Strand count for 71# bow...Dacron?

For that weight I use three spline 15 strand with the ends boosted to 21 by adding two 6" strands to the ends. Even if you see two strands shedded there is then still a safe loop.

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It wasn't really about breakage, it was about being able to shoot the bow a couple hundred shots without having to re-brace it even once. This bow shredded several strings before I put the 20 strand on it. Bear Achery always knew what I found out; that the bow is faster with a dacron string that will hold the weight relatively easy. This bow that I occasionally shoot, a bear take-down 70@28 shot at close to 30" puts a 995 grain arrow higher on the target at 45 yards than it did with any of the stretchy 16 strand strings. Fast flight works the same way, no stretch...faster arrow. 8 strands of D97 will do the same thing, with no stretch. That is what I was trying to elude to, performance.