Bowtech noise?

[littlebuck]

I just bought a new 2006 bowtech allegiance. A friend at work told me that the first thing that needs to be done with this bow is to take out a pocket knife and cut off all the bowtech silencers. I am just curious if any of you have had to replace yours with better after market stuff or is the bowtech stuff ok? Thanks Ken

 

[Weatherby]

I own a 2005 Bowtech MightyMite, and a 2006 Bowtech Tribute. I have left the stock limb vibrablocks on both bows. Both are very quiet compared to other bows that my buddies shoot. You'd probably experience a slight increase in speed if you removed the vibrablocks. You could remove them and install limbsavers, but I wouldn't waste your money. Furthermore, I'd remove the limbs and slide the vibrablocks off of the limbs before I would remove them with a pocket knife. Knives and Bows don't mix. One slip of the knife and you could be in trouble if you hit your string for some reason. Good luck to you!

Regards,

Weatherby

 

[BlackTimber]

Leave em' on. They work just as good as any other.

 

[Bowtecher]

I shoot with the original hush kit on my bowtech.
On the string I did go to string leaches and I also use limbsavers also.Just cause I like a real quiet bow.
I went from mattews quiet to stealth mode.
The biggest thing that I noticed that made noise was my rest.
I replaced it this year with a drop-away and no more noise.
quietest bow I've shot that has a fps of 315!

 

[elkaddiction]

I've found the factory string silencers will shoot apart after a few thousand shots, but the cable silencers and limb silences are fine. I've installed a string suppressor called an STS on my bowtechs and have not replaced the shot up silencers. I really like what it has done. I do think I picked up a couple fps--which means nothing. You want that hunting bow as quiet as you can get it.