There are some real easy ways to quiet down an Oneida folks. I would think the company should start incorporating some of them. The main noises you get on an oneida right now are at the hinge, which can be fixed with a couple mini limb savers and string slap which can be greatly reduced by using shockfins (Same theory as Mathews string surpressors). There is also a gentleman who does work on the limp cups that greatley reduces noise levels.

My BE doesn't even have these and really the only noise on them is the string slap. To me it sounds "noisy" but the Mathews shooters at the place I shoot remark on how quiet it is compared to what they had been told. It is quieter than many of the bows shot there and this range is an echo chamber. You stand inside the place and every shot sounds loud. In the door way, not so much. They are trying to fix the problem but...I will say when I shot my BE outside it didn't sound like much of anything. Just a string twang.


The Aeroforce was a much louder and heavier bow than the BE. Also much longer from tip to tip.

As far as none of the other Bow companies testing at AMO... Maybe that is the case but this was an independant test done by an archery company. They used their measurements and not what companies gave them which is a good thing. AMO isn't as flashy as IBO because the speeds aren't there at 300+ fps but they are more representative of what setup I hunt with as I don't tend to use ultralight arrow. What I need is a standard somewhere in between probably.

Another thing about the recurve outboard limb is that it nestles nicely on your leg, even at full draw if you are sitting down. I wouldn't hunt this way but my pro shop guy, who used to shoot one back in the 80's, told be about it and it is darn comfy.

You gotta be carefull of any Bow you shoot about getting branches or twigs in the wrong place. I have seen a Cam bow that got a little too close to some branches too while the guy tracked an animal at full draw. Pretty FUBAR. Not to mention how many little twigs seem to alter peoples shots every year because they didn't see them.