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Title: My new Hills have arrived
Post by: bulldog18 on April 14, 2011, 01:40:00 PM
My new to me Howard Hill bows arrived this week. The one on the right is a Badger 58 inch 48#28 with ebony riser, black glass and ivory tips. The one on the left is a 68 inch 50@28 Wesley Special with clear glass, vera wood riser and deer horn tips. All I can say is wow and thank you to all contributors here for making my decision to try Hill bows possible. Both these bows flat shoot for me.

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Title: Re: My new Hills have arrived
Post by: jamesh76 on April 14, 2011, 01:41:00 PM
Nice looking bows there. A  2 hour drive for me to come help test that badger out?   :)  
James
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Post by: Mudd on April 14, 2011, 01:43:00 PM
:archer:
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Post by: wbyrd on April 14, 2011, 02:22:00 PM
Yeah, that Badger looks cool!
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Post by: straitera on April 14, 2011, 02:30:00 PM
Nice bows partner. Like to know which becomes your favorite & why?
Title: Re: My new Hills have arrived
Post by: bulldog18 on April 14, 2011, 02:44:00 PM
The person I was buying the Badger from had two of them (both sold). The one I was looking at was not this one. He happened to mention having this ebony one and I purchased it. It is much cooler looking in person and very pleasant to shoot. Photos do not do either bow justice.
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Post by: snakebit40 on April 14, 2011, 03:11:00 PM
Very cool! Off subject but do you have traditional shoots in your part of KS?
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on April 14, 2011, 03:26:00 PM
2 new Hills at the same time!!! Both very nice, lucky you.   :notworthy:
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Post by: texas on April 14, 2011, 03:33:00 PM
great bows , true tradition
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Post by: Blueridge on April 14, 2011, 04:06:00 PM
Very nice , congrats and enjoy!
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 14, 2011, 04:20:00 PM
Have fun!
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Post by: Ben Maher on April 14, 2011, 05:02:00 PM
Nice !
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Post by: Shawn Leonard on April 14, 2011, 05:14:00 PM
Are you shooting a real heavy arrow off the straight Hill bow? Very nice, never could shoot a Hill except I owned a Badger once and that I shot pretty good. Congrats! Shawn
Title: Re: My new Hills have arrived
Post by: bulldog18 on April 14, 2011, 05:22:00 PM
Shooting a full length Gold Tip 35/55 with 50 grain brass insert and 40 grains PDP weights behind it and 125 field tip with 5 inch fletching. I shot my arrows with it and it was ok. I then tried my son's arrows which is what I described here and they are grouping tight. I am going to play with the weight to see what works. I have only had the Wesley since about noon and the Badger came Tuesday.
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Post by: JJB on April 14, 2011, 05:41:00 PM
Very nice!  I've always liked the looks of HH's.
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Post by: jsweka on April 14, 2011, 07:35:00 PM
You lucky dog you!
So how do you decide which one you want to shoot and does one get jealous when you shoot the other?
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Post by: Cookus on April 14, 2011, 07:53:00 PM
Nice looking Hills!   That ebony is awesome!
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Post by: bulldog18 on April 14, 2011, 07:58:00 PM
It is going to be hard to decide which one to shoot. They both are pleasing to shoot.
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Post by: Kapellmeister on April 14, 2011, 08:51:00 PM
Bravo!   :clapper:    Congrats on the new bows!  I'm partial to longbows but that Badger is very striking with the ebony riser & black limbs.   :cool:
Title: Re: My new Hills have arrived
Post by: bulldog18 on April 14, 2011, 09:00:00 PM
The ebony was what sealed the deal for me. I plan on using the Badger to hunt turkeys and possibly from a ground blind.
Title: Re: My new Hills have arrived
Post by: EL Mejor on April 14, 2011, 09:06:00 PM
NICE LOOKING BOWS,,CONGRATS