targets

[Psprague]

Does anybody have any sugestion on materials for home made targets.

[sniper]

Cut carboard 6 inchs wide by about 4 feet long and stack it up to about 4 feet , Make some kind of channel system to hold it all together.

Behind all the cardboard build a box and stuff that box full of shrink wrap.

Works very well and stop all sorts of arrows.

[Psprague]

Thanks for the info. That should be easy enough to do.

[ganonymous]

I got a mid size box and put an old sleeping bag in it.......i even shoot it in my house!!!!

[Valley Lad]

Fill a feed bag with plastic bags or plastic wrap that's used to keep boxes on skids.

[russ]

Another alternative is to buy a box of rags from a industrial supply store. They work quite well too.

[victorbrca]

Anyone ever tried making one of these but with rope??

http://www.quicksarchery.co.uk/superbasket/images/products/gt18stand_b.jpg


Vic.

[ganonymous]

that looks cool...what is the rope glued to? plywood?

[russ]

Uhm, I think that's a straw mat, probably a little wimpy for a compound.

[Valley Lad]

The public range here in Toronto makes their butts out of old ceiling tiles. They stack the tiles 4' high to make a 4'x4' by 18" thick target. They've got a solid wood frame on the sides and bottom. On top they've got a 2"x8" with a long threaded rod through it and down through the bottom plate. All they have to do to replace them is remove the old tiles, place a new stack in the frame and tighten the nut on the threaded rod to compress the tiles. Works pretty well but it can be hard to remove the arrows from 20 yards.

[victorbrca]

The one I made at home was gone in one weekend shooting at 8m, 12m, 15m than 30m.

I used a piece of pressed wood (like the ones you make sub boxes) in the back, than a thick layer of roof insulation Styrofoam, 2x layers of ceiling tiles, about 14 pieces of cloth (open), a whole lot of plastic bags, cardboard box to hold all layers together.

It looked like this:

http://wazem.dyndns.org/temp/Archery/DSC02756%20(Small).JPG


I wanna buld something that will last for a long while... Those look perfect, but they use I think a type of pressed/threaded straw. I was thinking maybe a couple layer of thick ropes may do it.


Vic.

[Grunter]

One suggestion I was given a few years back but didn't try was to get a large/heavy garbage bag filled with spray or expansion foam. When I called a few places that dealt with the stuff they told me that it would cost anywhere from $10 to $25 for one bag... pretty reasonable.

I've used cardboard boxes stuffed with cardboard sheets for the past few years and sprung for a Yellow Jacket broadhead cube and won't look back - I love it.

[victorbrca]

I got home yesterday and was intrigued. That had to be some way of making something that looked ok and would last for a while. So I started a “project” hoping that it will last for a while.

I’m still working on it, and I’m not really carpentry inclined, so. Lol…

I got a piece of plywood (2’ x 2’) and covered it with 2 layers of heavy-duty carpet. Them I made a tripod to hold the plywood. Next thing I will do is put another layer made of high density foam (minimum 10” of depth). I’m hoping that it will be enough for a 30 meter range.

This is what it looks like right now:


http://wazem.dyndns.org/temp/Archery/DSC02817.JPG


Vic.

[victorbrca]

I finished. Not sure how long it will last. The high density foam was too expensive so I used other materials. This is what it looks like.

http://wazem.dyndns.org/temp/Archery/DSC02835.JPG

Layers:
1- Plywood
2- Heavy duty carpet
3- Thin piece of plywood
4- Ceiling tile
5- Self closing foam
6- 2 layers of medium density foam (types that come with electronics)
7- Cardboard

http://wazem.dyndns.org/temp/Archery/DSC02836.JPG

http://wazem.dyndns.org/temp/Archery/DSC02838.JPG

Distance I've been shooting

http://wazem.dyndns.org/temp/Archery/DSC02837.JPG


Vic.

[russ]

I'm curious, what behind the fence that's acting as a backstop?

[victorbrca]

I'm curious, what behind the fence that's acting as a backstop?

It's a bunch of stuff that my neighbor piles against the fence. He doesn't have a shed... Why?