I don't know if they've changed the formula in Fletchtite or what, but just recently I've had 6 nocks come off my arrows. I had 4 come off while competing in the Dunolly traditional shoot last weekend and most of these arrows hit nothing harder than the bales. I lost another 2 just today, hunting bunnies. Admittedly the ground was very hard, but they should stay on better than this, surely.
I do go to a lot of trouble, when making my arrows, in a bid to ensure the nocks stay in place. I always roughen the nock taper with a series of shallow cuts, done with a sharp knife. I use plenty of Fletchtite glue. I twist them around to ensure a good glue coverage, before aligning them with the grain in the timber. I don't know what else I can do.
Maybe I should try using Araldite again for my nocks. I used to use Araldite all the time, but it's inconvenient to use and it doesn't 'bond' with the plastic in the same way that Fletchtite does. Fletchtite should work better than it does.
What's the solution? I don't notice other people walking around all the time with nockless arrows in their backquiver like I do.
Mick
