Does anyone know what the recommended brace height is for the Asbell Bighorn recurves (curved limb beds)made in the early eighties?
What length bow?
56"
I have the original brochure from my 1986 Bighorn. It reads, 6 1/4 to 7 for a 56 inch bow!
Ron
Thanks Ron!
Doug
You are severly welcome,kill a big one!
Ron
Interesting post since I just came across the same problem. I have an 86 Bighorn take down, 62". Does that brochure have any info on it? Im guessing 7 1/4 to 7 1/2; but, It would be nice to know for the future.
Thanks in advance
I'm going off memory here which isn't always a good thing,but I think back then,they were measuring to the rear of the sight window not the throat of the grip.I have a one piece and had a 3 piece,both late 1970's-1980 vintage and they were never braced that low when measured to the grip throat.Those numbers sound like the measurement is to the back of the sight window.
The 7 1/2 brace height I use a reference is to the back of the shelf.
Asbell Bighorns' brace height was measured from the back of the shelf. Not the throat of the grip.
Here is the info that is on the original brochure. (1986 Bighorn brace height) Asbell
52"...6 3/4 to 7 1/2
54"...6 3/4 to 7 1/2
56"...6 1/4 to 7
58"...6 1/4 to 7
60"...6 1/4 to 7
62"...6 1/4 to 7
64"...6 3/4 to 7 1/2
66"...6 3/4 to 7 1/2
RonB
Here is the info that is on the original brochure. (1986 Bighorn brace height) Asbell
52"...6 3/4 to 7 1/2
54"...6 3/4 to 7 1/2
56"...6 1/4 to 7
58"...6 1/4 to 7
60"...6 1/4 to 7
62"...6 1/4 to 7
64"...6 3/4 to 7 1/2
66"...6 3/4 to 7 1/2
And yes that is measured from the string to the back of the riser, not the grip.
RonB
bringing up a old post, I am lucky enough to be getting back a 80's vintage asbell bighorn TD that i sold a few years ago and always regretted it.. i cannot remember, but assume that they are NOT ok for fast flite?? is that correct??
also thanks for posting the brace heights that will come in handy !!
Dave, curved limb beds for sure were not recommended for ff. Back in '87 I had LAS put one on my '84 TD. I gained an average of 6 fps through their chronograph. Noisy as all h@#%! When I mentioned it to Fred at the PBS banquet in Wheeling, he said 'that would be a good way to blow up my limbs'. Newer strings may be more 'gentle', but I wouldn't do it. I still have that bow and I'm glad you are getting yours back. Good luck.
Shick
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Posted by JimB (Member # 17284) on December 10, 2011 12:27 PM:
I'm going off memory here which isn't always a good thing,but I think back then,they were measuring to the rear of the sight window not the throat of the grip.I have a one piece and had a 3 piece,both late 1970's-1980 vintage and they were never braced that low when measured to the grip throat.Those numbers sound like the measurement is to the back of the sight window.
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Yep, Jim is right if I remember correctly too....
Bighorn use the back of riser rather than throat of grip... I believed he used that measurement to simplify.
Once tuned, I still use that measuring point on all my bows rather than the throat. It's much easier to take and keep a more precise reading.
QuoteOriginally posted by shick:
Dave, curved limb beds for sure were not recommended for ff. Back in '87 I had LAS put one on my '84 TD. I gained an average of 6 fps through their chronograph. Noisy as all h@#%! When I mentioned it to Fred at the PBS banquet in Wheeling, he said 'that would be a good way to blow up my limbs'. Newer strings may be more 'gentle', but I wouldn't do it. I still have that bow and I'm glad you are getting yours back. Good luck.
Shick
thanks alot, I kinda figured it but knowin me, i would have tried it :knothead:
i am really glad to get this bow back, i should have never sold it, it was the first custom bow i had ever ordered...
I shoot a straight bed 56" at about 7 1/2" and it is the quietest recurve I have ever seen. Heavy arrow, puff yard about 1/4 from ends.
The brace height on a Asbell Bighorn was measured from the back of the shelf, not the deepest part of the grip, like alot of bows.