I bought a dozen this past summer. Mine came with Easton nocks, and seem fine. The epics probably don' t compare to some carbons like redlines, or carbon express. But for the price they are decent. I can say they were a upgrade from my last carbons, Cabelas stalker supremes. I had 1 Epic in the dozen that didn' t spin perfectly, but the rest fly great. I did hit a rock head on with one, and it shattered. So that tells me they aren' t as strong as some of more expensive carbons out there.