Crossbow Bolt/Arrow Nock Swap

[giggitygiggity]

I am new to crossbows and recently purchased a Wicked Ridge RDX400 crossbow. It uses Alpha Nock arrows/bolts.

I have a number of Centerpoint CP400 arrows/bolts that I had since before I bought the crossbow. However, the Centerpoint CP400 arrows/bolts use a half moon nock.

Is there any way to convert the Centerpoint half moon nocks to Alpha Nocks? My understanding is that, in theory, you can swap nocks, but I am interested in the feasibility of this as it seems like nocks are often glued in place or are extremely difficult to swap.

If anyone has swapped nocks before or has experience with the CP400 arrows/bolts and is able to talk me through the process or let me know what works best, I’d appreciate it. Thanks!

 

[lemaymiami]

I'll be following this thread - not because I'm into archery - but because I build and repair fishing rods where we routinely use either an epoxy glue (for reelseats mostly) and heat glues for our tiptops... In general we either use heat (a propane torch at very low setting for thermoplastic glues - either installing or removing...) or mechanical means for epoxy glues - get out the cutting tools..

I'd be very interested to hear exactly what the shafts are made of for crossbow bolts since with fiberglass or "graphite" rod blanks you have to be very careful with heat since it can cause the shaft to de-laminate (weaken to the point of failure) if you're not very careful...

 

[earlthegoat2]

Firstly, I don’t have first hand experience with Center Point or the Alpha Nock.

I have used and swapped out both flat nocks and half moon nocks for the Eagle Claw Zombie Slayer bolts I use. In fact, the bolts came with both half moon and flat nocks for your preference.

I use an older Excalibur which recommends flat nocks but I have used half moon and flats interchangeably with no POI/POA problems or any other problems.

To swap them, I used normal slip joint pliers and pulled them out with a little force. Put the new ones in by starting them by hand and using a soft wood board to push them home. The fact that you possess similar arrows which have different nocks is evidence to me that you should be able to remove them though I am perfectly aware they may be glued in.

Like I said, I don’t have experience with Center Point but I suspect at the very least you should be able to index the nocks to orient them with your fletching. If they can be rotated, then they may be able to be removed.