Lighted nocks

[lintond]

Oregon is allowing lighted nocks this year. Looking for input on what you guys prefer. Are there practice nocks that weigh the same or do you guys just bite the bullet and use lighted nocks?

BTW I'm shooting Axis 300 arrows.

 

[OR Archer]

We've carried several different brands over the years. The Nockturnals seem to be the best so far. I've only seen a very very small amount of them not work as they should. They don't offer a practice nock at this time that I am aware of, so tuning and sighting in with them is recommended. Available in Red, Green, Blue and Pink. Pink is the brightest followed by the red in my opinion.

 

[live2huntelk]

I looked at Cabela reviews before going with Nockturnal.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/sear...cks&x=10&y=6&WTz_l=Header;Search-All+Products

Looks like Cabela's has an exclusive Nockturnal practice knock. However, one of the reviews complained about the practice nock not being the same weight as the lighted knock.

Something to think about when going to lighted nocks.....the lighted nocks are heavier (check weight on website) than the standard non-lighted plastic nocks which can change your FOC of the arrow.

 

[KH_bowfly]

I've been using the nockturnals for a handful of years now. I like them. They are a good quality for the weight and price.

I've seen the practice ones and was tempted, but they are not enough cheaper to be worth it in my opinion.

I sight in and practice with the nockturnals and broadheads but spend most of my time without the nockturnals. After one gets used for a while it becomes a practice nock just in case it needs to be left out over night. I usually buy a new pack at the start of the year and rotate the old ones to practice and only shoot the new ones to make sure they work. I haven't had a problem with brightness or longevity, but my buddy had one not work out of the pack. That was the only quality issue I've seen first hand.

 

[camping1601]

For practice nocks I take some socket head set screws of the right diameter to screw in to reg nocks and length to make weight and make my own. It sounds like more work than it really is.

 

[Matt W.]

I recently added the Nocturnals. Definitely heavier than the standard nocks, but sure are fun to shoot.

 

[KHNC]

Old nocturnals seemed to work good for most. New nocturnals seem to be much less reliable. I have used Firenocks since 2010. They are more technical and more expensive than the others, but they are also the most reliable in my opinion. They make them in all arrow sizes an include weighted practice nocks as well. The fit of the nock on the string is unmatched. Accuracy and matched weight is topnotch. www.firenock.com

 

[Pac8541]

+1 on the Firenocks. I used them last year when I committed to lighted nocks and they've been completely awesome. Their only downside is their cost, which is rather significant: $66 for 3. The G size which fits Carbon Injexions and FMJ D6 shafts weighs 18gr. The ones I used last year for ACCs comes in at 25gr. Super reliable, very bright, replaceable batteries, and weight matched practice units.

 

[Dos Perros]

I have used the Carbon Express ones, and they are okay. I like how they turn on/off compared to some of the others, you just pull them out instead of trying to manipulate a small switch with an arrow point or a blade of some sort. But, it seems like about 1 in 3 just doesn't work like the other two. Either dimmer, flickers some, something like that.

 

[Matt W.]

What I like about the Nockturnals is how simple they are to both install and use. Sure, you gotta use something to turn them off, but long battery life and simple to use appealed to me. The Firenocks look nice, but I had a hard enough enough time buying the Nockturnals at $34ish! : ) When they burn out, you simply extract and replace, no glue needed. Only had them for a week or so, but have shot just about every day since I got them. So far no problems and I hope to test them fully on a bear this spring. : )

 

[BSeals71]

For practice nocks I take some socket head set screws of the right diameter to screw in to reg nocks and length to make weight and make my own. It sounds like more work than it really is.

Thats a great idea

 

[kpk]

Nockturnal for me too. I used to use some expensive easton? Ones that used a magnet and flashed. They were great but batteries always died even if I deactivated them.

 

[KHNC]

One thing to add about Firenock. The batteries last 3 years and are easily replaceable. So as long as you don't lose your arrow, the nocks are guaranteed for 30,000 cycles by the company. A lifetime for most folks.

 

[Bowhuntr64]

I have used Easton Tracer Nocks, Lumenoks, Firenocks, and Nockturnals. By far the simplest the use are Nockturnals. I know Firenocks are top notch, but they were really hard for me to install properly. I even had the owner on the phone walking me thru it, which was very nice of him...but still one out of three did not light properly on a hog hunt. I sent them back and went back to Nockturnals.

 

[camping1601]

Thats a great idea

Fyi dpending on your nock you may need to tap it first. I put like four full threads in mine first before I glue the set screw in. If you run the screw into the nock without tapping it and it's too tight you may expand it. Once you figure it out it's idiot proof.

 

[mossyhorn]

Just ordered some nockturnals off of Amazon for $17 for a 3 pack. I hear a lot of guys saying how much heavier they are... The difference between a standard nock and a nockturnal is 8-10 grains. I'll have to shoot them and see, but I'm expecting that I'll hardly notice the difference.

 

[ORROSS334]

Picked up a couple packs of the Nockturnals both green and red.... Green is my favorite and they are great fun for sure. I have shot lighted nocks in the past for fun but the Nockturnals are very easy to operate.

 

[BrentH]

Was going to make the switch to lighted nocks this year, so I picked up some Nockturnals. Out of my first six, I had one that wouldn't turn on, and two that wouldn't turn off after the first shot. Went back to my Easton x-nocks. 50% failure rate is a bit high for me to accept, and after a lot of reading, didn't seem that uncommon.

 

[Matt W.]

Was going to make the switch to lighted nocks this year, so I picked up some Nockturnals. Out of my first six, I had one that wouldn't turn on, and two that wouldn't turn off after the first shot. Went back to my Easton x-nocks. 50% failure rate is a bit high for me to accept, and after a lot of reading, didn't seem that uncommon.

Dang, sounds like you got a bad bunch. I picked up two different packs, for total of 6. Been running them for 2 months without a single issue. Sorry to hear ya had to deal with that. Did you call Nockturnal at all to see if they would take care of you? Just curious what their response was. ??

 

[camping1601]

Was going to make the switch to lighted nocks this year, so I picked up some Nockturnals. Out of my first six, I had one that wouldn't turn on, and two that wouldn't turn off after the first shot. Went back to my Easton x-nocks. 50% failure rate is a bit high for me to accept, and after a lot of reading, didn't seem that uncommon.

My first attempt at lighted knocks was similar to yours. I realized you have make sure you buy from someone that sells a lot of them to insure you get fresh ones.