Nibs

[bama]

Some traditional archery shoots state "no nibs".   Anyone know why?

[M60gunner]

I heard something like they are hard on targets? But I believe it's the "trad police" striking agian.

[LookMomNoSights]

I shot nibs routinely when I used to shoot wheel bows.   Glue them in good and you never have to worry about loose points.  I can't see how they would tear up targets any more than a glue on or screw in field point  Sounds like a lame reason.  Now if people weren't to glue them in and they get left in a target maybe ......  but that's just as likely with a screw in point and an insert glued in poorly.   Who knows .......... trad police,  could be something to that .........

[Pat B]

If you don't mind me asking...what is a nib?   

[McDave]

If you don't mind me asking...what is a nib?   

+1

[M60gunner]

A Nibb point is a long bullet shaped point. Most of it is inside shaft with bullet part showing. The rear shaft part is hollow. Made from stainless steel by Easton. Now, they aren't real heavy but being hollow in the back a person can add weight. I have been using them on my indoor arrows because there isn't any lip from an insert to catch in the backstop when pulling arrows. To make the weight I want I add .22 cal pellets and hot melt.

[LookMomNoSights]

yup,  there's one right there!  Hot melt them in and you never have to worry about loose points. All different sizes to correspond with different shaft inner diameters.  Haven't shot one of those in at least 20 years,  but I still have a bunch kicking around I'm sure collecting dust.

[Pat B]

OK, thanks. 

[Stringwacker]

Some traditional archery shoots state "no nibs".   Anyone know why?

My experience has been when a club has a minimum 125 grain point rule for their tournaments, they usually disallow the use of nibs. Though nibs can come in different weights, a 125 nib isn't the same as a 125 grain field point....if only because the nib discards the need of an insert and the weight associated with it. Some clubs use different point weight minimums; but the reasoning against the nibs stays the same.

To me it seems an odd way to maintain a competitive balance between archers. It probably made more sense in the age of the aluminum arrow for competitive archery than it does today. Carbon allows an endless amount of variation in arrow weights; regardless of point weight.

[JohnV]

Has to do with old rules to keep target archers from winning field archery tournaments that were set up for bowhunters.  Has nothing to do with target damage.  Some clubs have rules in place to discourage Olympic style bows and archers from dominating shoots designed for bowhunters using hunting bows and hunting weight arrows. 

[M60gunner]

The first time I encountered Nibb points was when I was gifted a few X-7 arrows. Being curious I removed one and as I pulled it out of the shaft a .223 bullet fell out. How I learned to add weight.
 

[BAK]

I think JohnV nailed it.   

[Roger Norris]

Wow that seems like an awful picky thing to worry about! I have never used a NIB, but I will be sure to avoid them

[Terry Green]

Nibs?????

My God can we just go hunting???