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The "Quietest" Longbow

Started by Tradcat, February 02, 2013, 10:33:00 PM

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Marc B.

#80
March 24, 2013, 07:31:00 AM
The Hills. My Big Jim Buffalo is dead quiet.

Shawn Leonard

#81
March 24, 2013, 08:42:00 AM
Roy Hall Cherokee, by far the quietest I ever shot, than a 7 Lakes by Mike Ballenger. Shawn
Shawn

BaldingEagle

#82
March 24, 2013, 10:33:00 AM
Northern Mist Whisper - even when shooting fast flight
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Sam McMichael

#83
March 24, 2013, 10:47:00 AM
All my Hill bows are pretty quiet when tuned properly and shooting a fairly heavy arrow. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of experience with other longbows to make a good comparison. Right now I am favoring my 55# Cheetah.
Sam

ironmike

#84
March 24, 2013, 10:51:00 AM
makenzie karluk

grayfeather

#85
March 24, 2013, 11:24:00 AM
my legend cyclone makes no sound, it is so quiet i never even think about sound.All my legends bows are quiet !

30coupe

#86
March 24, 2013, 11:32:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by WESTBROOK:
My Northern Mist bows are very quiet, of those the Shelton is quietest, all FF & no silencers.

Eric
I have to agree with Eric on this one. My Shelton was the quietest bow I ever owned...also no silencers and D97 string. If the grip had fit me better, I would still have that one.
Kanati 58" 44# @ 28" Green glass on a green riser
Bear Kodiak Magnum 52" 45# @ 28"
Bodnik Slick Stick longbow 58" 40# @ 28"
Bodnik Kiowa 52" 45# @ 28"
Kanati 58" 46# @ 28" R.I.P (2007-2015)
Self-made Silk backed Hickory Board bow 67" 49# @ 28"
Bear Black Bear 60" 45# @28"
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frassettor

#87
March 24, 2013, 11:36:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Ulysseys:
64" Black Widow plx t/d, tulipwood, if that makes any difference.  I know Widows aren't known for being quiet but I swear that particular bow barely made a sound.
I will tell you what, my PLXS are very quiet as well. Thanks to using heavy arrows and silencers. I hate to admit this but its true, on more then 1 occasion I have got more then 1 chance at a deer at 10 yards and closer because they never heard my bow, either that or those particular deer were hard of hearing  :goldtooth:
"Everything's fine,just fine". Dad

nineworlds9

#88
March 25, 2013, 04:47:00 PM
Hmm.  This question to me at least only matters if you also say what kind of string and whether anything is on the string.  then of course arrow weight may come into play.  My quietest ever?  My Miller Old Tom with a pair of small muskrat silencers on an SBD FF string.  All you hear is a whisper of it slip off your fingers and the arrow hit the target.  Other quietest bow, a 65" 40# osage hill style self bow w/ a B50 string, no silencers built by a fellow tradganger.  Also, like a whisper.    Selfbows generally are dang quiet.  I had a couple Holm's that were extremely quiet with skinny FF strings.

recently another bow that has impressed me, oddball that it is, is that silly Herter's Itasca I'm trying to sell.  It's got a B50 string and a pair of rubber cat whiskers, I loaded up a 780 grain arrow for it and MAN, not shooting super fast, but QUIET, and when that 780 grain arrow hits, the target KNOWS something just happened.    :)
52" Texas Recurve
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62" Tall Tines Stickflinger
64" Big Jim Mountain Monarch
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66" Wes Wallace Royal
            
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britt

#89
March 25, 2013, 05:03:00 PM
Lost Creek or my Hill Country.
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duffer1565

#90
March 25, 2013, 06:54:00 PM
Firefly FX
60" Firefly 48#@28"
60" Big Jim Buffalo 48#@28"

58" BW PSA IV 48# @ 28"
58" Firefly Messenger Static Recurve 47# @ 28"

DamselflyFarm

#91
March 25, 2013, 07:32:00 PM
My Martin Mountaneer with 6.5" BH is silent.
Take care,
Jeff

PV

#92
March 25, 2013, 08:23:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by larry:
the quietest longbow will always be a well tillered self bow. always.
X2

sweeney3

#93
March 25, 2013, 09:27:00 PM
Definitely my home made ERC selfbow.  Almost no noise at all.
Silence is golden.

erictetterton

#94
March 25, 2013, 11:54:00 PM
Thunderchild by a long shot
Javaman Falcon 45@30
BW KBX 60" 45@30
BW PLX 64" 50@30

Vesty

#95
March 26, 2013, 01:02:00 PM
Northern Mist Classic and Whisper( Classic with reverse handle)

trapper

#96
March 26, 2013, 09:00:00 PM
Fred Anderson Skookum all the way
Will McQueen

Big Ed

#97
March 27, 2013, 02:58:00 AM
My Leon Stewart Straight limb longbow!
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#98
March 27, 2013, 03:14:00 AM
My quietest bow is also the bow that for some unexplanable reason is also my most accurate bow, my pignut hickory. It is about 60 pounds at my draw and shoots dead quiet, with no hand shock, it also shoots a 50 pound cedar shaft just as fast as a 52 pound string follow longbow that I had.

L. E. Carroll

#99
March 27, 2013, 04:18:00 AM
My Fred Anderson 64" 51# Hyak is the quietest of all the L/B's I have ever owed and the "1" that even though I'm hurt   :wavey:
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