Does anyone know anything about Big Horn Archery of Bozeman Montana. I would be interested in finding some information about this company. Some said it was resurrected. Help me out.

Looks like a difficult subject. Not much response.

Are you talking about Big Horn Bow Company that used to be owned by Fred Asbell?

Clay, you are talking about Ron Maulding who made a very fine long bow. His bows were one of the very best back in the 80s. I owned several of them and could them very well. Ron was a really nice guy and a pleasure to deal with. Denny Sturgis Sr

Denny: Ron was in Deer Lodge, not Bozeman.

Bob

Was there a Big Horn Archery Co. in Bozeman? Thanks for your responses guys. Clay

Yes there was. Fred Asbells company. I think the original design work was by Denny Behn Company changed hands a couple of times but bows were always spoken of highly. I've not had the pleasure of shooting one but they are most definitely beautiful bows.

Thanks for your help grizz

no, that's wrong... asbell 's bighorn company was in fort lupton Colorado,, I was there in person many moons ago,

grizzley21 is right. I communicated with Fred Asbell when he first began to advertise the Bighorn Ram Hunter. He only sent out a single sheet of paper with a letter describing the bow and a hand sketched picture of it...cost was $150. He was in Colorado then.

I had a friend who had a Ron Maulding Bighorn longbow and it was a fine bow.

Well that's the only Bighorn bow company I know of. Maybe when it sold, it moved.

When Asbell sold, I believe the new owner moved the operations to Greely Co.

Ron Maulding made Big Horn longbows out of Montana. Fred Asbell owned Bighorn Bow Company in Colorado. Ron made longbows only and had a traditional style American style longbow. Asbell's company made a mild r/d longbow and t/d recurves and one piece recurves. Also he made a very nice t/d longbow. Maulding also was noted for putting lead plugs in his handle risers to dampen shock and for better point ability. Usually under the grip leather although I've seen a few that were with the plugs in different areas of the risers. I've owned several of each maker.

A friend of mine used to run a traditional archery ship within a pretty famous gun shop and this fella worked with Asbell on his longbow design, so I was fortunate enough to get to shoot different core woods and different designs of longbows when the Bighorn longbow was developed. Great fun. keepem sharp

I've been to an archery shop in Bozeman but don't recall the name of it. That could well be the Big Horn Archery you're referring to. Do a search for "archery in Bozeman" and see what you come up with.

I owned a beautiful Big Horn longbow made by Ron Maulding, but at 80# it was heavier than I cared to shoot and sold it to Straitera on this site.

Do you mean Big Sky Archery in Boseman?

nope, that would be a new co. and Big Horn is a old discontinued co.

Just to muddy the waters more, I thought Asbell's Bighorn Bow Co. was in Longmont, Colorado, no?

I think your right. I think Ron Maulding is the person I'm looking for. Thanks

The new bows have been redesigned a bit and seemed to take on weight. Like a fat bob i felt. I had a few of them and although they all shot well the extra weight and fat bobby design I did not favor. the Asbels were sleeker and that was liked better. When fred sold to King he ruined the bow line I felt and then it was passed to a couple different hands and last I heard it's stagnant.

I had hoped it could start back up and get resolved and possibly go back to the original design that made then so desirable.

If I remember right and that is a whole different discussion haha, Rocky Mountain Recurves was out of Bozeman, Rocky Miller was the Bowyer and they Produced Great Bows...But...Like I said "If I Remember Right" good Luck...4finger

Don't know about Bighorn bows, but on a recent trip to Bozeman found that RER Bows that had been in Bozeman recently moved nearby to Belgrade, MT.

I use an Asbell Grand Slam Bighorn, also have a Colorado and a 19" riser Grand Slam...always liked the curve riser recurves..

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