Here is the deal: I just got a Morrison ILF riser from a friend and have shot it a lot in the last week. I feel that it is the best shooting hunting recurve that I have ever owned (and thats a lot). I have shot recurves for hunting for about 15 years and about the last 10 I have shot FITA (olympic) target with a recurve. I feel like the FITA experience gives me an edge on tuning any ILF type bow and I have gotten the Morrison ILF to SHOOT exactly as I like.........but its loud.
I have shot it with two sets of limbs. The first is a set of Hoyt 900CX shorts making a 56" bow pulling 58# at 27". The second is a set of Hoyt G3 shorts pulling 50# at 27#. The G3 limbs are bearable (sorta) noisewise.......the 900CX limbs are crazy loud.........but they also are crazy fast.
I have made a string with both 8125 and D97 and this didn't make much difference. I have also used rubber and fiber silencers and placed them at varying distances and in varying numbers with little effect. Limbsavers made no difference. I am shooting a 450gr arrow.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Matt
p.s. I REALLY want to hunt with this bow this year.......but I don't need a deer to jump out of its skin when I shoot!