HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[Cavscout9753]

Haha, you know Crispin, there's a picture of you this last year with a red backed...Vixen I think it is, a back quiver and a plaid shirt that is inspiring me! I don't think I can stack meat like you, but at least I'll know its me to blame and not my flashy bow, back quiver, or plaid jacket!

I know that turkeys can see my turkey tag in my billfold, I imagine that they could see any color bow.  I am not so sure that they would care one way for the other.  Maybe there should be chartreuse glass.

[MikeNova]

I guess I got a bit of a tp issue. I can draw a 80lbs bow with ease. But yet I struggle sometimes getting s 50lbs to anchor if I'm shooting at something.

[Sam McMichael]

I just got a new toy today, and I hope I can figure out how to post photos. Steve Turay built me a Shelton with brown glass on the back with yew core. Clear glass on the belly shows the beauty of the yew. It is right handed, 68' long and draws 53# at 28" draw. The only problem is it may be June before I can try it out. I'm doing rehab following shoulder surgery three weeks ago.

It is the fault of this thread that I ordered it. I read so many stories and admired so many pictures, that I was overcome with the desire to get another ASL. I now have 5 HHA bows and 2 Northern Mist bows.

[ron w]

Can't wait to see it Sam........I like Yew!

[centaur]

Cav,I guess this turkey didn't know that you couldn't kill one with a white bellied bow.
 

[Scott E. Thomas]

Sam, can't go wrong with a Northern Mist and especially a shelton. I'll bet yours is striking with that clear glass over yew on the belly. I have a shelton due in may. Red glass back and belly with a curly maple riser. Can't wait. God bless, Scott.

[Cavscout9753]

Haha, I love it centaur. Just waiting on mine to arrive. *fingers crossed*

You know, we are nuts.  The first longbow that I ever bought a 70 pound Hill, 1967, has had its third or fourth refinish job.  It has been sanded down to 65 at 28", it is being shot by the grandson of the guy that bought it from me, it is his primary bow.   My original Schulz is still one of the best bows I own, just a few pounds too heavy to be good for my draw fingers to remain as my primary right hand bow.  That bow is over 40 years old, I owned it before Elvis died.  I just cannot wear them things out.  Heck I had two Bear mag handle takedown risers blow in less than two years, right at the limb locks.  I had a Hoyt target bow split right up the limb.  I shot 250 arrows the other day from an ancient super slim big 5 that I have given away three times.  "oh the cat came back it wouldn't stay away, it was sitting on the porch on the very next day"  Actually all three of its recipients bought new bows and then returned it.  The longbows won't die,.  Why do I think that I need another one?

[two4hooking]

 

I was shooting my HIll Tembo this afternoon.  It  is a Schulz that has been refinished at least once and I would wager dropped in weight to 55@28.... It has a crack all the way through the back lam at the lower fade (put some locktite in each side a while back) and I have been waiting for it to fail....but it keep on throwing arrows.

You got your self a piece of junk there, they are suppose to crack at the corner of the sight window.

[Goshawkin]

Originally posted by pavan:
You got your self a piece of junk there, they are suppose to crack at the corner of the sight window.

Yep, if more guys checked under the leather wrap they'ed be surprised at the 1/4" crack

Sight windows is evil that way.  Longbows should be about a half inch wide so they can be shot with either hand and no sight window.  If you need something to put the arrow on, just glue the bottom half of a Para rest to it or a Hill like leather knobby.   I wonder what it would take to push one that far?

[Goshawkin]

Seen a few get a little crack there. Shot a ton of arrows through them and the crack never grew. Put a dab of glue on it if I see one and never worry about it again

[Cavscout9753]

Ok. New-to-me McBroom came in. I'll get some pics up tomorrow in better lighting. I spent some tonight getting acquainted with it. So this one is 48# @ 26", which is my draw length. The limbs are cedar with what I think is a bacote riser. Brown back, and the white belly that kicked a little dust up here the other day. I've been shooting my 60# @ 27" Wesley Special for quite a while now, so there are more than a couple differences.
The grip is the biggest change. I'm used to the very narrow grip on my WS, and the McBroom is larger aside from the heel side which is very narrow. Even though its different, it does make for a stable grip, probably because I couldn't begin to imagine how to torque this thing. The one thing that really shocked me was the speed. Holy crows this thing is fast. Same 160 grain tipped douglas fir as my WS and it flat out flys! I know everyone says that, but I mean it. I was ready to lose a little speed from the bamboo limbed Wesley, and I'll stop short of saying I gained a couple....but..I definitely didn't lose any. Smooth and quiet as expected and I will add no hand shock though I'm not sure I've ever felt any in a ASL.
I'm still letting the white belly grow on me, I don't DISLIKE it... But it may take a bit for it to seem more normal. All in all a nice shooter. I'm going to hit it hard and use it for my shots in the virtual shoot and see how it goes.

[Cavscout9753]

This picture doesn't really capture the bow, but its a good glamor shot anyway.
 

[Hermon]

Reading about the Berry Heritage bows got me to thinking. (that usually is a bad idea.)  Anyway, I don't have a left handed bow but I took my RH Two Tracks Echo and tried shooting it left handed off my knuckle.  Good arrow flight and arrows hitting very close to point of aim.  It was just at relatively close range in the basement tonight.  Will try it outside this week and see how it goes.  Anyone else ever try this?

[Bowhunter4life]

Did a little reworking of my arrow for my Hill Custom to gain some overall weight...  Been shooting a 31" Gold Tip 55/75 with 100 gr behind the insert and 250 gr VPA Terminator...  Added 8 GPI weight tubes and bought some 125 grain inserts and some Zwickey Deltas that come out at 260 gr...  Also have some Centaur Big Game heads and added 75 gr inserts to them...  Fly great and now are just over 850 gr, which is about right for the 85# draw weight...  Another bonus is it got even quieter, which I didn't think was possible...

[kindor]

Cavscout, is that a setback or stringfollow?

[Cavscout9753]

It's a backset. I want to try a string follow one day, It's on my list. Additionally, I think perhaps Brianlocal3 was trying to mimic his ILF style grip with a very narrow belly side of the grip when he had it built. Probably to reduce and torque. For me though, the end result is it's a very uncomfortable bow to shoot for long periods. It's a fast bow, but I'm having problems with the lighter weight. It seems my release is not quite as clean as my Wesley. Then I went ahead and put a new grip and strike plate on my Wesley so she's looking all good, so I'm just getting sucked back into her all over again.