Quietest Recurve?

[Stealth Man]

Love my quiet Pronghorn longbow but shoot my Checkmate recurve more accurately. I think the recurve is as quiet as it will ever be and is still is noisier than the longbow.  Could anyone recommend a "longbow quiet" recurve?  Thank you.

[Lamey]

I dont have the experience that some here do, but I can say that the Toelke Chinook is VERY quiet.  I didnt notice it being any louder than the long bows I shoot.

[Rick Wiltshire]

I am shooting Miss Hope this month.  It is a Dryad Orion recurve and I gotta say that it is as quiet as my longbows.

[acadian archer]

I have a Chek mate and recurves, generally, are a little noisier regardless of the make. My Kings pawn Deluzxe is very quiet. i use 10.5 gr/inch with Musk Ox wool silencer. do the twist and find the sweet spot.

[Mike Burch]

The quietest recurve I've ever shot was a Whisperstik Mojo recurve and the older Wing Red Wing Hunters.

Mike

[Mike Bolin]

Rose Oak, Assenheimer and Timberhawk are the recurves that I have shot and/or owned that were the easiest to "quiet down". I've had longbows that I bought used, that when I received them, were noisier than I like. With a little tuning, they quieted down nicely. I shot a Checkmate Hunter I at Cloverdale one year and it just had a set of "spiderlegs" (rubber band type silencers) and it was very quiet. Good luck! Mike

[Bowtie]

My Don Assenheimer recurve is VERY quiet. I have a 3-pc Pronghorn and the Assenheimer comes very close to that in regards to quietness. I do shoot tighter groups with the Assenheimer than any of my longbows.

[billy shipp]

Straight out of the box....Assenheimer.

Add whatever silencers you want and they only get quieter.

[Two Arrows]

I thought that my Chek-Mate Hunter II was very quiet. I'd also give the nod to a Rivers Edge recurve as being one of the more quiet recurves I've had with Rose Oak not far behind.

[Winterhawk1960]

Hummingbird Kingfisher Recurve, and a Rick Welch Dakota Pro Hunter......are both quiet as a church mouse.

Winterhawk1960

[Jwilliam]

My Zipper SXT is the quietest recurve I have ever shot. That's one of the main reasons I bought it.


Bill

[trashwood]

I have two Dryad Orion recurves.  Very easy to get the quiet.  Oh ya plus they are quick.  Very smooth to release.  great string angle for the length.

rusty

[elkken]

I have shot and owned many bows and the quietest I have ever shot is the Bill Stewart Multi cam

[LBR]

Along with bow design, tuning goes a LONG way.  Proper brace height, silencer placement, nock fit, arrow spine, your release, arrow weight, etc. all play a part.  Take the time to tinker some, you might be suprized.

I agree that recurves are usually going to have more noise than longbows--you have the string slapping the limbs on recurves.

Chad

[7eyes]

The quietest recurve is a static tip asiatic style tip. The string has a large loop and doesn't give you the boingy slap of the string hitting  the limb. I find they are quieter than longbows.
 

[joevan125]

Morrrison ILF with carbon foam limbs is as quite as any bow i own.

[Jim Wright]

I have shot a number of different "high end" recurves including the 1 pc. Toelke Chinook and a Toelke take down that Dan made for me plus "test drive" bows of the same models. In addition I shoot with 3 friends who shoot Dan's recurves. In fairness, taking someone elses bow for a few shots is not a true indicator of how quiet it might be if set up properly. That said, I have yet to hear ANY Toelke recurve that was not just plain QUIET!

[wollelybugger]

If you use heavy wood arrows it quiets down some of your bows. A bow quiver will also quiet a noisy bow. Using both will make bows whisper quiet.

[Apex Predator]

Great Northern Ghost is the hands down quietest I've ever shot.

[richbat]

browning explorere with raineman string and bow puffs all you hear is a very quiet thump barely even noticeable.