Silencers, I have an opinion

KSdan · March 02, 2015, 01:42:00 PM

Love the looks and product. Tried them. BUT- puffs become a quick mess here in the midwest (areas I hunt). FAR too many burr, sticktites, etc. Puffs are only second to fleece clothes- what a nightmare. Short catwhiskers are best here.

Dan in KS

reddogge · March 02, 2015, 02:52:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Nala:
GOD...aggravating stuff.

The forum wouldn't take my post and just sat there telling me it was "trying to connect". It never did successfully post my comment. I tried 2 or 3 different ways all with the same results, none of them worked.
Now I come here and find that there is my response posted....4 times!!

JEEZ.

Nalajr

7 times. That must be a record.

LBR · March 02, 2015, 02:53:00 PM

Should have mentioned I am in the process of trying the Two Tracks felted wool silencers. Love the look of them.

bulldog18 · March 02, 2015, 04:02:00 PM

I have used yarn puffs and they worked. Always liked the look and results from beaver or otter hair. This last time I used string scallops from Two Tracks and they have been great too.

el chupa nibre · March 02, 2015, 07:40:00 PM

Piling in on the Two Tracks wool silencers. Love them!

Bill Turner · March 02, 2015, 07:51:00 PM

Hard to beat "Hushpuppies". Besides that the CEO and CFO are growing up and need the money for college.

Terry Lightle · March 02, 2015, 08:31:00 PM

Wool here

awbowman · March 02, 2015, 08:35:00 PM

I use rubber cat whiskers. It's wet here in/near our swamps and bottomland hardwoods. Always crossing some water it seems.

Everybody comments on the quietness of my Super D

Pheonixarcher · March 03, 2015, 03:49:00 AM

I prefer bow hush and hush puppies myself. I also like the string scallops from Two Tracks. The rubber whiskers work great, but I'm not a big fan of the appearance. Where burrs are a big problem, that would be my choice. For backyard and stumping the scallops are great because they add virtually no weight to the sting, and are great for tuning purposes because of their easy installation and removal. But 95% of my hunting strings are set up with Terry's wool puffs and loop wraps. Personally, I have found them to be the quitest on all my bows. I also prefer the 'heterodyning' method of location that puts the top silencer at the 1/4 mark and the bottom at the 1/3 mark.

Rachel Mary Green · March 03, 2015, 07:36:00 AM

THANK YOU! Anytime there is a run on our silencers, there is usually a thread on silencers here on TradGang. My sister and I once again thank you all for years of support!!!

March 03, 2015, 09:51:00 AM

I make my own puffs from Fisherman's Wool. One skein of wool lasts a loooooooooooong time!

Bisch

bisket · March 03, 2015, 10:37:00 AM

Two Tracks Wool String Scallops are the best I have used. The more they get shot the better they get as the wool "frizzes up a tad". Great customer service also.

Here is the video Chuck has on them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DplvUgZuchk

slowbowjoe · March 03, 2015, 04:37:00 PM

I find different bow and string setups decide which silencers work best. If a particular setup shoots best with a lot of silencer, I prefer using two small ones on each limb to a large ball of anything.

yeager · March 03, 2015, 04:45:00 PM

I use either home made wool or cat whiskers.

Bladepeek · March 03, 2015, 05:02:00 PM

With all that beauty and talent in one house, Terry must feel a little smothered at times.

Terry, no wonder you're so proud of those girls.

Stump73 · March 03, 2015, 11:48:00 PM

Wool yarn. I trimmine down to smaller silencer puffs. Im just not fond of the look of big yarn puffs.

TSP · March 04, 2015, 04:52:00 PM

It's not about the silencer material as much as it is the initial bow tuning, shooter's release and (after the first two) silencer placement. Get these three right and you can use almost any silencer material and it'll work pretty well.