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HH bug got me ... Part One!

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Bud B.

#14780
August 30, 2013, 10:40:00 AM
Specs as known:
1899-1999 #33


14.5" fade to fade on riser

five lams bamboo of various widths

66" ntn

limb width 1 3/16 at widest

top tip 7/16 wide


bottom tip 3/8 wide

deep core @ 2 3/16 with suede

Weight? - who the heck knows. It's not marked and I can barely string it push/pull method. I'd guess the low 70s. I wrote Craig Ekin about it and they made them unmarked for weight. Only the "1899-1999" and the bow # was on the bow. They have no record of the weight of each numbered bow. Only 90 were made of the run of 100.

I didn't buy this to collect it. I bought it to shoot it, but, I'll have to work up to it for sure.

The buy was unexpected. It was on fleabay and I had written the seller about it. I was outbid. According to the seller the buyer had a problem come up and through our earlier correspondence I sent the seller my number in case he wanted to shoot sometimes. He lives about an hour from me. When the sale didn't go thru he called and I answered, literally. I felt it was one of those "2nd" chances. I didn't let it slip by.

Not sure if you can tell from the pics, but the back glass is a dark green. It is truly a classy classical American Semi-Longbow. Backset is around 3/4".
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"You can learn more about deer hunting with a bow and arrow in a week, than a gun hunter might learn all his life." ----- Fred Bear

Bud B.

#14781
August 30, 2013, 10:41:00 AM
TGMM Family of the Bow >>>>---------->

"You can learn more about deer hunting with a bow and arrow in a week, than a gun hunter might learn all his life." ----- Fred Bear

#14782
August 30, 2013, 10:52:00 AM
I like that green and white thing, the myrtle and the left hand thing. 3/8" in the bottom tip, that's narrow for a Hill. I like narrow. Too bad that bow is too stiff for you at your draw, however, it is right my wheel house. I am getting tempted again, I must wait till after, deer season, I must wait till after deer season.

WESTBROOK

#14783
August 30, 2013, 04:46:00 PM
That's a beauty Bud....nice catch!    :thumbsup:

Eric

nineworlds9

#14784
August 30, 2013, 06:03:00 PM
Sweetie for sure Bud
52" Texas Recurve
58" Two Tracks Ogemaw
60" Toelke Chinook
62" Tall Tines Stickflinger
64" Big Jim Mountain Monarch
64" Poison Dart LB
66" Wes Wallace Royal
            
Horse Creek TAC, GA
TBOF

magnus

#14785
August 30, 2013, 06:23:00 PM
Nice Bud! That sure is a looker!!!
Keeping the Faith!
Matt
TGMM Family of the bow
Turkey Flite Traditional  
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Green

#14786
August 30, 2013, 09:22:00 PM
That's cool the way that worked out for you Bud.  Good luck working up to the weight!
ASL's, Selfbows, and Wood Arra's
Just because you are passionate about something, doesn't mean you don't suck at it.

Knawbone

#14787
August 30, 2013, 09:26:00 PM
Very cool Bud, I love HHA bows. Stunning with the white and green glass. She is built to shoot for sure. Some things are just meant to be. Congrats on a great Hill.Nice pics by the way!
HHA 5 lam Cheetah 65" 48@26
HHA W Special 66" 52@26
HHA W Special 68" 56@28
GN Bushbow 64" 56@29
21st Street Chinook 64" 58@28
Kota Prarie Nomad 60" 47@24
You can do a lot of things when you have too W S Butler My Grandfather

mikebiz

#14788
August 31, 2013, 08:10:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by nineworlds9:
Mike, holy crap I think you just named it...

My wife is from Texas.  Her family lives not far from La Grange.  The day before our wedding we drove to La Grange to meet with the reverend that married us.  He wanted to interview us to make sure we were compatible.   Crazy!  Plus that name does Lamont granger more honor.  Now I can't wait to get this bow.
Glad you thought the name was cool, Chuck.  It just came to me out of the blue.  Pretty neat that you've been to La Grange and it has some personal meaning to you and your wife.  

Now if you do your best to forget that ZZ Top wrote a song "La Grange" about a house of ill repute, everything will be just fine   :laughing:
"...and last of all I leave to you the thrill of life and the joy of youth that throbs a moment in a well bent bow, then leaps forth in the flight of an arrow." - Saxton Pope

Knawbone

#14789
August 31, 2013, 09:48:00 AM
That's better!
HHA 5 lam Cheetah 65" 48@26
HHA W Special 66" 52@26
HHA W Special 68" 56@28
GN Bushbow 64" 56@29
21st Street Chinook 64" 58@28
Kota Prarie Nomad 60" 47@24
You can do a lot of things when you have too W S Butler My Grandfather

Mudd

#14790
August 31, 2013, 11:51:00 AM
If you've every had an outside cat, you're well aware of how they can disappear for short or even long periods of time then one day out of the clear blue they suddenly reappear. Well it happened here! My Howard Hill Cheetah "Keeper Kat" has returned once again. She's as sweet as ever. 66" 56@28







click on this one to play:

Trying to make a difference
Psalm 37:4
Roy L "Mudd" Williams
TGMM- Family Of The Bow
Archery isn't something I do, it's who I am!
The road to "Sherwood" makes for an awesome journey.

TxAg

#14791
August 31, 2013, 12:01:00 PM
Thanks for sharing. Looks like a fun bow to shoot.

Pokerdaddy

#14792
August 31, 2013, 06:44:00 PM
Beautiful Cheetah, Mudd!  That dished grip looks perfect.
Michigan Longbow Association
Michigan Traditional Bowhunters
Michigan Bowhunters
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Green

#14793
August 31, 2013, 07:48:00 PM
Lots of beautiful new or new to y'all bows posted on the past few pages.  Congrats everyone on your new sticks!
ASL's, Selfbows, and Wood Arra's
Just because you are passionate about something, doesn't mean you don't suck at it.

cahaba

#14794
September 01, 2013, 08:18:00 AM
Beautiful Cheetah Mudd. Congrats
cahaba: A Choctaw word that means
"River from above"

cahaba

#14795
September 01, 2013, 08:20:00 AM
Congratulations Bud B. Beautiful bow!
cahaba: A Choctaw word that means
"River from above"

Brianlocal3

#14796
September 01, 2013, 10:51:00 AM
Gorgeous bows everyone.
I really enjoy the juniper lams, and I'm a sucker for brown glass.. So many choices.
I just got my new Berry Northstar and am already thinking my next bow is brown on back, white on belly.  
I have the sickness
JD Berry Taipan (original) 53@28 62"
Cascade mountain Brush Hawk 53@28 56"

Brianlocal3

#14797
September 01, 2013, 02:47:00 PM
We all got on the topic of string loops a while back and how some of us prefer them real small.

A few weeks back (month or so) the string broke on Morningstar due to a rough hanging hook at te range which left me with no way to shoot for 2 weeks untill I got back home. TG member LinemanMike sent me one of his spares so I could continue to shoot . Thanks mike.

The only issue was the loops were too big making it almost impossible to string up so to remedy situations like this I seize the ends of the loop to shrink them down.



So if anyone has loops too big, give this a try. It really does work well
JD Berry Taipan (original) 53@28 62"
Cascade mountain Brush Hawk 53@28 56"

Brianlocal3

#14798
September 01, 2013, 02:48:00 PM
That loop started out a touch bigger than a quarter, now about the size of a dime
JD Berry Taipan (original) 53@28 62"
Cascade mountain Brush Hawk 53@28 56"

Wannabe1

#14799
September 01, 2013, 04:40:00 PM
Here's something for you Howard Hill quiver fans. I had this one custom made from HHA to be a bit smaller in diameter so that I can carry only 3-5 arrows at a time. It is 22" and fits beautifully!

 
 
 
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