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tie on nocks or brass?

Started by 2bird, July 22, 2014, 09:03:00 AM

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2bird

I tie them on. Just tied these last night with serving thread.

Vegetarians are cool, I eat them with every meal!

MJB

A Gobbler yelp Spring or Fall is a long conversation.

kat

I have always preferred tie on nocks over brass.
They look like they will do the trick.
Ken Thornhill

Sam McMichael

I use brass, simply because it is quick and easy.
Sam

Caughtandhobble

I use serving material and tie the "nail knot" because it is quick, easy and adjustable.

2bird

I tie them on because they are lighter then brass, easier IMO and I anchor close to my face and the brass tears my lips/nose up. I had been using dental floss and it worked good, but it got gummed up after a few hundred arrows...
Vegetarians are cool, I eat them with every meal!

LB_hntr

i use brass. have all my life. never had a problem and they are easy to put on, dont move, and easy to adjust.

elkken

I used brass for many many years but got a few strings with tie ons and I really liked them so I switched.
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good

TGMM Family of the Bow

cedar flinger

I tie mine on. You can always find some kind of thread to use in a pinch, although I prefer to use serving material.
Legend longbow, 58#@28"
Bear takedown hunter, 60#@28"
Bear Super Grizzly, 45#@28"
Stalker Jackal XT, 51#@28

Jon Stewart


JJ Hernan

I use 0.30 serving thread on mine on new strings.  After string stretch awhile, I readjust then a drop of glue.  I usually replace my string after the shooting/hunting season.  About a couple of thousand draws/pull.
Damon Howatt Hunter 58" 50#@28
BlackHawk "Yellow Jacket" 68" 38#@28
Bear Polar 64" 43# & 28
T-Rex 23" with TT BMax 45#@27.5"

Randy Koleno

I use one of each, brass on top, tie on the bottom.

BrownA5

I have always used brass, but am thinking about switching over to thread (serving).

JamesKerr

James Kerr

lbshooter

I have used all three, brass, thread, and dental floss. They all work for me.If I think I'm going to remove or change my nocking point, I use floss. I will also use floss to tighten up an arrow nock on a thin string. .

nineworlds9

I used to use brass for ease of installation etc, but tie-on with serving material or floss has too many advantages:  wont scratch your bow when unstrung and getting moved around, won't scratch your face if you anchor close, won't scratch fingers if rare instance of shooting w/o a glove or tab, less risk of damaging serving (though must also be judicious when gluing tie-on nock points!) and my favorite part, if tied to the proper tightness they don't necessarily need to be glued and can always be adjusted up or down to fine tune quickly.  I hate fussing with nock pliers once a brass nock is in place.  A spool of serving material also lasts a long time, through many strings and the different ways to tie on a nock point are numerous and you can more or less learn/ tailor the way that works for you.
52" Texas Recurve
58" Two Tracks Ogemaw
60" Toelke Chinook
62" Tall Tines Stickflinger
64" Big Jim Mountain Monarch
64" Poison Dart LB
66" Wes Wallace Royal
            
Horse Creek TAC, GA
TBOF

I prefer serving with a tiny drop of glue.  I used a thin smear of gorilla glue on my last one, made it wet to cure and turned my tiny tie on into a little tan ball.  Seems to work and has not come off.

LoreVa13

I also prefer tie-on nocks with dap of glue when all is said and tuned.
"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." - John Muir

Black Widow PMA III 64" 64@30
Sarrels Bobbcatt 62" 51@30

Bjorn

I use floss and glue but all this talk about ca glue and broken strings has me worried.

eflanders

Tie-on, no glue.  Wax the nock serving before installing.  It will hold just fine.


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