8125 bowstring?

[TJ Jones]

Saw where someone is making strings from 8125. What is it and how does it compare, advantages/disadvatages, to fast-flight, BCY 450, DF 97, and B 50?  Thanks.

[bsh_jr]

I love it.  It is more like '97 then the other materials named, but it is slightly thinner in diameter.  Very strong, low stretch and zero creep once it settles.  However, you need to pad the loops with dacron and because of the small diameter, and I usually have to put on a second course of serving to hit my target diameter for nock fit.  I serve in a 4" section of 1d fastflight serving before I put on .26 diamond braid.  In my experience (and this may be my imagination), it is quieter than other materials I've tried.  I know it makes less noise than the 450 or 452, both of which are "twaqngy."

Anyway, I like the stuff.

Brannon

[LBR]

Like Brannon said, it's very similar to Dynaflight '97.  Smaller diameter, slightly different material, but serves the same purpose to me.  I've used it and to get the same diameter string as with Dynaflight I have to use more strands, so I just use Dynaflight.  BCY advertises it as their fastest material, and Bob Morrison seems to like it pretty well.

Chad