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Offline Apex Predator

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #40 on: August 10, 2010, 11:53:00 AM »
It's hard to believe this thread is still going strong!  I'm glad some folks have found this useful.  I have had great results with bow hush and hush puppies as well, but some folks just like to do it themselves.
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Offline BigStriper

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #41 on: August 10, 2010, 12:01:00 PM »
I don't remember if it was you Apex or someone else on this Site but I have been doing this to any and All of my Bows since I started shooting Recurves and Longbows about 2 years ago and it works Great,Thanks,

Kurt
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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #42 on: August 10, 2010, 06:39:00 PM »
For those who don't want to make their own I would recommend visiting Centaur's site. Jim sells a string silencer called the "Navajo". These are sheep wool silencers that have a lot of the natural linolen still in the wool. They work great!
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Offline Elkchaser

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #43 on: August 10, 2010, 11:26:00 PM »
Great information and presentation. Thank you.
I'll give it a try I think.
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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #44 on: August 11, 2010, 11:14:00 PM »
Good stuff
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Offline bucksdown

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #45 on: August 12, 2010, 07:15:00 AM »
apex that was great "how to" pictures for a hillbilly like me. i was thinking about ordering some of the other wool silencers but i assume the woolyarn will work just as well, and be a lot cheaper. looks like that roll would do lots of bows or one as many times as needed in a season if they got burrs or worn down. thanks
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Offline bornagainbowhunter

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #46 on: August 12, 2010, 07:22:00 AM »
i really like the idea about the contact area of the string.  I don't have a recurve right now, but have in the past, I used to put felt under the string where it contacted the limb.
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Offline Eugene Slagle

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #47 on: August 12, 2010, 08:18:00 AM »
I had to copy this to a word document for myself, this is good info that I'm definitly going to try.

Apex Predator; I'll email you a copy so you can approve me using your info.
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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #48 on: August 25, 2010, 11:17:00 PM »
Marty, I went down today and got me a roll of that Wool-Ease ya got there and made a set of silencers, following your directions, for my Zipper. Man, let me tell you, they sure quieted it down more than the rubber silencers that was on the string!

I won't be buying string silencers anymore!   :thumbsup:
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Offline EL Mejor

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #49 on: March 03, 2011, 10:59:00 PM »
cool thanks for sharing...
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Offline Dave Bowers

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #50 on: March 03, 2011, 11:14:00 PM »
I know what I'll be doing this rainy weekend...thanks AP   :thumbsup:
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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #51 on: March 04, 2011, 12:07:00 AM »
Very cool. Never done that kinda serving near the contact area for sure gonna do it soon.

Thanks for the pics
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Offline Gen273

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #52 on: March 04, 2011, 12:13:00 AM »
Good Job, thanks for posting the info!!!
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Offline Night Wing

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #53 on: March 04, 2011, 09:28:00 AM »
Since I dropped 126 grains in arrow weight by switching from a 2117 to a 2212 aluminum arrow out of my 42# bow, the 2212 was very loud upon arrow release. By making my own wool puffs using AP's method, the bow is whisper quiet now.
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Offline Covey

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #54 on: March 04, 2011, 11:37:00 AM »
I looked this up a long while back, been doing it since. Work's great and very cheap! Hard telling how many a fella could get out of a bundle of yarn.  Thank's AP, you've saved me alot of money! Jason
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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #55 on: March 04, 2011, 12:15:00 PM »
Awesome job,thanks.I would guess this would work on both longbows and recurves.Thanks for sharing.
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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #56 on: March 04, 2011, 12:21:00 PM »
Thank you!!  I'll deff. be doing this on my Black Widow.  That bow seems to be my toughest bow to quiet down....
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Offline Blackstick

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #57 on: March 04, 2011, 12:26:00 PM »
This is one of my favorite how-to threads. I’m glad to see it brought back up.
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Offline gobblegrunter

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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #58 on: March 04, 2011, 04:22:00 PM »
I missed this one the first time around and am very glad it was brought back up. Gonna try it out this weekend! Thanks Apex!
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Re: How I silence a bow string.
« Reply #59 on: March 04, 2011, 04:40:00 PM »
Been away for awhile, Family Issues(UGH), so this is My First Read!!  :rolleyes:   Awsome How-To!!  :readit:   Thank You for taking the Initiative to Add it to the  Tutorials  on the  "Finest Site"  for Tute's on the Web!!   :clapper:    :clapper:   I may be just a Tad Biased too.....  :goldtooth:
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