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Old 05-02-2003, 12:42 PM
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I just picked up my new shafts - and when I get them done they should be ~300gr. I will have my ' 02 Pat SC set to 60# with a 27" draw - I plan on checking the speed thru the chrono before & after the hush kit silencers & I' ll let you know how much of a difference it makes in speed & noise.

Also - FWIW - while in KC @ Nationals this year one of my string silencer ' fingers' broke off my top silencer during the 3D shoot. I cornered a BowTech shop owner I know & respect & he told me that they have been tying a small serving to keep them from sliding - he tells me that because mine slid down & ended up colliding with the one on the buss cable it broke.

Now my top silencer is missing 1 finger...[] good thing it' s not the middle one!

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Old 05-03-2003, 05:00 AM
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Hey Rack-attack when you sat 385 gr. is that with the broadhead ? If so what type of broadhead and weight? And what type arrow? thank you. jerseyhunter
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Old 05-03-2003, 08:52 AM
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When I got my Pat last spring the dealer installed the hush kit. The string silencers came apart in a week or two, replaced them with Sims. I switched back and forth between the Sims cable dampener and the hush kit dampener several time and could tell a difference, Sims quiter.

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Old 05-03-2003, 11:03 AM
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jersey,

They are 385 grn total weight. 28-1/4" GT XT 7595' s with 75 grn tip, 4" feathers and wraps. Can easily go to 125 grn tip with these and still spine.

My GT XT 5575' s weigh in at 370 grns and are on the light side in spine, they still fly and tune great with fps, but not that great with fixed heads.
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Old 05-05-2003, 05:54 PM
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I had the same experience as Rack...Lost the top leech and couldn' t tell a difference in sound or poi on my MM. I got curious and took the other one off and TWANG! Right back on and only one on the bottom. Shut it right up.My arrows 500+ though too.
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Old 05-05-2003, 07:24 PM
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FWIW...

I just shot my ' 02 Pat SC, 27" draw, 26" CXL250@304gr - 61lbs pull...

With the BT stock silencers (part of the hush kit) she was @ 271fps
Removed top & bottom silencers & she' s @ 274fps -

I don' t notice any difference in the sound.



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Old 05-05-2003, 11:13 PM
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Only 3 fps difference?
That' s a lot less than I figured they' d cost ya.

Rack. I plan on leaving the ones on my cables as I can' t see them doing much harm. I doubt the top cable string silencer is costing you anything. It' s funny you mention the trouble involved with taking them off, I always figured they were one scissor snip away from hitting the floor.
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Old 05-06-2003, 08:20 AM
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It' s funny you mention the trouble involved with taking them off, I always figured they were one scissor snip away from hitting the floor.
Yea...I guess you can do that. With my luck my bow would loose 10 fps and get twice as load..LOL

Another 20 dollar " Snip"
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