excalibur bow.... how to reduce noise
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excalibur bow.... how to reduce noise
anyone have any tips to help reduce the noise of the bow....i currently have an exc phoenix bow...the only feature i have on it is the disipator bars and pads
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A Boo Custom String laced with Unique Silencing Whiskers is certainly your best upgrade and option. Look in the Trading post.
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Another vote for one of Boo's custom strings with the cat whiskers.
Cut down the noise significantly on my Phoenix.
Cut down the noise significantly on my Phoenix.
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The other thing to use is the STS, if you can get one! If you are in Southern Ontario call Gagnon's Sporting Goods in Oshawa. Someone who is using my strings and an STS shot a deer and he said he hear the arrow thump the deer!
The other thing to use is the STS, if you can get one! If you are in Southern Ontario call Gagnon's Sporting Goods in Oshawa. Someone who is using my strings and an STS shot a deer and he said he hear the arrow thump the deer!
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My boo string is coming up on 500 shots, no wear on the string or whiskers, 1/2 of a twist a hundred shots ago and the serving looks like it was put on this morning..
Noise? nope, just the sound of air being displaced.
I am considering the STS just for fun, if I can get this bow any quieter I would be surprised.
Noise? nope, just the sound of air being displaced.
I am considering the STS just for fun, if I can get this bow any quieter I would be surprised.
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I use BOO strings and the V-BAR absorber and am very happy with both.
Although the doe I shot last year did not complain about noise and I only had the factory set up.
Do what you can to reduce noise,keep your shots within a reasonable range on unsuspecting game and you will be good to go.
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Although the doe I shot last year did not complain about noise and I only had the factory set up.
Do what you can to reduce noise,keep your shots within a reasonable range on unsuspecting game and you will be good to go.
And by the way.WELCOME FRIEND
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Custom strings by BOO
Groundpounder Top Mount
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well, here's my question. i made a set of string suppresors for my vixen abd they quiet the bow down considerably. however as i sat in the shop this morning having the breakfast of champions (caffiene and nicotine) and looking at my sweet little vixen something occured to me. the string is no longer traveling the distance it did before the suppresor installation. i'm wonderering if i have lost velocity? how 'bout one you seasoned hands giving me some feedback. i'd really appreciate it.
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Dacron String and a heavy arrow is my advice.
My experience with silencers is that they won't hold up.
While I have never see or shot Boo's string's, I have heard nothing but good things. You may want to give it a try.
The bottom line is that crossbows are pretty noisy. If you have an Excalibur, then it is not as noisey as allot of others on the market.
Also, allot of the noise you hear is because your ear is right next to the stock. Have someone else shoot your bow while you are standing a few feet away. Chances are it will not seem as loud as when you were shooting it.
My experience with silencers is that they won't hold up.
While I have never see or shot Boo's string's, I have heard nothing but good things. You may want to give it a try.
The bottom line is that crossbows are pretty noisy. If you have an Excalibur, then it is not as noisey as allot of others on the market.
Also, allot of the noise you hear is because your ear is right next to the stock. Have someone else shoot your bow while you are standing a few feet away. Chances are it will not seem as loud as when you were shooting it.
The 2216 is a very good compromise between noise & speed. I use 2215s out of my Phoenix and they do well, also. Seems like the (my) Phoenix likes arrows at or above 380 grains total weight, but if you get too heavy you lose speed with very little gain on noise reduction.warningshot wrote:it's more the huge whack that the bow makes ...not the arrow flight ....but i 'm using xx75 aluminum 2216 arrows as well....my goal is to stealth it down as much as possible .....should i be trying a different arrow as well.....thanks
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