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Hi Kelly! I bought a spool of 450+ a very few months ago from 3R or KK, I think. I don't know if it's still being made. I'm just the opposite from you; haven't made an endless string in a couple of decades, but make several flemish every week. I have received several hybrid bows with endless strings of 8125, D97, etc. They worked fine, but it is my habit to make my own string for any bow I buy for myself-collector or for resale. I doubt it makes a difference....I'd guess the loop serving on an endless makes particularly good padding. Speaking of all that, however, I simply choose to use low stretch material on all the bows I intend to keep and use myself.
I know you're an old Wing fan. Maybe the bow I have the most experience with this material is a '64-65 Swift Wing, 62", 52#. It was always a sweet, wonderful shooter. But, it's exceptional with 8 strands of 450+, and has gone at least a couple thousand shots, maybe many more.
If you haven't yet, look for info on Rick ******, likely on the other site. He's done more definitive work on these strings than anyone I've read. But, I've not experienced anything that makes me doubt what he says. And, I'll guarantee that I'm getting more experience with them almost every day.
-------------------- Tom Posts: 761 | From: Washington state | Registered: Feb 2005
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I've made "skinny" endless strings out of 8125 with enough extra strands underneath the servings to equal 16 strands. These were for modern bows and have not had the guts to try one on my older classics. Guess I should try one on a more common older bow with character so it won't be too much of a hurt on the pocket book if something happened.
On another note, recently acquired a fairly large lot of the same string material that Jack Howard used on his bows. Am anxious to make some strings for my other bows to see how they react with it.
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Yours for better bowhunting, Kelly Posts: 1182 | From: Blue Grass, Iowa/Prentice, Wisconsin | Registered: Oct 2003
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My '59 Grizzly is still shooting with the skinny string on it since 2008. Bow stays strung most of the time and no problems, the wood arrows weigh about 525 gns. I still won't try anything but B50 on my Kodiaks or other collector bows. BTW I too tested the strength of several string materials and found they were consistently about half of manufacturer's specs. I'm not recommending modern strings on older bows, just decided to try it for myself.
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