HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[ron w]

Beautiful bow.......

Nice looking bow, sleek out to the tips.  I got word that my bow is nearing completion.

[Linwood Hines]

ANOTHER WOW!  is Mr. Henck an advertiser on TG?  or can you supply a link / contact to him?

That is a looker for sure!

At the moment, I don't know if that bowyer is a sponsor.   If not, it would not be appropriate to post a link or any contact info here...

[Linwood Hines]

Thanks Tony - and I didn't think of that - it's appropriate!  Sorry for my not thinking.

No worries!  
Just a day in the Life...
   

[Mike Taylor2]

R. Grady, I have several 7 Lakes Archery U-finish bows.  I love em. Probably the best "deal" in the archery community today.

Originally posted by David Mitchell:
gvdocholiday, I believe you will find that Echo about as nice as any ASL longbow out there.  I think it is one of the more overlooked longbows being made and doesn't get the attention it deserves.

Absolutely!  I shot one of Chucks Echos at the annual GLLI gathering in Michigan a couple years back.  

AWESOME bow and Bowyer - you won't be dissapointed if you are an ASL addict...
   

[nineworlds9]

I just sold a bow to keep things balanced but I always find it hard to do it and sometimes I leapfrog downward and snag a cheaper bow after I sell a moderately priced one.

So this just happened, mint and gotten for a steal from a benevolent enabler:

69" 62@28, myrtle riser, 5 lams of boo, white belly, black back.  Apparently Craig built a few of these off of the Wesley Special formula but to mimic Howard's famous bow White Eagle?  It has a deep teardrop/wedge grip too.

This isn't one of Craig's limited editions but I'm curious if it was something Craig cooked up based on customers wishes.  From my research this isn't the only one Craig built.

It should make a nice counterpart to my new Mamba

   
 
 
 
 

[David Mitchell]

Yeah! Nice. Shelf is on the proper side as well.  :D

[SteveL]

Wasn't sure if I should start a new thread or post here. Seems here is a good place since I've seldom seen the wealth experience you all have re: ASL's

Anyway, I'm getting to the point of wanting to drop bow weight and will be ordering a new Hill soon. My question is do you feel a 45lb bow will be OK for deer and smallish hogs? I can shoot 50-55lbs decent enough, but don't like practicing with it for many many shots.

Thanks!

ps - I admit to being smitten by Mr. Picarelli's ebony and white glass Tembo (page 299). Very classy to my eye.

[nineworlds9]

David did your new Big Five arrive yet?

[nineworlds9]

Steve a 45# Hill shooting 10+gpp should be just fine for deer and small to medium hogs.  I prefer FF strings on mine so even better at that weight.

[ron w]

Steve......45# at your draw will do the job on just about anything you will encounter.

[SteveL]

Thanks for confirming that guys. Much appreciated.

[David Mitchell]

Chuck, yes, it came a couple of weeks ago.  Looks just exactly like the one you had except the moose hide grip is not quite as red.  It's dark tan and goes real well with the ebony riser and bamboo cores.  This bow is 42@28 and shoots like a heavier draw weight as far as performance goes.  I think it is the best of all the Hills I have had.  I have a couple of longbows by top makers that have just enough thump on the shot to aggravate my arthritic base knuckle on the pointer finger of my bow hand--but not this one. No issues with my Redman in that area either.  Surprisingly, I have a string follow longbow by a very well known bowyer that hurts enough after several shots that I have to hang it up. Neither of my hills is SF.

SteveL, I have killed lots of hogs with various bows and I would not hesitate to shoot "smallish hogs" as you refer to with this bow.

[toddster]

I have taken deer with a 40# longbow and hogs.  Just ensure tuned properly, good heavy arrows, and razor sharp broadhead.

[flyguysc]

My new Howard Hill  Mamba is getting ready to be shipped.Looking forward to this bow's arrival. Ordered a string from Allen and my Sure wood arrows are ready and waiting. Gonna be a good couple of weeks ahead tuning and shooting ,can't wait.

[nineworlds9]

Just you wait til that Mamba arrives, they are awesome!  The skinniest most lithe bow I've seen from Craig, reminds me of a Miller.

[nineworlds9]

Originally posted by David Mitchell:
Chuck, yes, it came a couple of weeks ago.  Looks just exactly like the one you had except the moose hide grip is not quite as red.  It's dark tan and goes real well with the ebony riser and bamboo cores.  This bow is 42@28 and shoots like a heavier draw weight as far as performance goes.  I think it is the best of all the Hills I have had.  I have a couple of longbows by top makers that have just enough thump on the shot to aggravate my arthritic base knuckle on the pointer finger of my bow hand--but not this one. No issues with my Redman in that area either.  Surprisingly, I have a string follow longbow by a very well known bowyer that hurts enough after several shots that I have to hang it up. Neither of my hills is SF.

SteveL, I have killed lots of hogs with various bows and I would not hesitate to shoot "smallish hogs" as you refer to with this bow.

David I'm glad it arrived and that it's what you were expecting.  That deeper tear drop shaped grip is the bees knees.