Hot Melt/Hot Glue

[jt400]

Is hot melt and hot glue the same thing? If not, will hot glue work just the same to hold inserts? Hot glue gun seems a lot easier than melting a stick of hot melt.

[Razorback01]

I’ve never used a glue gun, you need a way to apply some heat to the insert along with the glue from the stick. Otherwise, use 2 part epoxy, better hold and no risk of damaging carbon.

[Tradbeau]

Glue gun sticks are too soft. The hot glue for inserts is harder and more durable.

[JHarrell89]

Gorilla glue impact tough!

[PondPopper]

No not the same

[Big Lee]

Hot glue will continue to melt over and over. If you are sitting outside with the mosquitos and copperhead early season, it will soften.

[Tradbeau]

Hot glue will continue to melt over and over. If you are sitting outside with the mosquitos and copperhead early season, it will soften.

True. I quite using hot melt glue years ago after I quite using wooden arrows. Once I went carbon, epoxy for the inserts and fletchtite for the nocks for me. I lost too many inserts in targets with other glues.

[mzurovec]

No. I swapped to hot melt last year and have had a good experience.