My bow makes more noise than I'd like so I'm thinking of adding some dampening accessories to it to tone it down. If it helps I have a Mission Ux2 and I'm shooting about 53# at 25" and about a 325 gr. arrow. So basically I want to know what I could do to quiet my bow down. Thanks for the help!
Get a different bow, them suckers are just loud. :D There are a few things you can do.....First and foremost, make sure EVERY bolt on your bow is tight. Anything loose = added noise. 2. If you don't have a good, shock absorbing stabilizer on your bow, get one. The Simms S-coil works very well and doesn't break the bank. 3.Make sure your bow is tuned and timed. 4. Good string silencers, such as cat whiskers, help quite alot. 5. Stick on limb savers on the limbs also help. 6. STS string Supressor. These bad boys work extremely well. I would say shoot a heavier arrow, but you're already over 6 gpp so......there's not much to be gained there, IMO.
One major suggestion. RizrJax by BowJax, a decent stabilizer, and a STS. You will not sacrifice speed and this will take care of ALOT of your noise
I know you won't want to hear this but, light arrows also contribute to bow noise. All of that energy has to go somewhere and that which is not absorbed by the shaft manifests itself as vibration and sound. Studies show heavy shafts (all other things being equal and cast from the same bow) penetrate better than light shafts, even if they have less calculated kinetic energy.
I wouldn't concider 325 grains "heavy". My arrows weigh in at 480 and many "traditional" shooter are way into the 6 and 700's.
I think you should read his setup again. He's only pushing like50 pounds. Any significant weight in the arrows, and he will loose effectiveness. Lol,I don't thinly 460grain arrows would help anything.
If you mean by effectiveness that he will loose flatness of trajectory, I agree. By increasing arrow weight (assuming correct Forward of Center balance); he will also gain momentum and penetration potential...another form of effectiveness. 53 pounds draw, times 6 grains per pound, equals 318 grains total weight as a minimum weight completed arrow. Countryboy95 says he is using a 325 grain completed arrow weight. I will respectfully submit the ammo in question is on the light side, even though in compliance with "conventional" wisdom. If one's objective is 3-D archery, I agree flatness of trajectory is of paramount importance. All you want to do is hit the highest scoring ring while estimating range. No one or nothing is hurt by a poor hit. If we are primarily interested in hunting "Big Game" humanly killing that game is our primary responsibility and as such sacrificing range may be required to guarantee an accurate fully penetrating hit. The fact remains, that after hanging all of the bells and whistles of sound deadening on a piece of equipment, the basic design of the bow can't be changed and the only remaining variable is arrow weight. Raising arrow weight will tend to quiet a bow shot and is easily tested by borrowing a buddy’s arrow that is shooting a higher poundage draw with no expenditure of funds. Each of us has to decide what we are looking for in a sporting arm combination. My modern rifles are chambered in 375H&H Magnum. I can’t make 1000 yard shots but anything within 300 yards is in trouble, big trouble. When I can find a critter standing still within 50 yards, anything turkey sized or larger is in big trouble from being fully penetrated with my 480 grain arrows.
