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traditional archery and b50

Started by ironmike, March 16, 2013, 05:35:00 PM

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Pete W

Dacron makes great Boot laces.   :biglaugh:    :laughing:  
You won't find it on my bows, even my self bows have DF97.
Share your knowledge and ideas.

LC

Yeap I love B50. I use it to tie string nocks and silencers on my Ultra Cam string!
Most people get rich by making more money than they have needs, me, I just reduced my needs!

heydeerman


DamselflyFarm

I use it on both of my bows, a longbow and a recurve.
Take care,
Jeff

Shawn Leonard

What Orion said, the new materials are quicker, quieter and once settled no more strecth, B-50 stretches forever! I also have found that if you properly prepare an older non-FF bow you can shoot it on them as well. Shawn
Shawn

David Mitchell

Hmmm, I keep reading that B50 just keeps on stretching, but after 50 years of archery I have yet to see that.  I must make really great strings!  :goldtooth:
The years accumulate on old friendships like tree rings, during which time a kind of unspoken care and loyalty accrue between men.

Ray Lyon

B-50 on my old bears and Howard Hill that was built in 1977.  450+ on my Super Shrew.
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ishoot4thrills

I use it on my Browning Wasp and on my kids'(all teenagers now) bows. I prefer D10 on my Kanati though.
58" JK Traditions Kanati Longbow
Ten Strand D10 String
Kanati Bow Quiver
35/55 Gold Tip Pink Nugents @ 30"
3 X 5" Feathers
19.9% FOC
49# @ 26.75"
165 FPS @ 10.4 GPP (510 gr. hunting arrow)
171 FPS @ 9.7 GPP (475 gr. 3D arrow)
3 Fingers Under

ironmike

lot of hype about stretching,mine don't and i'm in the 65-75# range,all my bows have it, i went through a few spools of d97,it's good stuff, but for me the b50 is a better choice.

Brock

B50 on my bows may stretch and inch or more initially...but after that they stay consistent for years.  I have a Jeffery Royal Hunter with B50 and that string is 6 years old and if I put the bow square on it will show 7.5 inches just like last year.

:)
Keep em sharp,

Ron Herman
Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
PBS Assoc since 1988
NRA Life
USAF Retired (1984-2004)

nutmeg

Rich Potter

Red Beastmaster

I tried FF a few years and went back to B50.
I saw zero benefit and actually shoot my bows better with B50. Don't know why, I just do.

I never did get used to the "DOINK" sound either.
There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.  Coach John Wooden

Steelhead

I use B-50 and B-55 and also use modern skinny FF type strings.I find some bows shoot softer,quieter and more pleasant with B-50 or B-55.Others shoot better with the skinny FF strings.

I usually use 12 strands with B-50.

LC

I got to admit I never had a problem with B50 constantly stretching either. After the intital stretch it just settled in. However after being a die hard B50 user for eons after I tried UC I became a believer in the newer materials. I first tried D97 and thought it sucked though. Just better all around preformance, quieter, less handshock etc etc with UC. I still use B50 but like I said it's for tying on string nocks silencers etc.
Most people get rich by making more money than they have needs, me, I just reduced my needs!

Bjorn

I don't use B50 on any of my  bows. Nor do I drive on bias ply tires.   :laughing:    :laughing:

Uncle Buck

I use endless B50 strings. because I am thrifty ( my Wife says cheap) They are about 1/3 the cost of a fast flight Flemish string. even less if you make your own.

PA stickbow boy

That's what I shoot on my Non-FF Silvertip
Keep the sun at your back and the wind in your face.

koops4

I shoot B50 on all my bows and so does my son.
Paul

JRY309

I only use it on a couple of older vintage recurves,that I rarely shoot.But all my other bows will get a low stretch HMPE type string.The bows feel better and more solid,not springy or have handshock like with a dacron string.Just not a fan of dacron.

RM81

I use B55 on my older Bear RC's, but anything with modern, reinforced tips gets D97.


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