HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[jeffg]

Ok Chuck now that you teased us Where are the pictures.

[Ray Lyon]

OK, HH Bug thread page 296 has no pictures. Should almost be a rule that that can't happen!    

[nineworlds9]

Been at work guys!  Soon!!!

I would like to see a pic with the bow at full draw.  When someone has a bow that shoots nice for them, I like to see what it looks like in action.

[Learner]

I thought that it already WAS a rule: "no pictures, it didn't happen", is what I've read around here!    

[Learner]

On another note:

I went to the HHA site yesterday, and they only had ONE pre-built bow for sale.  That put me in a panic, since I want to order another custom one in a couple of months.  I was hoping that they weren't going out of business!

So I called them, and they chuckled at my concern (either Jason or Craig, I think....they were on speaker phone, so I couldn't tell) and said that they have SO many orders right now, that they don't have time to build spares!  That's a good thing for them.

They also told me that their turn around time is very long right now, due to the demand, at 7-8 weeks.

[nineworlds9]

Ok folks, I am delivering as promised!  Here are my initial pics taken indoors of HHA Black Mamba #46!  If you look closely at the second pic you can see the carbon layer under the green glass.  The layers belly to back are:  gray glass, two blonde boo, Cocobolo, two caramel boo, carbon, green glass.  Macassar riser and tip overlays.

   
   
   
   

[nineworlds9]

and some more...

I had Allen Shafer @ Tenring Strings make a special color coordinated Fury string for the bow that matches perfectly.  

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Impressive

[DesertDude]

sexy

[Learner]

Beautiful, Chuck.  Nice photos, also.

Does it have a little backset?  I understand that is the "normal" way that Craig builds his bows, unless string follow is specifically requested.

So how does it compare performance-wise to your Big 5?

Congratulations!

[nineworlds9]

Originally posted by Learner:
Beautiful, Chuck.  Nice photos, also.

Does it have a little backset?  I understand that is the "normal" way that Craig builds his bows, unless string follow is specifically requested.

So how does it compare performance-wise to your Big 5?

Congratulations!

It does have  some backset.  I originally asked Craig to do it in a string follow profile, but I think he may have done a little paternal overruling on my behalf, which I have no problem with since he had something very specific in mind with this edition and the bow shoots perfectly.

The starkest difference between it and my 45@28 Big5 is the measurements on the limbs/tips:

Big5 1 1/8" at the fades, 1/2" at the top nock

Mamba 1" at the fades, 7/16" at top nock

again the Mamba is 55@29 so maybe 7# heavier than the Big5

The limb cross section of the Big5 is also slightly thicker and 4 lams, the Mamba is 6 lams if you count the thin carbon layer and it's not as thick as the Big5 but a heavier bow.  Neat stuff.  

I can't really say that the Mamba is decidedly different in draw feel other than being heavier. Both are butter smooth.  Both shoot great.  The Mamba is quite zippy, and I had Craig cut it as close to center as he was comfortable doing...this is another difference vs the Big5.  Side by side the shelf on the Mamba appears at minimum another 1/2 or more arrow diameter closer to center than the Big5.

[Tradcat]

What a beauty !

[ron w]

What stunning bow!!!!!

[DesertDude]

Just traded for a Hill Redman 68" 45@29  clear glass with horn tips and silver whitetail deer inlay. I'll get pictures up later, this will be a perfect bow while i'm recovering from quadruple bypass later this month....

[FITTER]

Originally posted by nineworlds9:
Ok folks, I am delivering as promised!  Here are my initial pics taken indoors of HHA Black Mamba #46!  If you look closely at the second pic you can see the carbon layer under the green glass.  The layers belly to back are:  gray glass, two blonde boo, Cocobolo, two caramel boo, carbon, green glass.  Macassar riser and tip overlays.

   
   
   
     

That is a handsome bow

[matt steed]

Very Very nice.

Looks great. Congratulations.

[jeffg]

Cool.

[Scott E. Thomas]

Gorgeous bow. Hey DesertDude, I will keep you in prayer for a great outcome with your surgery. God bless, Scott.

[CHENRYIV]

It's been a long Turkey season. On opening morning back on March 25th, I had a pretty nice bird come in on a silent trip and caught me taking a snooze. Since then I've been batting a big ZERO. I called James Berry on my way out to the property last Tuesday, to ask him to take the pin out of the voodoo doll, so I could get a bird to come to me. Well it must have worked, because around 6:15pm this guy came strutting in.  The Magnus Bullhead did the job

 
 
 


JD Berry "Northstar" 52# @ 25", Surewood shaft w/ woodscrew adapter & Magnus Bullhead. Total wt. 660gr