The "Quietest Bow" thread got me to thinking.
Is there a recurve out that is as quite as a longbow? Or what is the quietest recurve you have shot?
I have a Blacktail I think is pretty quite,but no where near some of the long bows I've heard(or not heard)shoot next to me or that I've shot myself.
My bow has Bowhush, 1/2 Hush Puppies, 1/2 Cat Whiskers and a cork gasket under the limb pads.
I also shoot 10-12 GPP.
I've had folks stand next to me and asked about the noise my bow makes and they say none but I can hear it.
The quietest recurve I remember shooting was a Bob Lee belonging to Carl Miller. It must have been 6 or 7 years ago, but I still can't believe how quiet his bow was.
RER Arroyo, it has static limb tips but it is very quiet. Shawn
I have a Morrison ILF with Morrison foam core limbs that is super quiet. I also think string material is a huge factor in quietness (I like 450+). Shooting the bow might make it sound louder than if you are off to the side, as well. My Martin Hunter with a dacron string is very quiet, too.
Assenhiemer. But I had put that Bow Hush on the string. Dead Silent!
Charlie Lamb Sunbear!
Kohannah Recurve with B50 string.
... mike ...
Whisperstick! Quieter than my Turkey Creek longbow with the same arrows. My wife verified my findings and her word is indisputable!
Havent shot many, but the CK Super Falcon was pretty quiet.
Morrison with Dakota Limbs. I shot it and actually thought that there was something wrong with it because of the lack of normal noise with my other bows.
Sorry, just re-read that this was about recurves.
With that said, I received a RER recurve from a guy in Australia that had to be the quietest recurve I ever owned, and it was fast. Of course, I wish I still owned it. :knothead: :banghead:
Assenheimer with rubber catwiskers. I foolishly traded it off.
Whisperstick, I have a Morrison Shawnee with Arapaho limbs that is dang quiet though.
64 inch Bear Kodiak 59er is as quiet as it gets in a recurve.
Dale Dye Medicine Point
Rivers Edge Recurves, Arroyo.
The two quietest recurves I have shot were both 50s style recurves. Number one was a 60 inch, 55# St. Joe River and number two is my 58 inch, 53# Fox Breed.
Dave
roseoak wildcat
A 52" Cascade Golden Hawk Magnum with B50
Assenheimer.
Ozark Shadows, It sounds like a walnut hitting the ground.
My wife and I each shoot DAS recurves with Win&Win limbs. The bows are so quiet that we often get comments about them at the shoots we attend. They are both 58".
DAS and a Sovereign Ballistick are the two quietest I've owned.
I've owned a bunch, but in my opinion, the Whisperstick is about as quiet as they come.
Hasn't been mentioned yet but it must be something about those static limbs. They Dryad Orion is the quietest recurve I've shot with or without string silencers.
My Bob Lee Signiture Series is just a bit quieter than my Schafer Silvertip. This has got me thinking too, I wonder if core woods have any thing to do with quietness.
Marriah Thermal, although my Rose Oak Wildcat is very quiet as well, but the Thermal is the most quiet bow I have ever shot.
An 80's model Bob Lee Thunderbolt 1 pc recurve....scary silent.
Billy
Shrew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After some tuning and a set of limbsavers. My kodiak Hunter was the quietest bow I've ever shot period.
My 60" Kota Prairie Swift, with Musk Ox wool silencers. have never shot or heard a more quiet recurve...
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Marriah Thermal, although my Rose Oak Wildcat is very quiet as well, but the Thermal is the most quiet bow I have ever shot.
Same here. Hands down my Thermal is the quietest recurve I've experienced.
A tuned '71 Kodiak Hunter with homemade wool balls and wool wrapped string below the loops.
I have shot 2 Toelke 60" 54lb.@29.5" take down recurves, one loaner and the bow he made for me with cat whiskers and 11 to 1 arrows . I shoot 3-d and have been around many other makes and to me second place is not even close. I will readily admit I am a big fan of Dan and his bows but I have received enough compliments about the bow's quietness to know it's not just me.
Shot an Assenheimer that my buddy owned that was extremely quiet, also owned a 60" Zipper that was equally quiet. Zipper had cat whiskers silencers and beaver on the Assenheimer.
Kemph "Stealth" 56" ,, with beaver fur silencers on 452x string,
I've owned a lot of custom recurves and have shot many more on a trial basis, but hands down the quietest is the DAS.
Assenheimer......
kempf stealth 60"
Mikuta T/D 60"
Groves Spitfire 56"
My Rose Oak is very quiet, but Assenheimer bows are as quiet a bow as I have ever shot. Mike
It's a toss up for me, Dale Dye or Whisperstik, both are very quiet curves! Jr.
whisperstick!!!58", 60", 62". I tell ya, for a curve, unbelievably quiet!
Robertson Peregrine Recurve, musk ox wool
Timberhawk
1959 Bear Grizzly 62" 50#
Trap
Assenheimer, Mahaska and Sterling Jensen, Sterling Jensen and Mahaska were dead quite... the Jensen was 65@28 and could shoot a 480 gr. arrow out of it and was still dead quite, regret getting rid of it but my shoulder doesnt.Hve to include Bear Grizzlys, very quite.
DAS, Brack Quest, and Hummingbird in no particular order.
My 1965 Bear K-Mag
My Robertson Peregrine is the quietest bow I have ever owned.
Morrison I'd say.
In spite of buying and trying lot's of bows I have yet to find a recurve that is whisper quiet. The best I've found was a 64" one-piece Blacktail. Others that were not bad were a 62" Robertson Montana Falcon a older 66" Brackenbury, a 62" 1970 Howatt Hunter and 62" Bruin Master. In the acceptable range was a 66" Assenheimer, and a second 64" Blactail. All were older bows that were B-50 String.
Martin Serengeti, Pittsley Predator, Bob Lee. All 3 were very quiet, I give the Predator #1 out of the 3.
Names that seem to keep coming up are:
Assenheimer
DAS
Whisperstick
I'm going to buy a one piece recurve real soon and pretty much decided on an other Blacktail but was also looking at DAS and Whisperstick. I really like the looks of the Whisperstick and after doing a search and reading all the rave reviews and comments I might just go with a Whisperstick. I need to get my hands on one first so I can try it out. The grip is very important to me
Charlie Lamb Sunbear & a Zipper Extreme. Lucky enough to have both, and they are dead quiet.
60" McCullough 59er
My PSA II with a B-50 string. Slightly louder with a D-97.