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.

Might need something a tad stiffer, but that will be close.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

I shoot 2216 shafts from mine and mine is 51# @ 29".

Grouse

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

Thanks, but does anyone know how the riser is cut?

Mine is 1/8 past-it is a 2010 model no idea if older bows are cut the same.

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.

Silvertips were once cut to 3/16ths past center, not aware that that had changed?  

I'd think 2216s would work nicely.

Simple answer is just ask Both...she knows their bows

DDave

Oops that would be Beth you should ask

I believe it is 3/16" past.

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.

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?