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Title: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: hs6181 on April 01, 2008, 04:01:00 AM
dacron, 56" string length, marked 45#@28

I draw 29, should I be using a 14 strand because of the small gain in weight?
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: d. ward on April 01, 2008, 05:38:00 AM
Hey Harold,I think the old string chart,listed 12 strand up to 50#'s...I use 12 strand on my 55# hunting bow.bowdoc
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: hs6181 on April 01, 2008, 06:58:00 AM
Thanks bowdoc, I'm trying to get the most out of the lower weight. It has a 55 1/2 inch 16 strand on it right now. I figure replacing that should help with my arrow selection, nothing was shooting like I expected.
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: d. ward on April 01, 2008, 07:31:00 AM
I had to chrony some bows awhile back for a customer.And testing the bows we also tested several strings.Larry Hatfield at Howatt had mentioned to me once to give different strings a try....We were haveing a little fun and testing about 12 different Kodiaks....I made a 60" 10 strand string,which fits most all my Kodiaks..But anyhow the 10 strand really made a lot of difference in the speed.I used the 10 strand on a 1962 Bear Kodiak 50#,I also used a fiberglass arrow (micro flight #7)with a 65 grain tip....It was 182 ft per.with a 16 strand and 190 ft per.with the 10 strand....But the light arrow and thin string (no string silincers)made the bow pretty load,and somewhat squirrly.I did add 4 strands to the loops for extra padding.Keep me posted,bowdoc
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: Falk on April 01, 2008, 09:14:00 AM
Six strands of B-50 should be perfectly save for your draw weight. Everything above that is personal taste and tuning. I would try 10-12 though ...
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: Jeremy on April 01, 2008, 09:17:00 AM
I use 12 strands and pad the loops to 14.
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: JRY309 on April 01, 2008, 09:22:00 AM
I use 12 srands on bows below 50# and 14 or 15 strands on bows 50# to 65#.
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: hs6181 on April 01, 2008, 12:29:00 PM
Thanks for all the info guys. The extra 8fps would be nice but I want to keep it steady and quite. I'll get a 12 strand flemish from Chad and try to find a plain 12 strand real quick around here somewhere.

I read the hunter was the budget kodiak but the riser is stiffer than a SK riser. With the stiff riser and extra inch of draw I get from the lighter weight I think it shoots better and just as hard as the heavier SK I had.
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: Orion on April 01, 2008, 02:42:00 PM
Bowdoc's numbers are interesting.  Going to fewer strands lightens the string, which should increase speed a little, but it also increases stretch, with dacron at least,which would decrease speed a little.  I always thought it was pretty much a wash.  Apparently not.
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: akbowbender on April 01, 2008, 03:44:00 PM
I guess I really need to scale down my b-50 strings. I use 16 strand on my 51 # Predator. When I could pull my 70# Groves, I used 18 strand. I guess this is just a carry over from when I used endless loop strings and I wanted some extra insurance in the loops.
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: Fr33lancer on April 01, 2008, 04:16:00 PM
Would this go for endless loop as well?

Thanks
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: TonyW on April 01, 2008, 06:54:00 PM
"On bowstrings, I really don't know how many strands or what type of material is in it. I take strings out-of-stock, and I like strings 15 or 20 pounds heavier than the bow. And the reason for that is two-fold. One, is that the heavier string, while it does cut arrow velocity somewhat, also deadens the sing of the string as the arrow is shot. It also adds a little safety margin when you're hunting if you tear a few strands on a sharp rock or against a rough tree. You still have a margin of safety and can at least continue to hunt for that day."

Fred Bear
Feb. 10, 1970
http://www.bowhunting.net/artman/publish/PapaBearChap42.shtml
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: buckshot95 on April 01, 2008, 08:03:00 PM
i would use 12 strand and 14 if over 50# and 60# 16 strand
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: heydeerman on April 01, 2008, 09:45:00 PM
10-12 strands. B-50 is stronger than most people think. It's pretty tough stuff. I made a few 6 and 8 strand TS1 plus strings that worked pretty well.
Title: Re: 12 or 14 strand ???
Post by: d. ward on April 02, 2008, 09:35:00 AM
6-8 ft per.was great but my bow sounded like a 22 stinger going off.The arrow weight I believe was 385 a bit to light...For hunting I prefer about 10 grains per.# of draw weight...and a bit heavier string 12-16...Little slower but maybe a bit more forgiving ?? bowdoc