Just got a used Vyperkahn, a triple carbon, 60" Bocote, seems noisey, what braceheight you guys using? When i got the bow its at 8.5, would a skinny string help quiet those carbon limbs? Does anyone make skinny strings that a person could get in a weeks time, or have them at the Compton shoot? I really like the bow its a great shooter for sure,but would like to pick up a 57.5 skinny string if anyone knows someone that would have one. Thanks Dave forgot to add that i have the longbow limbs
I build my own strings and have tried everything from 8 to 16 strands of FF on my VK.IMO the biggest effect was the serving.Went to a mono instead of the sur-grip that comes w/ the bow.
Keep in mind,carbon limbs do make a different sound when compared to wood core limbs.
I shoot mine at 8.25'' brace.
I agree with Overbo. Send A.S. (Allen Shafer) a PM. He made a skinny string with wool silencers specifically for my Habu that made it quiet. Good luck. Ward
I think 8.25 to 8.75 is the range for brace height but would call Chris Cox direct if you dont have the paperwork that comes with the bows for setup. Make sure the limbs are tight....and if you dont have silencers I would put a set on there trying the catwhiskers first....as they can make a huge difference.
Are you talking about the longbow or recurve limbs? I brace mine at a shade over 8.5 and it is nice and quiet.
sorry, its the longbow limbs.
Thanks Ward, I'll have him quietened up within a couple days! :archer:
Sure hope your issue is cleared up in short order.
My VK w/triple carbon LB limbs was quiet from the get go and I shoot three under.
My VK is quiet but when I bought it, it was already sporting one of our strings.
Just a dumb question here but have you tried a lower brace. The belly mounted D and Rs I have had experiences with liked 7 to 7 1/2 inches.
God bless and good luck, Steve
So Friend what is your braceheight set at?
Chris told me to put mine at 8 1/4 inches but mine likes a tad over 8.5 better. Just keep moving it around till you find the sweet spot.
This is my first bow with carbon limbs, is it normal when the bow is strung to be able to move the top part of the limbs back and forth, its like the limbs are really flimsy, never seen anything like it.
It's normal.Kinda got me thinking too but after a while I got over it.
Just got done shooting some, braceheight at 8 3/8, shoots really well, a tad bit noisey, hoping my new skinny string and wool puffs from Al Schafer will quiet that down a bit.So far i am impressed with the bow, my master plan is that i am on the list for a Blacktail, got about a year to go, is to get down to two bows and sell the rest, i thought if i have a habu and blacktail, i wouldnt need any more bows. Habu Vyperkahn-longbow, Habu Bushmaster, Kota Prairie Swift, Dwyer Original, Mojostik, Cascade Brushawk,this last one is a sweet little 56" bow, awsome in blind and stand, may have to keep that one.
Its called verticle stability . what you are describing is in most R and D longbows. Itis what it is and most D and R bows seem to have it . Some to a greater degree. If you have a good release, no problem. If marginal you will get fliars in your grouping and not be able to justify where they came from. Its an attribute that is not present in the D shaped longbow and in some D and Rs that are not as reflexed.
God bless , Steve
mooshkat...My BH was set at 8 5/8".
Well now i know why i get a flyer every once in a while, i will be grouping good all of a sudden one goes 8" right or left. But i will tell you, when i grabbed the bottom limb and pulled on it a little and it snapped back 4" And pulled in the top limb the same and only with 3 fingers and a thumb, i was shocked, i thought something was wrong, really weird.
David, your strings are going out in the mail today.
Let us know how it works out. :archer:
Thanks for the fast service Allen, i really appreciate it. Dave
going to a friends house tomorrow to do some shooting, i shoot trap at the same club as he, but didnt know he and his wife are sort of trad archers. they shoot in a trad leauge in the winter, otherwise they shoot the wheels.wWell i have been shooting trad bow with him quite a bit lately and i believe he is starting to turn. He shoots a PSE recurve, but he has been eyeing up my customs, he calls me the other nite, says he just came from Kens house and bought himself a Whippenstik recurve, i was just telling him about Ken a few days earlier, he only lives about 30 min. from us, well he is excited to shoot with me on Fri. we both will have new toys to shoot.
it seems on my bows i am wearing out just the outside edge of my arrow rest, i am shooting cock feather in now lately, would that be the cause, the remaining part of the rest looks new.
If u are wearing out the outside of the rest it could be due to arrows that are too stiff.
3555 goldtips, beeman ics 400, all different wood, trying to find right arrow.just shot some cedar spined 65lbs, cut 28.5 bop they fly nice, had 3 2013 superlites 125 gr tips and they fly really nice also. also some of the feathers are cutting the top of my bow hand, never had that before, unless its the way i grip this vyperkahn, maybe the nock point, to high or low, shooting too many different size shafts. tring to find the best size shaft andarrow material.
sorry, i didnt answer your question, most are left wing, of all the arrows i have tried i am sure there are some right wing, not that long ago, a few years all i had was rw eqipment.
Just cant seem to find that magic arrow for this bow. Vyperkahn longbow, 50# @ 28", i draw about 27.5 , i like about a 29" arrow, center shot, triple carbon limbs, 125 or 145gr pts. I can never get stus calculator to download.
I shoot a .400 w/ a 200gr point 28'' from a 60lbs@ 27'' triple carbon LB VK.As Mike suggested above.A .500 deflection seems right to me but I'll add,that a heavier point(175 or 200gr) may get you where you want.
I shoot w/ my cock feather up.As 4 the fletching hitting your hand??? Grip is designed to get the arro very close to your hand.
i shot the beemans after supper last nite with 200gr. tips, seem to fly much much better, and only shot the beemans, cock feather out, never hit my hand once.Shafts must have been to stiff with 125 tips. My skinny string should show up today, i will see how that changes things. I also have some surewood arrows in 65-70 spine i will try after work, have 125 and i think some 160gr. tips around, i will try both sizes. Thanks for all your help guys. Dave
I've got a triple carbon Vyperkahn that draws about 53.5 pounds at my 28 inch draw. I'm shooting axis 500's cut to 29 inches with a regular aluminum adapter and a 160 grain point and they fly perfectly.
thats 6lbs more than me, so if i want to stick with 125-145 gr tips@29" maybe i need 600spine?
I would think if u want to stick with that point weight you will either have to leave a 500 long or drop down to a 600.
Actually, just to muddy the waters a little bit more a 500 may still be the ticket. I had to cut the 500 down as far as I could to get it to fly out of my 53 lb Vyperkahn because it was a bit weak. I'd get a full length 500 and a full length 600 and go from there. I'm sure one of those two shafts will suit your needs.
Thanks friend, i am going to the Compton shoot this week, maybe someone will have some axis shafts there.
Those 65-70 woods are going to be to stiff w/ a 160gr head.I think 190gr may get you there but would think a 60-65 would be the ticket.
Enjoy the compton shoot