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Title: Silvertip ?
Post by: daveycrockett on October 05, 2013, 09:41:00 PM
What is the center cut on a Silvertip recurve? Also it is 57@30, drawn to 30.5", Dacron string. Suggestions for aluminum with 125 gr. point? I was thinking maybe 2117 31" long? Your thoughts? Thanks.
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: Biathlonman on October 05, 2013, 10:09:00 PM
Might need something a tad stiffer, but that will be close.
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 05, 2013, 10:11:00 PM
David, if you are having flight issues and if it doesn't have an elevated rest on it try a stick on rest and see what happens.
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: daveycrockett on October 05, 2013, 10:54:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by KentuckyTJ:
David, if you are having flight issues and if it doesn't have an elevated rest on it try a stick on rest and see what happens.
Haven't got it yet. Beth told me it was tillered to shoot off shelf. Should be here next week. Looking for a starting place. Got a hankering to go back to the good old days, Dacron and aluminum.
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: Dave Pagel on October 06, 2013, 08:13:00 AM
I would be shooting 2018s.  I have a few Silvertips and shoot off the shelf.  I can shoot 2018s with tips up to 175 grains in similar weights to yours.

D.P.
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: Tim on October 06, 2013, 08:20:00 AM
Going "0ld School" on us, eh David!    Nice!  If you go with Dacron, try a 16 strand endless loop string, they seem to have the feel and performance somewhere between Dacron and ff.  Don't worry about being tillered off the shelf, if you decide to try a rest.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: grouseshooter002 on October 06, 2013, 08:27:00 AM
I shoot 2216 shafts from mine and mine is 51# @ 29".

Grouse
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: Precurve on October 06, 2013, 09:28:00 AM
David;

Kelly Petersen still has his spine charts active on the web, and for aluminum your setup shows a 2020 shaft.  Also if you're shooting Dacron try some of the new B55 in an endless loop string.  On my hunting recurves I normally shoot flemish B50 because I value a quiet shooting rig above all other features.  I had Mike Steliga of Bruin Bows make some B55 endless loop strings for me and found I had to move up to the same spine arrows I use for my FF strings.  Speed is also very close.  Only diff is the B55 is so much quieter than FF. I went with Mike just because he's close, but Chad from LBR offers these also.

Dave
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: daveycrockett on October 06, 2013, 12:10:00 PM
Thanks, but does anyone know how the riser is cut?
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Post by: Bjorn on October 06, 2013, 12:58:00 PM
Mine is 1/8 past-it is a 2010 model no idea if older bows are cut the same.
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: daveycrockett on October 06, 2013, 06:37:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Bjorn:
Mine is 1/8 past-it is a 2010 model no idea if older bows are cut the same.
Thanks. Mine is a 2013 model. Can't find the info on Dave's site.
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: SERGIO VENNERI on October 06, 2013, 07:47:00 PM
Silvertips were once cut to 3/16ths past center, not aware that that had changed?  :dunno:
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Post by: Al Dean on October 06, 2013, 08:02:00 PM
I'd think 2216s would work nicely.
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Post by: damascusdave on October 06, 2013, 09:57:00 PM
Simple answer is just ask Both...she knows their bows

DDave
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Post by: damascusdave on October 06, 2013, 10:01:00 PM
Oops that would be Beth you should ask
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: mtnbike on October 06, 2013, 10:04:00 PM
I believe it is 3/16" past.
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: daveycrockett on October 06, 2013, 10:05:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by damascusdave:
Oops that would be Beth you should ask
I have. Waiting on an e-mail answer. Got a response earlier from Her saying 2117 maybe 2216. She wanted to ask Dave and He wasn't there.
Title: Re: Silvertip ?
Post by: daveycrockett on October 07, 2013, 04:43:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Dave Pagel:
I would be shooting 2018s.  I have a few Silvertips and shoot off the shelf.  I can shoot 2018s with tips up to 175 grains in similar weights to yours.

D.P.
Dave, what is your draw length?