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Title: string silencers
Post by: yekrut on December 12, 2009, 01:56:00 PM
Has any one ever used mink fur for silencers , and will it work ok, I came across some fur and want to use it. thanks
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Post by: grizz on December 12, 2009, 03:28:00 PM
Yep, cut into strips, it worked great for me!
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Post by: lpcjon2 on December 12, 2009, 03:43:00 PM
I would cut it 3/8 x 6" it will do just fine.
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Post by: Chortdraw on December 12, 2009, 03:45:00 PM
Thats a big Ground hog you got in your avatar there Mike. Hope everything is good in Paonia. Made some string silencers from some mink stoles I found at a yard sale once. They worked ok but didn't last too long but the price was right.
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Post by: Gordon martiniuk on December 12, 2009, 05:40:00 PM
Beaver is the best but Mink should be excellent as well  :archer:
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Post by: Bjorn on December 12, 2009, 05:44:00 PM
Yeah, Beaver is where it is at!
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Post by: lpcjon2 on December 12, 2009, 05:53:00 PM
I think we all love the beaver...LOL
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Post by: boznarras on December 12, 2009, 06:40:00 PM
Has anyone used fox fur? I got a fox skin off a road kill that I stretched out and was thinking of cutting it up for silencers. It is sorta mangled anyway, considering the cause of death.

Minks,beavers, and foxes, what a thread.
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Post by: Yolla Bolly on December 12, 2009, 07:18:00 PM
No one has chimed in for muskox   :smileystooges:
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Post by: onewhohasfun on December 12, 2009, 07:48:00 PM
I'm using silver fox right now and I like it.
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Post by: lpcjon2 on December 12, 2009, 07:56:00 PM
I have a ? has anyone ever used a squirrel tale? it being all bushy.
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Post by: QUINT on December 12, 2009, 08:16:00 PM
Why not tune your bow for silence instead of slowing the string down??????????