Chad,
You nailed it! Those are my thoughts exactly. I received my wood arrows this week and I LOVE them.
I just can't see flinging them around half-as**d, just for kicks and grins. The whole point of my question was to see if the old carbons could safely be shot out of my recurve and you answered that thoroughly. I really like the idea of using themfor stumps, tiny targets in the yard, and the fact that I would like to start practicing at longer distances.
Thak you for a well written and informative response.
Brett