Legacy Noise
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tacoma Washington USA
Posts: 48
Legacy Noise
Well here goes. I shoot a Mathews Legacy and it is very accurate. It was very quiet. During the preseason it was whisper quiet but when the temps dropped here in Washington it started making a racket. It sounds as if the top string suppressor is not making full contact with the string. It makes a sound like someone strumming a string that is just touching something...that braaap sound. It is very loud and I am afraid to hunt with it this way. I went to my dealer and shot the bow in his shop where it was warm and it was as quiet as could be. I then went to the range which is outdoors and the noise was back! Does anyone have any experience with this type of problem or have any ideas for a solution. There is still over a month of hunting season open here and I would like to get out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rushville NE
Posts: 343
RE: Legacy Noise
Try a little strip of moleskin on the dampner, if that doesn't do it I heard the you can replace the dampner with a piece of old limbsaver. Just cut it to fit. Whichever just make sure you don't have it catching the string too much and putting too much force on the limb.
#7
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tacoma Washington USA
Posts: 48
RE: Legacy Noise
Thanks to all for the suggestions. I've only shot perhaps 300 arrows with the bow. The screws that hold the suppressor brackets on require a special tool to tighten or loosen them. I'll give the moleskin a try and let you know what happens. If that helps I'll drop an e-mail to Mathews. Thanks again.
#8
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tacoma Washington USA
Posts: 48
RE: Legacy Noise
Well, I tried up to layers of moleskin on the dampner and no luck. Tried two layers under my drop away rest and no luck. I removed the stabilizer and no luck. The bow still makes a buzzing noise when I shoot. A fellow at the range thinks it may be that the washers on the top wheel axle may be just a bit undersized. Will go back to the shop and get them changed....sigh. I was hoping for a solution today. The other shooters at the range tell me it's not as loud as some of their bows so to go ahead and hunt like it is. Hmmm, I think I'll get it fixed first. Thanks again for all the suggestions.
#10
RE: Legacy Noise
The only thing cold weather has done to my bow, is made it cold. The dampeners may be away from the string. Do u have your bow poundage all the way down? If u have it towards the low end, say 60lbs. out of a 70lb. bow, the length becomes longer in draw and the limbs angle more, therefor moving the dampeners slightly away from the string. They may just be bouncing off. Other than that, i cant think of anything. Try a little wax on the dampener, like bowstring wax. Tell us what happens.