I've heard these things can really make a difference in your arrow speed. Lets say if they do make a +/- 10 fps difference, and I shoot @ 30", 70lb, 350 grain arrow, would bearrow be 10 fps faster then the advertised IBO?

Now, what string does everyone recommend? I'm going to use this bow for 3-D shooting (about twice a month), and deer hunting (about one month), but I shoot all year round. Thanks.

PM GIBBLET. He will hook you up

I don't know what would make you think that good strngs would make the bow shoot faster than advertised IBO. Very few bows even approach IBO speeds because other things are added to the string that slow things down.

You may gather some extra speed over what the bow is now shooting. Last year I put Winner's Choice on my ShadowCat and gained an amzing 11 fps.The bow came stock with Brownell Ultracam. Realistically I was looking for 5 fps. However, I didn't change the strings for the speed gain so much as stability of the bow. No creep and no peep rotation. And with no creep the bow does not change it's tune over time.

A friend of mine put them on his Diamond Victory and gained no speed at all. Sometimes it's a matter of what the strings are made of along with the process of manufacture. If you look at the websites of Brownell and BCY you see that they list the pertinent properties of each string material. For BCY 8125 is noted for speed. This is because it is a lighter material.

No matter, you can expect the average bowhunting setup to produce speeds 30-50 fps slower than IBO just due to the fact that you may shoot heavier arrows, and anything added to the string adds weight, which slows things down. That being said, a good set of strings is always a good investment.

Clearly I don't intend on pushing my arrow speed over the IBO. But, right now I only have a tubeless peep and a d-loop on my string, maxed out poundage (supposed to be 70, possibly a pound or two heavier haven't checked.) I'm shooting a 353 grain arrow (they use 350 to determine IBO, my sig says 363, it's wrong I need to change that.) And my draw length is 30".

So what I was saying, hypothetically speaking, could you get your arrow speed above IBO (just by changing strings and keeping everything else constant.) 30", 350 grains, 70 pounds, bare string minus the one brass nock they use to hold the arrow, no peep, etc. etc. Could a change in strings change the arrow speed higher possibly?

sure it could. you could build a set out of 10 strands of 8125 instead of 18 and it would be faster. might only want to shoot it a couple times, but it would be faster.

I would not worry so much about speed. I would be more interested in the string that is going to give me the most consistency. One that does not creep or stretch. That being said I would go with the 452x, and there is no better place to get them than from gibblet on this board, unless you want to pay too much. click the link in my signature and find out for yourself.

It was a hypothetical question. I wasn't sure if it could really happen, I do not intend on doing that, but I do intend on getting new strings sometime, and as it sounds gibblett will be the first person I contact.

I was just curious if you could do something like that, that's all.

Just dont ask for the "extra" nasty strings

But by all means contact John great guy who makes great strings at a great price

Ive been in contact with Bucknasty on here and I really should talk to Gibblet. Both guys supposedly make very good strings. I usually replace my factory strings ASAP, but the ones on my new Martin P3 are just superb as for no-creep and peep rotation. I could probably get some more speed with 8125 over this UltraCam, but the bow (target setup) is only doing 262 fps now and I know I can judge distance well enough that getting up to about 270 fps isn't going to make that much difference. Of course, they are a bit ugly being black and grey. I might just opt for a color change one of these days. Something like Mountain Berry and Silver.

BG

No need to talk to "gibbly dibbly"mainly because he is Bucknasty