HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[Sam McMichael]

Picked up a Northern Mist Shelton in the green glass at Tannehill last weekend. I am enjoying it a lot.

[ScouterMike]

The Sheltons are as good as it gets. Mine is the basis of comparison for any other bow I shoot. Some others come close but nothing better for me in a hunting bow.

[ScouterMike]

Yes, beautiful bow Crispin. How do you like the elm limbs with the Shelton performance wise? I have tried other NM bows with elm and really liked them but only bamboo with the Shelton.

[Brianlocal3]

Gorgeous bow there crispin

[katman]

Saweeet crispin, enjoy

[Green]

Sam - you take any pics yet?

Mr. Henry - that's beautiful.  Hope you have as much success with it as you do with your other bows!

[Sam McMichael]

Green, no pics. I need to wait until I have had a way to let the wife know I have a new bow in the house.

[CHENRYIV]

Originally posted by ScouterMike:
Yes, beautiful bow Crispin. How do you like the elm limbs with the Shelton performance wise? I have tried other NM bows with elm and really liked them but only bamboo with the Shelton.

ScouterMike,
This is my second NM and first Shelton, but what I can say is that it appears to shoot as solid as my recurves and with absolutely on hand shock. I wish I could convince Steve to make a 64" Shelton to treestand hunt with.  For now, I'll just have to treestand practice with my 66" before the season starts.    

[ArrowPlane]

I got a new Big Five!

Craig did such a stellar job on it...

[Green]

Well appointed Big Five Dusty!  How do you like the Buff hide as grip material?  Certainly has character all its' own.

[Hermon]

I think that is the best looking Howard Hill bow I've seen.  Curious about the grip too.

[katman]

Sweet, cool grip too.

[Caboo]

Really like the looks of that bow. Am I correct to say the limbs are Honey Locust and Bamboo? How does it shoot?

[TexasKing]

very nice Dustin, can't wait to see that one in person....(speaking of, are you going to Oklahoma next month?)

is it a straight grip, hard to tell from the pic, but very sweet..

Are you a Hemingway junkie also?

[TexasKing]

I have one for the Hill bow sages out there...
I just picked up an early 90's Jerry Hill bamboo express...

but when I was unboxing it the first thing I see is a whopping 2 1/4" backset.
At 75# you can only imagine the velocity, but it is surprisingly smooth, accurate, and easy to shoot.

Have y'all ever seen such extreme backset? Was that common place back in those days? Do you think its a mistake?

[Paul_R]

My Kramer made Hill has a lot of backset like that and it's surprisingly smooth as well.

My 80# Jerry Hill bamboo special had that as well.  I needed to use a bow loader for it.  It was smooth,accurate, gentle in hand and fast.

That is the nicest looking Hill that I have ever seen.  I am curious about the bow tips.

[Shinken]

Very, very nice BIG 5 AP!

Craig did some most-excellent work right there!

Enjoy!

Shoot straight, Shinken

 

[ArrowPlane]

The buff has great grip characteristics, but it's very tough stuff though with zero give. I actually got a little sore shooting it yesterday.

It's a dished grip, but you can't tell in those pics because the grip leather was too thick, had to thin it down some. One of the only complaints I have is that the dish is almost V-shaped, not especially consistent in the curvature.

It's a Big Five, of course, to fit with the African theme, so the outer lams are amberboo.

And the riser/tip overlays are kudu horn, which I had to get shipped in from South Africa (along with the grip leather). Took longer to get the materials than it took Craig to make the bow!