yes i fell safer and teh FMJs i ahve havent bent yet with hundreds of shot on em come on man think about it the carbon keeps teh aluminum straight and the aluminum keeps the arrow from exploding during the shot its like a double layer protection anyway i have shot thousands of shots on Gold tips and no problems yet just flex and check plus i will gurantee you that if you get a box of carbon for 50 bucks they dont have great tolerances first of all and you will have some to throw away because they dont fly right or have a bad or weak spine. That is my experiences with cheap carbons.