Newbie arrow setup questions

[strud]

Hi all,

I'm about to setup some arrows for use in target shooting (as opposed to my existing set for hunting or heavier duty work).

I have purchased some Carbontech Cheetah 400 shafts and will be shooting them from my Tomkat @ 60lb. Draw length is 29".

Q1. I have made some estimates for all the components and it seems difficult to achieve much over 5grains/lb and stay between 7%->9% FOC without adding pin nock insert to put some mass in the back end. The question is, should I be worried about going up to 11 or 12% FOC with these arrows for general purpose target shooting (ie all my target stuff) ?

Q2. What are the pros and cons of using one piece points vs inserts and screw in points ?

Q3. What points do y'all recommend ?

[Mark M]

From what I can gather an foc of 10 to 15 is what you want no matter what your shooting.For target around 100 grain points are good foc is still being debated but as I say the general consensus is between 10 and 15 is okay.As for screw in points it allows you to try different point weights and also allows you to use broadheads if needed but as ageneral rule for target not needed.

[frommy]

And also as a general rule for target, your WILL lose a head in the target butt with a screw in, which someone else will invariably find, the hard and expensive way. :(