QuoteOriginally posted by Tree Killer:
I ran a chainsaw for 37 years...they all seem pretty quiet to me!              

I agree with Tree Killer. I Jackhammer for a living.

I shoot 3-under and the bows I own with Static tips are much quieter. I think.  

RER Vital,very quiet recurve

I am been able to make quiet all my recurves,but the bow that really surprised me is been my Zipper with carbon/foam limbs..

RER ARROYO...Put a Allen Schafer Ultra Cam string on it, with a set of Terry Green Bow  Hush, and Top it off with Chuck Two Track Silencers...quietest rig out there....

Have a 62inch Great Northern Super Ghost that shoots quiet with a 14 strand 450 string with yarn ball silencers. I shoot split finger. Probably quieter than my 60 inch Super Shrew.

Another vote for a RER Arroyo, I have owned three and all of them were very quiet.

I'll say it again "RER Arroyo" and a set of  string puffs =   :D    

The quietest recurve I never heard was a FEDORA 560 ONE PIECE with THEIR string...Dacron.  Quiet as a selfbow.....and yes, fast with a non fast flight string.....it was adorned with BowHush as well.

That was the quietest I ever heard shot....and I also shot it as well.

Threeunder, I'll have my new Stalker static in a couple weeks. Maybe we can get together and shoot and you can see if you like how quiet they are. All the reviews I've heard are they are very quiet. But...its a right hander !!!lol

I think a big part of recurve limbs and quietness has to do with the limb design and balancing. There are a lot of great recurve designs out there. The ones that have good enough string tension at brace to stop the limbs clean without string slap are going to be much quieter.


The static tip RC's and Semi-static tip RC's seem to be the best on noise because the string starts wrapping back on the limb tip earlier in the power stroke.


I was amazed at how quiet these two bows were with no silencers on the string at all.

Here is Eagle wings "Storm Eagle"





This is the new "Sasquatch SS"

Just did some trading for a Hoyt Dorado and finally got rid of my dust collecting wheelie..I had kept the Tight Spot quiver and stabilizer off my wheelie on hand in case I got a techy recurve later.  Well the Dorado came with beaver balls and string groove pads and factory limbsavers..installed the Tight Spot and stabilizer and then set the brace to 8.25.  WOW!  Not only is it a sensationally accurate and great shooting bow, but also scary quiet, I mean like almost dead silent...Hoyt I'm seriously impressed.