Well the bow got here a little over an hour ago and I couldn't wait to unpack it and get it strung. Shot about 20 arrows out of it at first and it was dead on the money, shooting to my point of aim. The string didn't have any silencers on it and while not excessive it had a bit of a twang. I then put my quiver on it and another string that Allen Shafer made for me that did have silencers on it and WOW!!! dead on and dead silent!!! After shooting another 25 or so arrows I called Brian to thank him for such a phenominal piece of work. Beautiful as it is deadly!!!!