Author Topic: Bighorn Bows (Read 35307 times)

stevem · « **Reply #20 on:** April 10, 2019, 01:16:04 PM »

I went to the shop in Ft. Lupton about 1987 and ordered a takedown, 62", 63#. In short order I took an elk, mtn. goat, deer and black bear with it. Used it for 21 years, when I dropped down in weight. At the time I bought it there were few custom traditional archery shops, and when others opened up I was quite happy with what I had. I felt it was a great shooting bow.

DWT · « **Reply #21 on:** April 12, 2019, 07:11:09 AM »

Im glad so many guys have the same fondness for these bows as I do, I have a bowyer friend that specializes in high performance longbows, Im thinking about trying to build some carbon backed limbs for one with his help.

HornHunter · « **Reply #22 on:** April 12, 2019, 08:56:59 AM »

the flat limb beds would be straight forward to reproduce, there are two styles of curved limb beds, those would be difficult, but if you did figure them out you could sell a boat load of them

Yellow Dog · « **Reply #23 on:** April 12, 2019, 01:18:26 PM »

Both my hunting buddy and his son each bought one from Fred when the Traditional Bowhunters Expo was still being held in Hastings. Too much weight for either of them to shoot these days. I'd love to find a used one but after years of looking I've never been able to find one in the 50@30 range......I'm pretty much convinced they don't exist. They're great bows and real lookers too.

BillW · « **Reply #24 on:** April 12, 2019, 05:26:48 PM »

I bought a Bighorn the year Bud Boker passed away. I had it made for me and actually met Bud at Cloverdale that June to pick it up. Sometime between then and that next Sept when I went to Maine on a bear hunt he passed away. Bud was a good guy and I really felt bad about him passing away. Thought about him while I was hunting. Maybe some good mojo in this bow because I took my first bear on that hunt. One thing Bud and I talked about was me picking Yew as my limb veneer. He said his bow had that same veneer, but I think he had an arrow inlay on his also. That was a long time ago.

Too bad the way Bighorn ended, Bud really was trying to turn the company around and if he had time I bet he would have!

Bill

Keith Zimmerman · « **Reply #25 on:** April 12, 2019, 08:41:40 PM »

Yellow Dog, I bought 3 with those specs a few years ago that I found at a vendor at ETAR. All decked out. Couldnt pass them up.

Tim Hoeck · « **Reply #26 on:** April 13, 2019, 10:18:52 AM »

DWT if your guy would make them I would buy a couple sets

DWT · « **Reply #27 on:** April 13, 2019, 11:28:19 AM »

If limbs come to fruition I will let everyone know

HornHunter · « **Reply #28 on:** April 13, 2019, 05:49:17 PM »

I have a couple of sets, of curved limb bed limbs, I would donate , to build a jig with, I know it can be done,
there are alot of people who would buy reduced weight modern day material limbs, for those old bighorns

just think , your not reinventing the wheel,, Fred and Denny did that back in the 70's your just adding new rubber to meet the road!

Yellow Dog · « **Reply #29 on:** April 13, 2019, 07:13:18 PM »

Keith, what a great find. I haven’t been able to find one in those specs let alone three in one spot......we’ll done

Tim Hoeck · « **Reply #30 on:** April 13, 2019, 09:14:02 PM »

I picked up another one just the other day 50# @28

ron w · « **Reply #31 on:** April 13, 2019, 10:10:27 PM »

Mine is 48#@30”, 64” long

Orion · « **Reply #32 on:** April 14, 2019, 11:12:17 AM »

I have a Bighorn that will soon be coming back home to me. Saw its for sale on another site. Couldn't quite make out the name on it, but it looked like it might be my name. Checked with the seller, and it was. We agreed to a trade, and it will soon be in my possession.

I looked through my old paperwork, and found that Fred made that bow for me in 1987. Shot and hunted with it for quite a while, and then became interested in longbows (and less weight). The original limbs were 60 inches on the 17-inch riser and 65#@ 28 1/2 inches. The riser is now sporting a different set of limbs -- 56 inches and 54#@28 inches.

Though I still primarily shoot longbows, I'm sure I'll be able to work that Bighorn into the rotation. Even at 54#, it will be on the heavy side of what I can comfortably handle anymore. Anyone have some lighter (curved bed) limbs they'd like to trade, any length?

Wudstix · « **Reply #33 on:** April 16, 2019, 09:27:17 PM »

When I was young in bowhunting the Asbell Bighorn was always a dream. Never was able to get one, who knows maybe someday!

DWT · « **Reply #34 on:** April 17, 2019, 06:43:39 AM »

I got one coming my way, found a gentleman who had a bighorn he had outgrown and and he is passing it on to me, cant wait to get it. Thanks Mike

Terry Green · « **Reply #35 on:** April 17, 2019, 04:23:45 PM »

Ah...great history in Trad Bowhunting!!!

Crooked Stic · « **Reply #36 on:** April 18, 2019, 09:24:18 AM »

I think there was a straight limb bed and a curved limb bed. Witch was the latest design. And was the limb profile the same on each style. I have the profile copied and am thinking of trying to build one of these bows.

Orion · « **Reply #37 on:** April 18, 2019, 01:54:55 PM »

The curved limb beds are the earlier version. Limb curvature beyond the fade outs is pretty similar for the two styles, but riser limb pad angle and the angle of the limbs coming off the fade outs may be a bit different from the earlier to the later version.

HornHunter · « **Reply #38 on:** April 18, 2019, 06:25:50 PM »

exactly on the curved limb beds,, they changed the riser angle about 86-7 I have both and I can post pics

those limbs will interchange you just gain 10 lbs or lose 10 lbs

they also changed limb widths (also riser widths) about then the first ones had narrow limbs the later had the wider limbs

DWT · « **Reply #39 on:** April 19, 2019, 09:11:59 AM »

Post up some profile pics would you, just so we all can see the curve difference, ive not owned any of the curve limb beds but knew thats where they started swithching to straight


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