A&H ACS-CX quieter than a H. Hill? My Hill doesn't wear any silencers, none needed. The A&H site says theirs' are the quietest bow, along with other adjectives. 12gpp, B-50, straight limbs, All I hear is the string slice the air... Whattaya "thunk" .... pun intended.
I'm a new ACS shooter, and it's the quietest bow I've ever shot!! Not sure how it compares to a Hill.
I think quietness depends on tuning. My Hill is pretty much silent. But my K hunter is silent after adding Limbsavers and cat whiskers.
I've shot both (although my Hill has a FF string) and the ACS is a little quieter.
How heavy are your arrows? Same arrow (weight)?
12 gpp.
My ACS is the quietest bow i've ever shot! 50# with 530 grain arrows. But it got even quieter when I added the Thunderhorn strap on quiver.
ACS longbows both one piece and 3 piece are the quietest bows around. Add some fur on the string and all you'll hear is your glove/tab.
I have to disagree. I've never shot any bow as quiet as a straight profile longbow, including the ACS. I've shot bunches of bows, and by design, the straight or string follow longbows win every time in the silent category.
Percieved noise is not as loud @ 10yds as it is @bow. Sound frequency, in Hz, is a big factor. Low tones are longer in wavelength which makes them more dificult to pin-point, ie. drumming partridge, or car stereo bass. Twangs, thunks, tinks, and the like are a lot easier to discern location. My Hill is very low in tone, like a bass guitar. Must be the big 15-16 strand B-50 and loong length for a "swoom" sound. Shorter, thiner, FF-type strings with less "give" and more "thwut" sound. Overall SPL may be more or less the same but the low frequency tone make the perception "Softer"