Crossbow target...

daveL · Post by **daveL** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:44 am

I looking for a good target that will stop my Exomax bolts from going through and messing up the fletching. I have been shooting the field points but I will be shooting broadheads as well. Thanks.

Partikle · Post by **Partikle** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:18 pm

Home made or store bought? So a search on the forum for "target" and you'll get lots of postings. An old roll of carpet works well and so does a feed bag stuffed with old rags or plastic grocery bags.

Brampton Mike · Post by **Brampton Mike** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:27 am

I use the Black Hole................works great with both field points and broadheads......got it a few years back at the Sportsman Show for around 70 bucks!!!!!!!!

Brampton Mike

Corvus · Post by **Corvus** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:47 am

I've shot my ExoMax into a Black Hole with field points and had the bolts so far in (up to the fletching) that I needed to buy an arrow puller to get them out easily. Before that, I was unscrewing the tips and backing the arrows out with a block of wood and a hammer. My bolts can be pulled out by hand when I shoot a cheap Eternity bag target.

I haven't tried broadheads yet, though. Getting to be about that time though, isn't it?!

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:33 pm

Best target I've found is a dirt bank. Just be sure to get the rocks out before you shoot!

A.W · Post by **A.W** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:43 pm

I'm going to make a target with plastic shopping bags. I have a couple of buddies saving their's for me but they don't go through groceries fast enough.

ecoaster · Post by **ecoaster** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:06 pm

My homemade "shopping bag" target stops the field points with ease. Chris4570 shot a few broadheads at it also and it stopped them well.

Very cheap too!!!

Revival · Post by **Revival** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:54 am

What is a good source for the white plastic cover bag?

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:51 am

I get my cover bags at a Co-Op feed store empty 40 kilo bag of chicken feed.

daveL · Post by **daveL** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:27 pm

How difficult is it to pull the arrows out? Thanks.

ecoaster · Post by **ecoaster** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:10 pm

The bag is a feed bag. Got a few full of corn for the fall and the rest came from a horse farm which was selling "organic fertilizer" by the road.

I have probably shot 50 shots at the centre bullseyes by now and you can see the penetration. They still come out with very little effort. A new bag freshly stuffed will have you pulling them out with two fingers. 4-5 inches of penetration when I first started.

After you weaken a spot you can simply pull out the stuffing, repack it and your're good to go again.

daveL · Post by **daveL** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:40 pm

Ok - here is a stupid question. What type of bags are you using for the inside? I know you use a burlap type for the outside. Can you use any plastic bag? Thanks.
Dave

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:20 pm

Plastic shopping bags from the local supermarket crammed as tightly as you can in the burlap bag. Bolts come out with 2 fingers.

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