Silencing your Crossbow!
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Re: Silencing your Crossbow!
I would suggest One Shot Scott.
I saw his crossbow skills on u tube even had a custom trigger
I saw his crossbow skills on u tube even had a custom trigger
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OH Ay, that was something alright. Amazing what you can do with a dull AXE.strum wrote:I would suggest One Shot Scott.
I saw his crossbow skills on u tube even had a custom trigger
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As you can see in this pic, all the latest noise eliminating products. These will give the best fer less Hey ppl don't worry be happy & as vixchix says go Naked!
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I will say welcome to the forum. And leave it to the rest to try and silence the crossbows.My Equinox has a Boo String, Custom Munch Mount, a NGSS, Custom set of GT Laser II's and it works for me.
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I added limbsavers to the limbs and monkey tails to the string. That really quieted the bow noise. The downside is I lost 12 FPS.
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I say to each his/her own. I do stuff to mine to quieten it down, others do not. Does it make a difference, to me, yes. It can be argued til the cows come home as to whether or not it matters. The way I look at it, if eliminating some noise makes the shooter happy, then go for it!
You'll never have everyone agree on something (other than Boo being "vertically challenged" ), so why worry about it. As long as the shooter is happy, that's all that matters.
You'll never have everyone agree on something (other than Boo being "vertically challenged" ), so why worry about it. As long as the shooter is happy, that's all that matters.
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Re: Silencing your Crossbow!
What made a big difference for me was a Limbsaver Tentacle Wrap wrapped over the stirrup and heat shrink tubing on the arrow retainer. I have always had the STS vibration damper system on the bow (a generous gift from a member on this forum). I added a BowJax Super Maxjax Damper over each of the STS rubber stoppers.
Is my bow quiet, no, but it is certainly not as loud as it was!
Is my bow quiet, no, but it is certainly not as loud as it was!
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mate those bowjax on your S5 should work great l have them on mine, huge diffrence
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ELLIS wrote:What made a big difference for me was a Limbsaver Tentacle Wrap wrapped over the stirrup and heat shrink tubing on the arrow retainer. I have always had the STS vibration damper system on the bow (a generous gift from a member on this forum). I added a BowJax Super Maxjax Damper over each of the STS rubber stoppers.
Is my bow quiet, no, but it is certainly not as loud as it was!
Where did you pick up this tentacle wrap and bowjax damper??
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Been messin' with my bows since their inception. Tape, wrap, filling, string stoppers-before Excal even had them-32 to 40 strand strings, heavy arrows, etc only to realize that noise bothers me more than the deer. Now I focus on hunting silently and shooting at 'settled down' deer, knowing that no matter how silent I think my bow may be they still can hear the shot..the only one I'm likely to get.
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Re: Silencing your Crossbow!
One of the wonderful things about these bows is the ability to customize your bow to what you imagine. Don't let any posts make you think the bow is any less for making it quieter. It's your bow, do what you want. If you want help to do something to your bow, ask and you'll get answers. If you feel you are being goaded you are probably reading it wrong (I hope). I'm sure no one here will tell you what to do with your bow. You might get warnings if it's dangerous but I can't see anyone telling you that you are being stupid by lowering the noise signature of your bow!
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Bullzeye, couldn't find the wraps in Canada online. Local stores did not have them. Got them from Bowhunters International, Bowhunters Supply Store (Sims Tentacle Insulator Wrap, Black. (LS3407) = $14.99, Bowjax Stabilizer Dampeners 1"Dia., Black. (BJ1051BLK) = $19.98). Had them in less than a week using US mail.
Blackjack, I have had the Bowjax Stabilizer Dampeners on since August. Not sure it they made a difference in the sound or not.... Shoot 3D only, not a hunter. Have put a gazillion arrows through since putting them on. The Sims Tentacle Insulator Wrap and the heat shrink tubing made a noticeable difference instantly!
Cheers.
Blackjack, I have had the Bowjax Stabilizer Dampeners on since August. Not sure it they made a difference in the sound or not.... Shoot 3D only, not a hunter. Have put a gazillion arrows through since putting them on. The Sims Tentacle Insulator Wrap and the heat shrink tubing made a noticeable difference instantly!
Cheers.
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Re: Silencing your Crossbow!
Thanks All,
Great Info!
Great Info!
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Re: Silencing your Crossbow!
I got mine on flea-bay.Bullzeye wrote:ELLIS wrote:What made a big difference for me was a Limbsaver Tentacle Wrap wrapped over the stirrup and heat shrink tubing on the arrow retainer. I have always had the STS vibration damper system on the bow (a generous gift from a member on this forum). I added a BowJax Super Maxjax Damper over each of the STS rubber stoppers.
Is my bow quiet, no, but it is certainly not as loud as it was!
Where did you pick up this tentacle wrap and bowjax damper??
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2011 Excalibur Vortex with a Twilight DLX Scope
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i dont have the tenicals wrap but i got some surgical rubber from the hospital..it,s the rubber strips that,s put on your arm when gettin a blood sample i saw some and ask for one..they gave me a handful..wrapped one around the stirrup then coverd with black electrical tape..really took out the tuning fork effect..but other than excel string and S5 thats all i have
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