Well, I gotta say this bow surpassed my expectations in design. Everyone kept saying heavier weight riser but, this bow is no way heavy! Maybe it's the woods but, it is no where near the weight of my PMA or Cornstalker. My 14yr old was even surprised by the lightness of it! I have a smaller hand and the grip and feel of this riser are in perfect balance for me. I have not held a recurve in a long time that just speaks to me like the Bighorn. It will be a keeper if it shoots as good as it feels and looks.
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Beautiful bow, I really like the choice of wood.
Gorgeous looking bow. I really like that riser!
Ok, just a cursory tuning to see how she shoots. Set brace at 8", AD Trad Lite cut to 29.5" b.o.p., I'm pulling it to 28.5". I started with 125gr, 150gr and 175gr tips and the bow really responded with the 150gr tip. So, that is were I will shoot. The bow is 44# @ 28" and my arrow weight is 466gr. I think I may have just become a convert! :scared:
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love bighorns. dandy look bow there.
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really a great looking bow!
Great looking bow and thanks for posting a pic of you drawing the bow it's hard for me to judge the size of a bow in just a bow pic.
Nice bow you have there.
Very nice!!
That's looker,you need to take that out in field for a test drive.
Will be doing just that come Nov. 22nd! That is our late blacktail season here in Oregon and the Bighorn will be the weapon of choice. Perhaps for all hunts there after too! :bigsmyl:
Nice bow! Big Jim does quality work.
Very nice TW. What's the length?
60", 44# @ 28".
Hey, that is a good looking bow. I have one I got 23 years ago. I got it just after G Fred sold the company. I've been wondering if they are still around.
Beauty for sure!
have fun with her.
I shot one at the Fall Rendevous in Florida back in August. Well that set me back $800! Myself and 2 friends shot 4 different spined arrows and all flew great. Quiet and dead in the hand. I am now on a 4 bow rotation when I go hunting! That way everyone(bow) gets a turn.
Nice looking bow.
Great looking bow! Congrats!!
Nice looking bow !!! Congrats
Bill
I had one of Fred's curved limb bed bows. It shot great, I'd like to have another.
Great looking bow Brother! Hope it has the Mojo for you.
Beautiful bow, but I'm confused. Is that a Bighorn Bowhunting Co. (G.Fred Asbel's old company) Bighorn or is it made by someone else?
Great looker, enjoy.
Very nice bow - somehow I got a feeling you are going to have a lot of adventures with that bow - just comes across in your posts :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
I also had several Bighorns over the years. This looks to be one of Big Jim's Desert Bighorn bows. Two different creatures.
Very nice looking bow!
Guys, I think this is Big Jims Desert Bighorn, not a Bighorn that G Fred designed.
Nice looking Curve TW....
Looks like the Armguard matches....
So who is the make of this bow?
Folks, this is the BigJim Desert Bighorn. As fine as any recurve bow that I have ever shot. It will be my go to bow for some time as I am developing quite a feel for it. I have a longbow I'm waiting on to be built and not in no hurry for it to get here now! It probably won't get shot much! :thumbsup:
Nice bow!
Good luck and enjoy
Good luck I have 2 of them with a lot of MoJo and gorgious wood combos you should love your bow. Both of mine at 56" they are slammers all tricked up and full gloss. Big Jim makes this bow it's his recurve model.
Very very nice!
Really nice bow ! I also have one and like all big jims bows they are top notch .
Did some more shooting today and tuning to get the bow perfect for next month. Played around with the brace some more and now at 8 1/4", arrow tipped with 175gr for total arrow weight of 497gr. This quieted the bow way down and arrow flight was deadly. Shot for 20 min. to make sure I found what I was looking for and my setup is good to go! Thought I was going to get away with the 150gr tips but, this combo is way better. I have some Zwickey double bevel No Mercies that will now be at the business end of my arrows! :D
A Blacktails worst nightmare if I get another shot opportunity! Hopefully I won't miss again!!
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That's a beautiful bow! Good luck with it this fall!
Bernie