Post by lockmaster on Sept 25, 2008 10:24:51 GMT -5
To start with, I must say that I'm VERY impressed with firenock! I have hunted for 52 years, and been an archer about ALL my life (at least my life so far) and have seen many products and read many claims!
During about the last three months, I have purchased and tried 3 other "name brand" lighted nocks, and the most shots I got before failure was about 25. I won't mention the names but if you think of 3 of the most popular, you will no doubt have guess which ones. I have returned ALL of them for refunds! With that being said, I was not expecting what I saw in FIRENOCK.
About 3 weeks or so ago, I purchased a 3 pack of the GST Firenocks. Just as a standard, I put all three on arrows and shot each about 10 times with NO failure on any shot. At a 3D shoot, I had a couple of guys try them also...including a young kid with a 25# bow, and again they lit EVERY TIME. I looked closely at the circuit board and see a very high quality invention. In addition to the epoxy coating, the spring that hold the battery to the circuit board is soldered and "hooked" into the board. That strength was evidenced!
Another thing is that I DID NOT have to change my sights. I have the same point of impact on the target with firenock and regular nocks out to 50 yards. Only at 60 yards do I see any difference and even that is very minimal. I have always disciplined myself to keep all my shots at deer to 40 yards or less and firenock allows me to shoot with or without the firenock and still hit my point of aim out to 50 yards.
Then I honed in on ONE Firenock (to use and abuse) and have been shooting it repeatedly every time I practice at both BH and bag targets, including many times at 3D....sometimes as far as 60 yard or more. At last count, I had shot it 64 times...and not ONCE has it failed to light or to turn off.
I had a friend of mine shoot the same one through his Bowtech 101st Airborne at about 322 fps at a Morrell bag target and again it lit every time...however, on the 3rd shot, the circuit board of the firenock ripped through the nock where it's anchored, broke the thin plastic of the nock and the battery and circuit board went forward in my arrow shaft (CX 250 Maxima Hunter) about 5 inches. According to my communication with Dorge, the method of anchoring the circuitry to the nock is being improved as I write this. Bags are pretty "hard" compared to an animal!
With the rubber "O" ring on the battery, the fit is only tight enough to prevent rattle so I was able to tap my arrow on the "nock" end and it came right out. I put a new nock on the circuit board and have since shot the same firenock about 20 times with NO failures.
I have never used lighted nocks, but all the "hoopla" this year got the best of curiosity and I wanted to try some. Out of the four I tried (including FIRENOCK) none can compare to the quality, durability and dependability of FIRENOCK IMO! I fully intend to have them on my arrow on opening day.
I would HIGHLY recommend them to ANY archer. You can buy other nocks cheaper, but you truly do get what you pay for and the extra few $$ for FIRENOCK is money well spent....and I have NO doubt at all that it will perform perfectly when I send it along with an arrow at a game animal. This is a very well designed, well made and very durable and dependable lighted nock!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words but in this case, pictures can not do justice to Firenock. A GREAT product! Firenock customer service is SUPER FANTASTIC and Dorge is VERY willing to bend over backwards if necessary to satisfy his customers!
During about the last three months, I have purchased and tried 3 other "name brand" lighted nocks, and the most shots I got before failure was about 25. I won't mention the names but if you think of 3 of the most popular, you will no doubt have guess which ones. I have returned ALL of them for refunds! With that being said, I was not expecting what I saw in FIRENOCK.
About 3 weeks or so ago, I purchased a 3 pack of the GST Firenocks. Just as a standard, I put all three on arrows and shot each about 10 times with NO failure on any shot. At a 3D shoot, I had a couple of guys try them also...including a young kid with a 25# bow, and again they lit EVERY TIME. I looked closely at the circuit board and see a very high quality invention. In addition to the epoxy coating, the spring that hold the battery to the circuit board is soldered and "hooked" into the board. That strength was evidenced!
Another thing is that I DID NOT have to change my sights. I have the same point of impact on the target with firenock and regular nocks out to 50 yards. Only at 60 yards do I see any difference and even that is very minimal. I have always disciplined myself to keep all my shots at deer to 40 yards or less and firenock allows me to shoot with or without the firenock and still hit my point of aim out to 50 yards.
Then I honed in on ONE Firenock (to use and abuse) and have been shooting it repeatedly every time I practice at both BH and bag targets, including many times at 3D....sometimes as far as 60 yard or more. At last count, I had shot it 64 times...and not ONCE has it failed to light or to turn off.
I had a friend of mine shoot the same one through his Bowtech 101st Airborne at about 322 fps at a Morrell bag target and again it lit every time...however, on the 3rd shot, the circuit board of the firenock ripped through the nock where it's anchored, broke the thin plastic of the nock and the battery and circuit board went forward in my arrow shaft (CX 250 Maxima Hunter) about 5 inches. According to my communication with Dorge, the method of anchoring the circuitry to the nock is being improved as I write this. Bags are pretty "hard" compared to an animal!
With the rubber "O" ring on the battery, the fit is only tight enough to prevent rattle so I was able to tap my arrow on the "nock" end and it came right out. I put a new nock on the circuit board and have since shot the same firenock about 20 times with NO failures.
I have never used lighted nocks, but all the "hoopla" this year got the best of curiosity and I wanted to try some. Out of the four I tried (including FIRENOCK) none can compare to the quality, durability and dependability of FIRENOCK IMO! I fully intend to have them on my arrow on opening day.
I would HIGHLY recommend them to ANY archer. You can buy other nocks cheaper, but you truly do get what you pay for and the extra few $$ for FIRENOCK is money well spent....and I have NO doubt at all that it will perform perfectly when I send it along with an arrow at a game animal. This is a very well designed, well made and very durable and dependable lighted nock!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words but in this case, pictures can not do justice to Firenock. A GREAT product! Firenock customer service is SUPER FANTASTIC and Dorge is VERY willing to bend over backwards if necessary to satisfy his customers!
