All you Patriot VFT shooters..

StealthArcher · 08-25-2004, 04:54 PM

Alight guys I got one little question for you all... I recently started playing with my bow and noticed the silencers that came on the bow from bowtec were pretty weak.. The String silencers cam apart after about 30 shots.. So i just cut everything off.. Now all i have on my string is 2 nocks, 2 kisser buttons and a peep.. Not a tubed peep just a regular circle peep... So my bow doesnt have any kind of silencers on the string. Now when i shoot it my bow is very Loud.. It is the string no doubt.. Probably louder than any hunting bow ive been around... Im shooting Gold Tip 45-65 Hunters. 100 grain tip. My bow is set at 65 lbs..

Now my Question for you all is.. How do i make my patriot quiet w/o overloading the string?? It almost sounds to me like its loud enough to where 4 leaches on the string wont help it. Or cat whiskers for that matter.. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

pdq 5oh · 08-25-2004, 04:58 PM

Put on the cat whiskers. They'll do allot towards quieting your bow. Do you have a stabilizer on the bow? The Vibracheck Isolators work real well. I'll also bet your arrows are fairly light.

mrfritz44 · 08-25-2004, 05:01 PM

1. Cat whiskers cut down to 1/2 dollar size
2. The new style Sims Limbsavers
3. Remove or cut all of the factory silencing stuff off - makes no noticable difference

buckeye · 08-25-2004, 05:14 PM

Are you positive that your draw module is tight?

There has to be something else wrong somewhere for it to be as noisey as you say.

JeramyK · 08-25-2004, 05:22 PM

I left the 2 factory silencers on the cables and replaced the 2 above and below the serving with Sims String Leeches. Worked great for me. I still have the original Vibrablocks on the bow and also the piece on the cable guard. I have no complaints.

I do have a set of the new Vibrablocks and the new Husk Kit ready to go for when I replace my string.

StealthArcher · 08-25-2004, 09:57 PM

I thought my arrows might have been a little to light after i posted... Earlier this summer a little part on my module was loose.. but i tightened it back up.. Ever since then i have checked it everytime before i shoot... I have a doinker stabilizer w/nap shock absorber deal that screws in the end of your stabilizer... Thanks guys...