Radical ways to silence bows....
 

What radical/strange techniques do you use to reduce bow noise/vibration. Things you may not see every day. Do these techniques work for you? Materials used. Etc. I have heard of putting mole skin in the brackets that connect the riser to the limbs. Does this work well? What are the draw backs of this technique?

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I shoot it under water

Dead silent and no vibrations.

drawbacks are that it only shoots at 24 fps
and decent bucks are hard to find in the bay<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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brbowhunter - One way I did it was to take the rubber tubing off the peep and replace it with small diameter elastic cord. Made a difference.

The most radical way is to buy a longbow and sell your compound - way radical and longbows are SOOOO quiet :)

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try a dacron string, slow though.

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Ask Frank &quot;PABowhuntr&quot;.......he's the king of &quot;Off the wall&quot; silencing methods.....He once shoved so much rubber up a bow's butt.....well, there may be kids reading!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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For stickbows...Use Beaver Balls for string silencers and shoot heavy arrows (620 to 740 grains for my 55-70# bows). I've also found Dynaflight strings are more quiet than dacron or fastflight.

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shoot heavier arras, get your silencers closer to the center of the string as this is where the highest amount of vibration occurs!

http://www.geocities.com/tradbow007/...dventures.html

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Introduce it to a sledgehammer and you'll never hear from that sucker again!<img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle> Then go out and buy the latest, greatest, quietest new bow. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

On a more serious note, you could load it up with Sims products.I've seen bows with 2 and 3 limbsavers on each limb, a couple on the cable guard. One mini on every accessory. Like others said, quieter strings, string silencers towards the nocking point, heavier arrows. A different or larger stabilizer might help. Don't use a bow quiver. Definitely do not use a peep with a rubber attachment. Make sure all screws and other fasteners are tight on any accessory. I've heard of guys messing with the limb pockets to quiet them down, but you better know what you're doing if you want to try that.

The downside to all this is a heavier bow and a slower arrow. On the bright side, if you drop it out of a treestand just as a big buck walks by, the buck probably will hardly even notice it.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Well thanks Matt. :) I would like to be the king of something since I obviously don't rule my house...<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Yes, as Matt stated, I have tinkered with quite a few different silencing techniques in recent years. I have wrapped the limbs and limb pockets of bows in Sims Limbsaver wrap material...I have inserted rubber stoppers into the riser cutouts and the limb pockets themselves.....

..but my newest experiment is a direct &quot;rip off&quot; from Sims. Anybody see their new stabilizer yet? If you have then you know where I am headed next...:)...pictures to follow soon...I hope...<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Frank

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Rack-Attack - I tried shooting underwater too. I had heard about bowfishing and wanted to try it. I wasn't successful because I can't hold my breath that long.

Hunting is a right, treat it like a priviledge - respect nature

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My Mathew's is so silent, I didn't know that bows made noise.

BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

I wish it was hunting season.

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one problem i had was my 2 piece quiver making noise. what i did was use some rubber and line the inside of the top sticking in place with scilicon, cut down on the noise and protects the broadheads from rubbing on the plastic cover.
Ron

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Frank, a wise old Comanche once told me, &quot;If a man tells you he's the chief in his own tipi, he will lie about other things as well.&quot; <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

My most radical silencing method is to increase arrow weight to 9 grains per pound. It will quiet down a loud bow. It will make a quiet bow scary.

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in all honesty I shoot a Mathews and I was shooting with some guys who shoot PSE and Hoyt and my bow was far quieter than thiers were and the only thing I had to quiet it down were limb savers and two string scliencers on each end
Oh by the way I shoot an MQ32

good luck and God bless

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My 10 yr old Browning Mirage w/80# draw wt. Use to sound like a tank's turrent recoiling after a shot, lol. But the bow has kept me in a high success rate with Roosevelt Elk. So i have put time into silencing this mechanical beast. 1st for increase of speed & silence on the draw, I installed a &quot;Arch Rival&quot; combo overdraw/arrow rest (Great product). Limb Savers made quite the reduction in vibration, Doinker stablizer has also eliminated vibration, although my buddies mock it's appearance. The biggest noise reduction i encountered was, eliminating my Fine Line sights. The wire for these sites sings a very high pitched tune when your draw weight is up there. Speed balls also helped string noise. Removed tubing for peep sight.
This old bow is shooting at 268-272 fps.

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Thanks for the input guys. I was wondering about spraying parts of my bow with silicon spray. Anyone tried this????

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Right before a hunt, you can put nail polish on the tips of your arrow rest. The only draw back of this is you might ave to do it a day in advance so it doesnt smell. But it really, really silences the rest. I shoot an SQ2 with XX78 arrows that weigh around 540 grains, and at a tournement today, i got a bunch of compliments on how quiet my bow was. The guy was sayin all he could here was the arrow. So i was pumped up. lol. I also put rubber between accesories.