Silvertip recurve BH

[vtmtnman]

I recently got a new to me 60" 54@28" silvertip recurve.I was out today trying to get her tuned and it seems to me the bow is loud on the shot.I'm running beaver hair silencers,I wrapped the ends of the string with wool yarn,and I have a double tied on nock point,all on a FF flemish string.I played with the BH some,but I'm unsure what is best.I started out at about 7 7/8",went down to about 7 1/2.7/8 seemed a little better.Maybe I should try 8-8+"?

What is the recommended BH you guys are using your ST curves?

Rich

[A.S.]

Rich, on the newer models, Dave recommends a bh of 7 1/4-7 3/4". I think some of the older ones used a slightly higher bh.

I think you may be happier if you try a string silencer other than the beaver hair. I've been using wool yarn and it works great on my Silvertip. I think cat whiskers would also quiet your bow better than the beaver fur.

[billy shipp]

I agree with Allen.....Beaver silencers look cool, but are the least effective silencers I've used on recurves.

I like cat whiskers.

[Jack Whitmire Jr]

I use rubber cat wiskers with a BH of 8" on mine.

Jack

[Stykbowslim]

Try a brace height of 8" or better...

[Covey]

7 3/4 BH, wool yarn for silencers 13" from loop! probably the quietest recurve I've shot!! Jason

[vtmtnman]

Alan,I'm running cat whiskers on my other setup and I think I'll try them on this one too.I'll stick with that range of BH as well.Thanks for the other input as well guys,it all helps.  

[Curtis Haden]

Mine is a 62" bow, built in 2001.  It is really quiet at 8.5" with bow hush and hush puppies!  I set my hush puppies at the 1/4 points on the string.

[rambo1993]

put puff silencers and 2 string leeches with wool wraps like bow hush and an 8" brace height thats how my samick is setup and I can't here a thing deer haven't jumped the string ever

[KentuckyTJ]

What is the total weight of your arrows?

I agree with Allen go with the yarn balls.

[mtnbike]

I have a 58" Schafer  @ 60# and shoot a 7 1/4 BH. Have rubber whiskers and use a felt pad on the limbs at the contact point on the limbs, 610 grn arrow.. Whisper quiet

[limbow]

I would be happy to take it off your hands if you are unable to quiet it down to your liking  

[rambo1993]

i dont know 125 heads 29" alluminium arrows original easton 2117 feathers so like 500

[HARRO64]

I use Llama wool on my Tip and about 10" down from the tips is whisper quite.It seems to shoot the best with the B/H at 7 1/4 to 7 1/2.

[SilverTip]

the old Silvertips that Paul made all he used and I had to use was brush Buttons. but that was with dacron strings. I have a new bow that Dave made and the Catwhiskers did the job, its the fastest and best shooting Silvertip I own. Good luck you have a awesome bow.
             Billy

[gsdmikko]

hi rich, Remember how loud my bow was that one shoot we went to? i had the beaver balls on that day.switched to the hush puppies and now it's "super" quite  

[vtmtnman]

Originally posted by limbow:
I would be happy to take it off your hands if you are unable to quiet it down to your liking    

It took long enough to find the specs I wanted,and color.The more I shoot this bow the more I'm liking it.  

[vtmtnman]

Originally posted by gsdmikko:
hi rich, Remember how loud my bow was that one shoot we went to? i had the beaver balls on that day.switched to the hush puppies and now it's "super" quite      

Jamie,I'm just about to switch to some cat whiskers here in a few.Just got out of the woods an hour ago.I think they will be the ticket.  

[vtmtnman]

Originally posted by KentuckyTJ:
What is the total weight of your arrows?

I agree with Allen go with the yarn balls.

TJ,I'm just bare shafting right now to see what's going to work for me.I did notice a large difference between a 30"BOP POC and a 30" BOP 2213 though.I think for this bow I'll be running some heavier arrows this time around.  

[Covey]

Mine is the same specs as yours, and they shoot heavy arrows very well! Jason