Super Mag 48 ** Quiet? Spine?

[Bud B.]

Especially those shooting 60@28.

1. How quiet is yours and how did you get it quiet if you describe it as quiet?

2. What arrows are you 60# shooters shooting? I'm looking for an aluminum arrow.

Stu's calculator doesn't list the SuperMag 48 that I saw.

I have 2117s.

What about 2216s?

I'll be cutting the arrows to 29" BOP.


Thank you.

[Bud B.]

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[subsonic]

I had a Super Mag that was 50#.  It was not especially noisy.  I used the same techniques that I would with any other recurve to quiet it down.

I also remember that it liked arrows that were on the stiff side.

[Bud B.]

I have cat whiskers doubled-up and WHACK! Like a 22-short going off. Even with heavy arrows.

Going to try padding the string grooves on the limb tips.

[Cory Mattson]

mole skin in string grooves yes - string silencers wool not whiskers - 2219s - but my draw was 28 inches

[Henry Hammer]

Bow Hush and a heavy arrow will do the trick!!

[Bud B.]

Cory,

My draw is 28. I'm cutting the arrows to 29. Still 2219s? Point weight?

Thanks guys.

I am wondering whether or not this could be a tuning/release issue for the noise. As an example, I talked a young fellow off of his three under release because he was hooking hard with his ring finger just before his release and really throwing the bow out of tiller. His argument was that he would have nothing left to aim with by going split, the change did quiet his bow down considerably. My experience with the 48" mag is that it is softer in the cast than 52" and the 60" Bear recurves and requires one spine less in aluminum arrows.

[Cory Mattson]

Bud - I was shooting snuffers and I cannot remember my arrow length - it was 74 or 75 ? - But I do remember we left an inch extra back then so they could have been 29 np/bop. I would recommend bare shafting though - I get 160 gr target heads from 3 rivers - bare shaft to tune - then finish arrows switching broadheads for points and fletches - this has worked for me every time dozens of bows since. I use 160 grain simmons sharks now so I tune w 160 gr point weight.  But yes I prefer 2219s to start tuning - I build arrows as heavy as I can get them - most important is accuracy - next is heavy and durable. You might need a lighter head weight ?? but Id start w 160

[Bud B.]

Shooting two fingers under with endless loop. I've had the bow a while but am just now tinkering with it as a blind bow.

I'd like to end up with a 625gr or so arrow to put me just over 10gpp. I have various points and BHs for tuning. Need the arrows first. I tried 55/75 GT trads but they are just too light.

Thanks for the tips.

Bud

[S.C.C.]

Bud,I have a dozen 2219's 4 fletched 29" if you need them,I dont anymore cant pull that weight!

[Bud B.]

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[tradgreenhorn]

I use bow hush and hush puppies on mine,shoot three under, my super mag is 43# @ 28 get your brace height right (mine is at 8-1/2") super quit. I shoot gt 5575 with 250gr. up front 29" arrow. Paper tuned and bare shaft tuned really good. Hope this helps  Don

[Bud B.]

Thanks Don.

I have hardly picked it up since this post. I have several arrows now to test, just haven't gotten to it. I'm shooting my Dave Johnson American semi-longbow for now and will likely tinker more with the SM48 after the season closes.