what do I need?

[yekrut]

If I wanna do some stump shooting, I use carbon arrows, won't it damage them if I am shooting them into stumps, I know to use a judo point but won't it hurt the arrow?? Thank you

[Whip]

Carbons are incredibly tough.  But you will have your best luck with older stumps that have been softened with some age.  Sometimes it can be hard to tell from a distance, but you will soon learn to recognize likely targets.  If you hit a particularly hard one just make sure to check the shaft carefully for any damamge before shooting it again.  

If occasionally you break and arrow it is a small price to pay for endless hours of fun!  I enjoy stump shooting so much that it has been known to get in the way of a serious hunting trip!

[Friends call me Pac]

I use carbon express 150's with a 1.5" section of 2117 to foot the shaft.  This along with a hex head point and you can shoot just about anything that I can think of.

There is thread that tells what size footing you need for particular shafts and how to foot them.  I used them to make up my own arrows.

If you hit a really solid object you have to watch for the nock to pop loose but with the 150's replacing a nock takes about 10 seconds.
If you don't see the original nock laying on the ground carry a few spares in your pocket fot this situation.

These arrows are so tough I only take two of them stumping in case one of them breaks.  So far I have not had one break but I did have an insert pop out ounce.  I prefer 2 ton epoxy that takes overnight to cure but couldn't find it the last time I looked so i got some gorrila glue to try instead.  That was on the insert that popped out but it took an awfully lot of shots to knock it loose.

[Curveman]

I'm with Whip-a small price to pay for a great time! I lose more arrows than anyone I know. I went to carbons from woods just for the durability. I CAN'T RESIST (though sometimes I want to!) taking that "impossible" , "if I miss this it's GONE shot!"    :D    I'm not rich or even wealthy but I am here but once and besides, most of us hunter types will squeeze of a box of .45's without a blink and not even think about it so why worry about and arrow?! Sorry for the ramble!