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Okay Shrew owners,,,lend yer ears fer a bit. I just HAD to get that Super Shrew that Ron had put up here,,,,yes I mean HAD TO. I'd like the Shrew Crew to lend me whatever tips they can about silencer placement and braceheight/nockheight that's most used on the 56" models,,,I know it varies but just looking for a good start by averages. Arrow selection for my stubby 25" draw if there any other oompahloompah Shrew shooters out there. Finally,,,BowBolt owners,,,what kinda maintenance is suggested for the BowBolt?

If it helps...My 60" is
Braced 7 3/4 from grip throat to string
and My beaver fur silencers are centered @ 10.5" from tip.
it's the quietest bow I have..By far..

For the bow bolt,be careful not to damage the threads when you have it taken apart.I would make a piece of rubber hose to slip over the threaded part to protect it when you have it taken down and just keep it clean.

My 56" shrew likes 7" brace, tiny bit of bowhush around the string loop and the point where the string is close to the limb, hush puppies set at the 1/3 points on the string.

Love the bow bolt in mine, best takedown system there is in my opinion. Keep it clean and you should have no problems at all. I put a tiny (and I mean tiny) smear of string wax on just the phenolic plates that butt up against each other (not the metal). Gives it a good seal against any moisture that may try to invade that area and just enough "stick" so you have to apply a bit of effort to take it apart.

Ron recommends a brace height of 7-7.5 inches.  the nock height will probably be right around 3/8 inch above center (this is a good place to start).  You should be pulling right around 57#@25" on that bow if I remember it was 60#@26".  For arrows you are going to want to look into either 2216 or 2219 for aluminum, something that will handle the 75# weight class in carbon, or some 70-75# or 75-80# woodies.  Shrew bows like a heavy arrow and most people get frustrated trying to find the right arrow.  For silencers I use cat whiskers tied into the string at 9-10 inches from the limb tips and noise is not an issue.  Good luck with your new bow but be careful they are addicting (I have 3 now).  

Tim

I have the Shrew Scout Recurve 58" and like JC I am at 7-7 1/4 for Brace and have beaver balls 11" down from the loops. Shooting about 3/8" above center for nock height. Also put that Eagle's Flight 4 arrow quiver on it and LOVE IT !!!

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I agree with tim as well,  My 48# Shoots a GT 55/75 with 225 up front. doesnt do well with light arrows.  I think they are just massively efficient bows.

I am shooing a CX Heritage with 250 up front, ( 50gr weight, Treeshark on aluminum adaptor ) out of my John McCullough Griffin, ( Former builder of the Shrew ), and it will about turn my deer target over. It is 60 @ 28, I get about 57 out of it with my stubby arms. Cannot wait to see what that Treeshark will do if I do my part ??? I agree that these bows like HEAVY arrows. And when you do shoot a heavy arrow, total silence !!!

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thanks for all the advice guys. as for the draw weight, i asked Ron to take her down a bit as i wanna shoot this bow all day. it'll be 52#@25". i also shoot 3under,,,make a difference for the nockheight? most all my bows come out at 5/8" for nockheight.

That being the case you can back you arrows down a little bit.  2 of my Shrew bows are 53#@28" and I just just a shade under 28".  I shoot 2216 aluminum, 65-70 woodies, and 5575 Gold Tips.  Shooting 3 under I would start with you nock point at 3/8" and adjust from there.

Not to contradict anyone but on the nock point and 3under you might want to start a little bit high say 5/8 or even 3/4 and work your way down that way you know you wont be bounceing off the shelf and get a false high reading. Im at about 5/8 with my shrew and 3 under but i also draw 30"

All of th ebrace height info is sound...tweak your bow a bit to suit you.

As far as silencers, I don't find Shrew bows critical at all...Ron recomemds rubber cat whisker types, but I have used everything...yarn, fur, rubber. Divide the string into 1/3rds...and put one silencer at eache end of the string.

thanks again guys. all good stuff,,, pics of your shrews are welcome as illustrated guides  :thumbsup:

This is my Osage Shrew Classic Hunter
(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p278/timf24/Picture002-2.jpg)

Here is one of a Shrew Chameleon (it is the one strung on the bottom of the rack)
(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p278/timf24/Chameleon6.jpg)

Here is a pic after a rabbit hunt with my Shrew Lil' Favorite
(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p278/timf24/Picture008.jpg)

I dont have any pics of my Shrew Samurai yet but I will see if I can get some.

If you thought the Shrew design was new you're wrong. The design is thousands of years old... it's tried and true    :bigsmyl:

  (http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/early-Shrew2.jpg)

awesome pic Ron.
Would you suggest one of your 60" bows for a 30+ inch drawlength?

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Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
If you thought the Shrew design was new you're wrong. The design is thousands of years old... it's tried and true     :scared: