HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

January 15, 2015, 11:16:00 AM

With the very heavy bows I preferred 69 and 70s. For everything else for my now 26&1/4" draw I like 66" and one very special 68", the 64" bows have been alright as well.
I had been shooting longbows for some time when that article came out. A friend took one look at the cover and ordered a rigid compound. He first tried to shoot it with fingers and then went to one of those non mechanical string hooks. That is when the rule started that everyone had to be well behind the shooter and hiding behind something sturdy. I have never seen so many accidental releases. He ran out of whole set of arrows flinging them to who knows where with his first point at the sky draw. When the thing flew apart, we were all relieved, he then bought a nice 55 lb. Tembo built by Kramer and never looked back.

Ray Lyon · January 15, 2015, 11:23:00 AM

Pavan,
I had been shooting recurves for about 5-6 years when that article came out, but it reminded me so much of my Ben Pearson lemonwood self bow with a leather tennis wrapped handle(the bow broke after a couple of years when I put a new string on it), that I had to get one of those Hill bows. Shot my first deer and my first black bear with that HH Tembo.

Ray Lyon · January 15, 2015, 09:24:00 PM

So I looked at the serial number on my Howard Hill Tembo. Markings are as follows:
#6877-022
68" 57#@28"

Not sure how to tell if it's a Schulz, Kramer or Meigs built bow. As mentioned above I bought it as a stock bow in latter part of 1977.

Ray Lyon · January 15, 2015, 09:33:00 PM

So I looked at the serial number on the bow. Markings are as follows:
#6877-022
68" 57#@28"

Not sure how to tell if it's a Schulz, Kramer or Meigs built bow.

Jacquesbonin · January 16, 2015, 12:42:00 AM

Ray, if you have a picture of the name Howard Hill, that is very distinctive of the bowyer who made it! I can recognize, Schulz or Kramer, and sometimes Miegs writing! Jacques

January 16, 2015, 01:09:00 AM

Ray, yours is a Meigs. length, year and the 22nd bow.

lbshooter · January 16, 2015, 01:11:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Ray Lyon:
So I looked at the serial number on the bow. Markings are as follows:
#6877-022
68" 57#@28"

Not sure how to tell if it's a Schulz, Kramer or Meigs built bow.

Ray,
Your bow was made by Tim Meigs, always four numbers followed by three numbers. He made bows for HH from 1977-1992. This info came from Craig Ekin about a dozen years ago.

Art

SAM E. STEPHENS · January 16, 2015, 01:51:00 AM

Did a story in the PowWow , I'm sure getting into this Hill thing..

centaur · January 16, 2015, 07:21:00 AM

Kinda grows on you, doesn't it Sam? Amazing how we can actually hunt and kill stuff with these antiquated bows. Are you sure that you don't have a compound out of camera shot?
I like that Texas cedar country, by the way. Wish it wasn't all private.

Brianlocal3 · January 16, 2015, 07:44:00 AM

Great pics Sam! And the ASLs kinda hook ya

Green · January 16, 2015, 08:03:00 AM

Congrats again! Three WT's in a week having just picked up a Hill.

two4hooking · January 16, 2015, 08:09:00 AM

Yup, that's good stuff there!

Ray Lyon · January 16, 2015, 01:23:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by lbshooter:

QuoteOriginally posted by Ray Lyon:
So I looked at the serial number on the bow. Markings are as follows:
#6877-022
68" 57#@28"

Not sure how to tell if it's a Schulz, Kramer or Meigs built bow.
Ray,
Your bow was made by Tim Meigs, always four numbers followed by three numbers. He made bows for HH from 1977-1992. This info came from Craig Ekin about a dozen years ago.

Art [/b]

Thanks guys. I figured it was length year and #of bow produced. How do you tell the Schulz and Kramer bows? (forgive me if this is discussed already, I'm only 1/2 way through all the part 2 posts and still have to read all the part one posts)

lbshooter · January 16, 2015, 02:06:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Ray Lyon:

QuoteOriginally posted by lbshooter:

QuoteOriginally posted by Ray Lyon:
So I looked at the serial number on the bow. Markings are as follows:
#6877-022
68" 57#@28"

Not sure how to tell if it's a Schulz, Kramer or Meigs built bow.
Ray,
Your bow was made by Tim Meigs, always four numbers followed by three numbers. He made bows for HH from 1977-1992. This info came from Craig Ekin about a dozen years ago.

Art [/b]
Thanks guys. I figured it was length year and #of bow produced. How do you tell the Schulz and Kramer bows? (forgive me if this is discussed already, I'm only 1/2 way through all the part 2 posts and still have to read all the part one posts) [/b]

Ray, Schulz bows have 5 numbers only. The Kramer bows have 2 or 3 letters. It's a Kramer bow if the last letter is a K. The letters are thn followed by 4 or 5 numbers. Both Lee and Ted Kramer made bows for Hill.
Art

Ray Lyon · January 16, 2015, 02:50:00 PM

Thanks Art.

SAM E. STEPHENS · January 16, 2015, 06:55:00 PM

Shot this hog yesterday afternoon about 30min after I shot the spike , she made the neighbors place and I had to get her this morn. The temp was about 27 last night so all was good....

akbowbender · January 16, 2015, 07:06:00 PM

What an awesome week you've had...congrats!

Bluegoose · January 16, 2015, 07:23:00 PM

Way to go Sam. You gotta be hooked now!

Ray Lyon · January 16, 2015, 07:32:00 PM

WOW you are for sure a Howard Hill hitman.

daveycrockett · January 16, 2015, 07:38:00 PM

You the Man, Sam!