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Offline beaver#1

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who make a good hill style bow?
« on: January 07, 2010, 09:49:00 PM »
who make a good hill style bow.  please post pics if you have them?
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2010, 09:59:00 PM »
Take a look in the sponsor classsified. Lot of good Bowyers out there. But check out Apex Predator bows.
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2010, 09:59:00 PM »
John McDonald "Big River" bows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2010, 10:04:00 PM »
Northern Mist
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2010, 10:05:00 PM »
just get a Hill,go original!   :archer:
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2010, 10:14:00 PM »
Yep...Hill's and Northern Mist are nice too but at least for me there is just something special about the Big Rivers.
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2010, 10:16:00 PM »
I'm pretty fond of Northern Mist

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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2010, 10:22:00 PM »
thanks alot guys
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Offline SpankyNeal

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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2010, 11:07:00 PM »
All the ones mentioned plus Sunset Hill, David Miller, Steve Shultz, Dan Toelke, Jim Belcher, Jay St. Charles, and Alan Boice to name a few more. Lot's of others that are no longer in production as well which you can find used from time to time.
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2010, 11:38:00 PM »
i have owned numerous , and still do , Hill style bows including a new Jim Belcher " Union Jack " with all yew lams [ i'll post opics over the coming days .....
to me the best are in no particular order... Miller string follow " ol' Tom " .
Howard Hill .
Liberty English
these companies/bowyers have , i believe provided the best service , reasonable prices and good turn around build time .  
i have handled and shot the Northern Mist and they too were great bows . but for all round bang for the buck service and shootability etc call Craig at Howard Hill or Dave Miller at Miller longbows .
pm me with any queries

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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2010, 11:49:00 PM »
Uh, Hill style?  Howard Hill Archery! Great bows, excellent workmanship, great service and VERY quick delivery time. What's not to like?
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2010, 06:41:00 AM »
The Liberty "English" model I owned was a nice bow but I never considered it a Hill style in terms of design. One example the difference in the risers.
 
 
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2010, 06:47:00 AM »
For a Hill style bow, my first stop would be Howard Hill Archery (  http://www.howardhillarchery.com/  ).  The price is right, the product is outstanding and Craig is a delight to work with.

Turns out they are deadly to groundhogs (also deer and rabbits, from my observations):
 

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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2010, 06:57:00 AM »
I have heard good things about Mahantango bows (spell?) too. The bowyer is local for me so I plan to try and shoot a few this summer.
For personal experience, I recently got two Hills and a John Strunk. They are all great but I seem to prefer my plain jane Hill and Strunk over my Hill that has antler tips.
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2010, 07:15:00 AM »
Can't go wrong with a Howard Hill, but if you want to try different bowyers, Nate Steen at Sunset Hill is really good. I've heard nothing but great things about Dave Miller, but haven't had a chance to try one of his bows yet. For used, no longer in production bows, find a Bighorn by Ron Maulding, especially a "Tamarack" model. For rarity, a bow by John Sherman is a great performer and pretty scarce. And probably the least known bowyer of Hill-style bows I've come across is a newcomer out of Kentucky, David Underwood.
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2010, 07:27:00 AM »
Toelke "Super" D,  not "shocky", well behaved, perfect fit/finish etc..
 
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Offline Kevin L.

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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2010, 07:38:00 AM »
All good recommendations. I forgot one from my personal list, Wallace Mountain. I had one and traded it off due to the light draw weight. Beautiful work and a real gem to shoot.
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Appalachian LB 66"57@26
Appalachian LB 68" 60@28
Appalachian Flatbow 64" 56@28
Appalachian Archery RC 58"62@28
Bighorn LB 68" 57@28
HH Wesley LB 66" 53@27
HH Cheetah LB 66" 52@26
Saxon American RC 58" 60@28

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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2010, 09:18:00 AM »
Bill Matlock Predator Classic

Good luck finding one.
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2010, 09:30:00 AM »
wow thanks alot
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Re: who make a good hill style bow?
« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2010, 09:38:00 AM »
Apex Predator.I`ve had Hills and the Predator "shines".RC
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