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Title: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: loefflerchuck on July 27, 2017, 01:20:18 pm

Finished this bighorn sheep bow recently. 46" long, 62# draw @ 27". I used a trophy set of Rocky My bighorns over 30" around the curl for this one. 140 grams of processed sinew on the back with Montana rattler to protect it. 3 ply elk sinew string. I've lost track of how many of these I have made but this is about #30 I think. About 1 year from start to finish. Top limb is a little longer. My favorite so far. Because of the materials they are made out of the bow weighs a lot (19.3oz) and that affects arrow speed, but the reflex, overdraw and heavy draw weight make up for that. I also used a little less sinew towards the tips that I made as narrow as I dared. I was happy this bow was shooting 8 gpp arrows an average of 185 fps. 9.5 gpp just a few fps slower. I think it would be hard to make a bighorn bow this long weigh much more than 60#. I tried to remove as little horn as possible to get it to this weight. I used heat to remove a bit of the reflex to make the bow more stable.
 The quiver for this bow was made by Norbert Kohlruss of travels-far trading. He is the best replicator of bead and quill work I have seen.
Thanks for looking
Chuck

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: loefflerchuck on July 27, 2017, 01:21:33 pm

photos

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: loefflerchuck on July 27, 2017, 01:22:51 pm

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Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: wizardgoat on July 27, 2017, 02:37:43 pm

That's a beauty! No one builds bighorn bows quite like you, great job buddy!

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: Aaron H on July 27, 2017, 08:09:55 pm

Excellent bow Chuck, 140 grams of sinew is a bunch!

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: BowEd on July 28, 2017, 07:04:54 am

Another example of the capabilities of natural materials by you Chuck.A real beauty as are the accoutraments with it.Nice to see the plans all work out great to show something like this.Thanks for sharing and congratulations!!!!

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: Pat B on July 28, 2017, 10:24:11 am

Very cool bow, Chuck. Don't see many big horn sheep bows ...except the ones you build. Well done.  :OK

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: davidjw on July 28, 2017, 02:57:39 pm

That's really something, fantastic work, I like that you've gotten such a long draw on it too. 

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: Stick Bender on July 28, 2017, 04:26:00 pm

Another amazing bow from you Chuck those bows are really a thing of beauty !

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: osage outlaw on July 28, 2017, 09:14:55 pm

Beautiful work Chuck.  I'm always amazed at how much draw length you get from these short bows. 

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: bjrogg on July 29, 2017, 06:29:10 am

Very nice bow Chuck, those trophy horns wouldn't look that good hanging on a wall. Beautiful in all details and bends.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: bubby on July 29, 2017, 09:41:52 am

Another stellar job Chuck

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 30, 2017, 07:06:32 pm

That may be the coolest and most shoot-able horn bow I've seen. Great job Chuck.

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: Danzn Bar on July 30, 2017, 07:10:31 pm

All I can say is ...Wow............
DBar

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: selfbow joe on July 30, 2017, 08:08:19 pm

Nice work.

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on August 03, 2017, 12:44:44 am

You've got that bighorn game down, that's a beauty Chuck

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: High-Desert on August 04, 2017, 12:46:31 pm

I really enjoying seeing these bows. Great work!
Where do you find all these sheep horns? I've searched craiglist all over and cant seem to find anything.

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: loefflerchuck on August 07, 2017, 11:55:13 am

Thanks everyone. Eric, I look everywhere. Ebay, craigslist. I try to never pay more than $500. I've probably increased the value of these horns a little taking so many old mounts off the market.

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: High-Desert on August 07, 2017, 10:20:06 pm

Thanks Chuck. I will continue my search. Maybe you have already took them all. By the number of horn bows you've made, the supply may be done for.

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: loefflerchuck on September 11, 2017, 10:03:12 pm

I'm trying out Imgur for posting. I tried to get this front photo to begin with but photobucket halted me.

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: loefflerchuck on September 11, 2017, 10:04:47 pm

And it worked! Imgur is better/easier for resizing photos than photobucket ever was.

Title: Re: Bighorn Bow. 46" long, 64# @ 27"
Post by: Trapper Rob on September 21, 2017, 08:26:15 pm

That's a beautiful bow.