Abstract: An arrow assembly having an elongated tubular arrow shaft, with a plurality of slits extending forwardly from the rearward end of the shaft, an expandable locking insert mounted at the forward end of the arrow shaft, a arrow head having a ball-shaped tip mounted on the locking insert, a fletching mechanism having a central spine mountable inside the shaft and a plurality of vanes extending radially outwardly from the spine and through the slits in the shaft, and a nock mountable at the rearward end of the shaft. The assembly can be assembled, disassembled and repaired in the field.

Abstract: A no bounce dart comprises a point which is provided frictionally slidable movement between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the barrel. The barrel is afforded rotatable movement about the point when the dart is engaged in a target.

Abstract: A dart comprises a shaft having a flight lock for securely mounting a flight on the shaft. The flight lock comprises a threaded post extending rearwardly from the shaft body and a flight holder mounted on the post. The flight holder has a threaded axial bore at its front end for receiving the post and an X-shaped slot at its rearward end which extends forwardly to a position overlapping the bore. A flight is inserted into the slit and is pushed forwardly until it enters the back of the bore. The flight holder is then threaded onto the post until the post engages the flight and wedges it between the post and the wall of the flight holder defining the bore. In another embodiment of the invention, the flight lock comprises an x-shaped slit extending forwardly from the rearward end of the shaft. A locking hole extends transversely through the shaft at a position rearward of the forward end of the slit.

Abstract: A dart comprises a shaft having a flight lock for securely mounting a flight on the shaft. The flight lock comprises a threaded post extending rearwardly from the shaft body and a flight holder mounted on the post. The flight holder has a threaded axial bore at its front end for receiving the post and an X-shaped slot at its rearward end which extends forwardly to a position overlapping the bore. A flight is inserted into the slit and is pushed forwardly until it enters the back of the bore. The flight holder is then threaded onto the post until the post engages the flight and wedges it between the post and the wall of the flight holder defining the bore.

Abstract: A dart having an elongate body with a point sliding in one end of the body and a tail carried at the other end of the body. The point is normally in an extended position. On impact with a target, or an obstruction adjacent a target, the momentum of the body causes the point to slide in the body to a position where the body impacts the head of the point and hammers the point into the target, past an obstruction, thereby reducing the likelihood of bounce of the dart.

Abstract: A dart is made with a body that breaks away from the point upon impact and/or vanes or flights that break away from the body upon impact. The objective is to minimize the size of the embedded dart in a target so that subsequent darts can be thrown to the high score area of the prior darts. The breakaway is accomplished by relative movement upon impact between point and body and by the force of gravity breaking apart a magnetic hold between body and point. Springs are also used to separate the point and other parts and/or to hold the point in projected position during flight and to allow telescoping upon impact.