Thanks, Ray.
Thanks, fnshtr.
Removal o f those expensive 100 gr. brass inserts is a priority for me...
I even have used hot melt to affix "over-footing" to lighter wall target carbon to improve behind the head impact resistance.
I totally flattened a field point overshooting a creek gator shot and blew the nock out. I checked that arrow at home and it was dollar sound and the glue never let loose.
With all the variances, I have to continue to believe (can't prove) there are many different glue type formulas out there... and lucking into the right one is paramount.
As for heating carbons, if I were making or selling carbons, I'd say the same thing...as one poster pointed out, done to a bit of excess, you'll have a rubber arrow that droops or corkscrews from softening.
Since I've shot the same arrows for several years under all sorts of conditions, I have trouble believe judicious use of heat on a field point, removing insert quickly and cooling the shaft, has created any weaknesses. The way I shoot and mmisss...I'd think I'd be breaking arrows. I lose a few, haven't broken them...
Neat thread to see such varied experiences with different products...I notice references to locally bought on some items, thus leading me to believe there are a lot of variances in products used...