How to make Exocet faster?

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Michael MacDougall
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How to make Exocet faster?

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My dad has an older Exocet with the carved limb tips? I'm trying to help him get the most out of it. Any suggestions, like a different string etc?
He will be using Easton aluminum arrows with a 100gr mech b/h.
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Re: How to make Exocet faster?

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You can purchase mag tip seconds (paint blems) from Excalibur and use a fff string to gain some speed. Also, on my older one I machined and tapped a 1" aluminum block to fit between the rail and riser. This gave me 1" more stroke and an additional 25-30 fps between the mag tip limbs and spacer.
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Re: How to make Exocet faster?

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Remember that CARVED TIP LIMBS (edited to correct mis print) must use DACRON STRINGS. Going with the faster strings will eat up the tips on your limbs.

Generally the speed from your bow is generated in direct ratio from the Draw Length. Some minor things might increase your arrow speed, but not by much. Also add-on's like silencers, limb covers ect will decrease speed. Arrow weight will also dictate some of the arrow speed.

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nice bow and thy are plenty fast to take deer just the way thy are .and boy do thy shoot straight . DUTCH
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Tom wrote:Remember that MAG TIP LIMBS must use DACRON STRINGS. Going with the faster strings will eat up the tips on your limbs.
That's carved tip limbs that require dacron strings only. :wink:

And Dutch is right, no real need to improve as long as it's still in good shape. :D
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Only way to increase speed with that bow is a minimum weight arrow, say 350 grs. Having answered your question, I hasten to add that speed ain't everything.
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Michael MacDougall wrote:My dad has an older Exocet with the carved limb tips? I'm trying to help him get the most out of it. Any suggestions, like a different string etc?
He will be using Easton aluminum arrows with a 100gr mech b/h.
Thanks

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No offence but the bow is fine the way it is IMHO I own a carved exocet if you want to go fast buy a Max!! I have one of them too :lol: :lol:
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wabi wrote:
Tom wrote:Remember that MAG TIP LIMBS must use DACRON STRINGS. Going with the faster strings will eat up the tips on your limbs.
That's carved tip limbs that require dacron strings only. :wink:

And Dutch is right, no real need to improve as long as it's still in good shape. :D

Yes my BAD!!!!!! .... I did actually mean CARVED TIP LIMBS require only DACRON STRINGS

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For my carved tip Exocet with the old cast riser, I picked up a set of Magtip limbs from forum member here, a FF string from Boo and some custom (lighter) arrows from John. I've never shot it through a chronograph to tell you how many f.p.s. I've gained, but I can tell you that I had to adjust my scope because of a slightly flatter trajectory. The difference is not dramatic, it's just tweaked the performance a wee bit. The deer certainly have not noticed a difference; this dislike the before & after versions equally! :wink:
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