Hello,

i wanna bareshaft some new arrows to get em right.
But i wanna keep my point weight the same, only changing insert weight.

Is there a possibility for a temporary, removable way of putting my inserts in?

I have thought about it and have not come up with the answer. But if i just slide em in they will stay inside my target, if i glue them in i will loose an shaft for every wrong weight guess.

all help apreciated

Kind Regards

I use 3/4" squares of plastic sandwich bag that I cut up in all of my carbons.  It holds them in for a few shots, then I decide to cut/not cut until bareshaft is good.  Might work for you also.  Mark

Just use some hot glue. It'll hold good enough for a few shots. You can just heat it up and remove to change inserts.

QuoteOriginally posted by joekeith:
Just use some hot glue. It'll hold good enough for a few shots. You can just heat it up and remove to change inserts.

but wont the reheating destroy my carbons? or do i just heat the tip and hope the heat gets transmitted to the glue?

Put your carbons in a pot of boiling water to release the hot glue...  

I use Glad Wrap,a sticky thin plastic for sealing leftovers.I cut a thin strip wrap the insert then insert in arrow.It holds the insert VERY firm and no residue left in the arrow once removed.

thanks guys, some good ideas there

I usually spin a couple wraps of electrical tape over the tip/insert and the shaft.  I've not had an issue removing them from my Reinhart 18:1, just unwrap the tape, change insert weight, and re-tape to shoot.

I've used the plastic shopping bags, and actually have inserts weddged so tight it was hard to remove period.  Easily works for barshafting, depending on how firm your target is.

Cut at nock end if you need to cut the shaft.

Hot glue and boiling water, or heat the tips with a torch, both work.

The sanwich bags work great. I wouldn't shoot them into a real hard target though as you might lose the insert in the target.

same here hot glue

So hot melt would not be a long term solution?  Has anyone used it long term and how did it work out?

Hot melt does not hold up in Florida heat long term.