I make 8 strand strings padded with 8 strands B50 for bows from 45# to 60# and 10 strand strings padded with 6 strands B50 for bows from 60# to 75#
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #832 on: February 02, 2011, 04:50:00 PM »
"Cheetah"   70" and 50@28
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #833 on: February 02, 2011, 04:59:00 PM »
Ha! That's snow! At first glance, I thought you'd held it up against the sky, with big tropical thunderstorm clouds building up!
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #834 on: February 02, 2011, 07:03:00 PM »
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[QB] I need to mow my lawn, eh. It's a weekly event at this time of the year, at four to six inches per week.

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It's freezing here with snow blowing sideways. Thanks for the green grass Ben.
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #835 on: February 02, 2011, 10:26:00 PM »
Congrats on the new bow Ben. It's a beauty.
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #836 on: February 03, 2011, 07:59:00 PM »
I'm looking forward to the shooting results from Mudd and Ben's bows. I keep looking at that Redman thinking how much more unique it looks compared to mine.
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #837 on: February 03, 2011, 08:57:00 PM »
Yeah, me too TW.

I know  Mudd is a bit sidetracked now but will fill us in when he gets the chance.

Ben is probably still makin' his arrows..

Yesterday I read through this thread from page one to the end.  Incredibly informative.  I think it'll give birth to a new wave of Hill'ers.  

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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #838 on: February 03, 2011, 09:42:00 PM »
Thanks Tony for covering for me.

Things are pretty bad here right now.

One of my favorite hunting dogs had to be put down
after being hit by a car.

I'll get back on track soon and give you guys in depth report on the new-to-me Cheetah.

The preliminary report is all good!

Smooth, accurate and a pleasure to shoot.

God bless,Mudd
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Re: HH bug got me ... Part One!
« Reply #839 on: February 03, 2011, 09:49:00 PM »
Roy, sorry to hear about your dog! I had no idea. Obviously there are some things that are more important.   :thumbsup:
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