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Old 09-30-2004 | 09:50 PM
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I already posted this as a reply but i figured i will get more hits this way.

Alright, my bow is mearly a year old and even when it was new it shot kind of loud. I am pulling between 55-60lb at a draw length of 29in. Im unsure of the finished weight of my arrows. But my bow always seems to shoot lound and it sounds like it is just torturing my bow everytime. I have string silencers, a stabalizer, and limbsavers on it.

Is the reason why it is shooting b/c my arrow may be to light for my setup? Appreciate the help. I just know one of these days that big ole buck is gonna jump the string and im gonna cry!! Thanks again
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Old 09-30-2004 | 10:41 PM
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I'm not sure on this, but the way I've always understood it, the lighter the arrow, the louder the bow. Are you shooting carbons or aluminum? Also, what grain of broadheads do you shoot? Perhaps a little more broadhead weight will help provided the arrows still seem to balance out well.
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Old 09-30-2004 | 10:45 PM
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well if you have string silencers and a stabalizer and limb savers the only thing I can think of it that your arrows are too lightly spined maybe try a heavier spined arrow that just might do it. there are a few guys at my archery club that shoot indoor and 3d shoots so they go for speed so they they use really light arrows and it almost sounds like they are dry firing there bowswhen they shoot.
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Old 09-30-2004 | 11:27 PM
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Don't know what kind of bow you are using but this evening at the local pro shop the owner told me that some of the more inexpensive bows are just loud no matter what you do. I use a Reflex which is one of the cheaper bows and it is loud. The pro told me that I would just be wasting my money trying to quiet it. Now, do we believe him or do we do what we can?
Please no offense - wasn't trying to put down your bow...
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Old 10-01-2004 | 11:37 AM
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Im shooting a 250 dollar bow. I consider that pretty cheap for a compound bow. Im going to try a heavier arrow and see if that does the trick. Thanks for your help!
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Old 10-04-2004 | 10:51 PM
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my bow is also loud, however i shoot a jennings buckmaster split limb. i also have silencers, stabilizer, and limb savers, but i am shooting at 86 pounds with a 32 inch draw length. i look at it this way, mine may be louder than some but at 325+ feet per second it doesn't matter. most bow shots are under 30 yards and i don't believe a deer could "jump the string" enough to make a huge difference inside of 30 yards. keep in mind, this is only my opinion.
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Old 10-05-2004 | 03:57 AM
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Is everything tight? My site always becomes loose and makes a terrible vibrating sound.
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Old 10-05-2004 | 06:42 AM
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Make sure you are shooting arrow for draw and weight .if your bow is draw tight to maxium back off half turn .if you have split lims put rubber oring on both sides of your bow when putting sims back on.
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Old 10-05-2004 | 07:03 AM
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If you havn't tried them yet I'd seriously consider the extreme limbsavers. The bolt on using your limb bolts and should keep vibration from transfering from you limbs into the riser. I have virtualy the same thing(pse nv system) on my bow and the PSe primos comes standard with them. They'll probably run you close to $50.00 but I'm sure you'll find them well worth the money.

http://www.limbsaver.com/limbsaver/a.../xtremels.aspx

I've been really impressed with the product and think you'd be too.
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Old 10-05-2004 | 12:27 PM
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Something else you might look at are the accessories on the bow. Most bows can be silenced pretty well, but if you have cheap accessories (sight, quiver, etc) they could be the culprit, especially quivers. You might try removing one thing at a time to see if they are making noise. As for the arrows, it takes more info to see if the arrows are too light, although heavier arrows do absorb more energy from the bow. I shoot two different hunting arrows, one weighing 316gr and one weighing 420gr and can't hear much difference in noise level, but then again I have very good accessories on the bow.
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