removing inserts from BEEMAN MFX

[mec lineman]

Anybody know the best way to remove the inserts from beeman mfx arrows?Also,do you have to use the epoxy that comes with the HIT inserts,can you use goat tuff or fletch tite?

[Javi]

Once you put them in with epoxy it's difficult to get them out.. You can try an old trick..

Get a drill bit that will just fit loosely in the shaft.. then hold the arrow tip up and whip it down driving the drill bit into the insert.. repeat until you wear out or the insert comes out..

As a NOTE: I use low temp hot melt to put mine in then quickly dunk them into a glass of water..

[mec lineman]

THANKS JAVI , Somehow I knew that epoxy was going to be trouble

[Izzy]

I use Goat Tuff, but it is Tuff to get them out, even with a torch. For my next batch I though Id try that low temp hot melt but does it hold well?.
           My favorite arrows except for changing out inserts. I have footed mine with 2018 because they frayed some from heating points to remove inserts.

[cyred4d]

Instead of a drill bit I use a 18 inch threaded 8/32 inch rod. It is heavier than the drill bit and gives the insert a bit more pop. They are still a pain to get out.

[Guss]

If you use goat tuff or the epoxy it's pretty much permanent without spending alot of effort and you may mess up a few. I use hot melt or jb weld. Jb holds better and you can still remove em' with heat. You can strip the fletching and cut from the nock end. They are also my favorite carbon.

[Bud B.]

I have removed inserts from carbon with a propane torch. It is tricky. I unscrew a field point partially out and have pliers handy for a quick grab. Heat the field point slowly as the heat transfers from the FP to the insert and then to the epoxy it'll soften up eventually.

Do it slowly. Too much heat can transfer quicker than you can grab the pliers and pull the FP and insert out. You might try putting the FP in a vise and pull on the arrow shaft while heating the works up. if you do it that way you can wrap a cold wet cloth around the shaft at the tip while the heat does its work.

It's risky though.

[JRY309]

What I have done on removing HIT inserts was to slowly drill them out if the are aluminum.If they are brass they are alot harder too remove if not impossible depending on what was used to install them.The aluminum insert will drill out easy because it is softer then brass.Just find a drill bit that just fits inside and hold the shaft and slowly drill it out.This is how I have done a few shafts with HIT inserts.