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Title: HH physical weight
Post by: blakeschack5466 on February 10, 2013, 02:30:00 PM

Can somebody put their HH on a scale and tell me the physical weight.

thanks

Title: Re: HH physical weight
Post by: moebow on February 10, 2013, 02:46:00 PM

Two different Wesley Specials: right about 16 ounces. One 15.9 the other 16.9 because of different riser woods. I think estimating right at 1 pound would be ball park.

Arne

Title: Re: HH physical weight
Post by: tradlongbow on February 10, 2013, 03:24:00 PM

That's one of the nice things about a Hill bow, it's light in the hand while hunting.

Title: Re: HH physical weight
Post by: blakeschack5466 on February 11, 2013, 01:23:00 AM

wow that is light

Title: Re: HH physical weight
Post by: on February 11, 2013, 02:37:00 AM

My yew from a blank with a myrtle riser, a lean and mean 12.75oz.

Title: Re: HH physical weight
Post by: mikebiz on February 11, 2013, 05:25:00 AM

My 64" yew Hill is 14.65 oz.

My two 64" bamboo Hills are 17.75 oz.

These weights include the strings.

Here are a bunch of weights from Dick Wightman's page.

http://www.dickwightman.com/howardhill/weightofhillbows/weightofbows.html

Title: Re: HH physical weight
Post by: Trad Longbow Joe on February 11, 2013, 10:32:00 AM

Here are some of my bows and their weights:
68" 75# 21.7 oz
68" 70# 21.4 oz
68" 76# 25.5 oz
70" 82# 22.1 oz
68" 80# 22.0 oz (Carbon lam)
69" 82# 23.8 oz (Kramer Built)

Trad Gang

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