Quieter arrow?
 

Hey guys,

This is the time of year that I start to apply all the lessons learn last bow season. First on the list is finding a quieter arrow shaft. I switched to a WB last year and absolutely loved it until the first time I drew it in an actual hunting situation...cold, crisp morning as I drew on a deer at +/- 15 yds....... "SSHHHHHHHHH". My arrow made an aweful noise that I hadnt heard when the temps were warmer. The deer looked right at me and I was busted...lucky for me I acted quicker than he did. Unfortunately when the same situation played out again a few weeks later the deer didnt stick around to figure out what the noise was...after that I tried dry graphite which helped but didnt fix the problem.I even wrote to CarolinaArchery and they suggested getting some cotton fibers from a cotton ball and get them to worked into the end of the whiskers....I dont have a lot of faith in that.....So here's my question:
Can any of you folks recommend a particular shaft that has a smooth finish that doesnt make "any" noise in the cold. All the major manufactures advertise some sort of micro-smooth finish...including the Blackhawks I was using last year. It can get really expensive trying to figure these things out on your own.

Thanks for your help.

MA_bwhntr

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i had the same problem, but i stoped after i shot alot.

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Thanks PA, but unfortunately my bisquit is well worn to the pointwhere I am considering snapping in a new one, so I dont think the is the problem. I am pretty convinced it is the arrow itself that creates an acoustic vibration when its cold out.

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The Carbon Express Terminator shafts with the "Buff Tuff" finish are real quiet drawing back through the WB rest.

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That's odd because the Buff Tuff finish is the loudest shaft I've ever heard drawn across a rest (Other than aluminum on a spring launcher). I've got a guy that said it scared a record brown bear when he drew on it which I doubted until I actually heard him draw one back through his NAP 360. Wow was it loud! It was quieter over a Rip Cord but still not silent. The A/C Superslim was much quieter over both rests.

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I have to agree. I've also found that on the WB's I've used that a brand new one and/or one that is worn alot tend to make more noise, not alot, just some noise. However, the prong type rest I started out with was very noisy.

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I have a WB and started out with old 2214's easton, they were loud.
Now I shoot ST AXXIS arrows and they are quiet enough ( they are heavier as well and smaller in diameter.


F.

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Easton and Beman have the slickest and smoothest finish on any carbon arrow I have seen or used.

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i shoot the st epics and they dont make much noise, not enough to scare deer anyway (knock on wood)

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Using the Whisker Biscuit and treating it regularly with Armor All, most all arrowshave beenpretty quiet. But I have never used it in cold weather. Maybe those bristles get brittle when they are cold.

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Man now u got me thinking;I was going to buy a wb,maybe I should stick with my dropaway.

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Thanks for all the replies. I guess what I should have done was taken a trip to the pro shop back in January and just drawn a bunch of shafts through my rest.....
However it did occur to me that a smaller diameter shaft has less surface areain contact with the whiskers...and the thicker wallsmight muffle any noise that the shaft produces as it is drawn across the bristles.I think I might be on to something......

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Try getting a silicone based automotive paste wax and wax your arrows. That'll slick 'em up and maybe they won't drag through the rest so bad.

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I actually have stopped using the Biscuit for now, because the arrows I like (Carbon Tech) make too much noise on the draw. I know that Beman ICS Hunters, ST Axis and Epics, etc. in black are very smooth and make almost no noise when drawn through the Biscuit. I have not tried any camo arrows that were quiet with the Biscuit.