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I've got a bank behind the shop. I'm thinking of digging out a section and filling it with sand for a broadhead backstop. For those of you who use sand pits, how deep do your broadheads penetrate into the sand?
Posts: 152 | From: Finger Lakes Of New York | Registered: Feb 2007
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gday, i practise into a styrofoam box filled with moist sand. won't go in that far as to harm your feathers. i've got a sand mound as a back stop behind the box. not that i miss the box. (yeah right) LOL. bonus, you can draw your target on the box. and you shoot at a vertical target, not a slope. this gives you the proper indication as to the windage and elevation.
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Bob Lee t/d signiture recurve. 57# & 69# Posts: 1724 | From: in the hills south of Stanthorpe, Qld, Australia | Registered: Mar 2008
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I shoot in dirt all the time; I have the only hill of it in Idaho.
When I once built a sandpit; as I really like shooting broadheads; and our competitions were with broadheads
I made a pit by taking two bales of hay for the back; two for each side; making a blocky 'C' shape. I put a thick layer of plywood behind it; and one piece over the top; and put two bales on it.
I then put one yard of sand in it.
It worked fine; but I shot high in the sand once; and hit the plywood behind it. I had a 2 blade zwickey and thought to look behind the target to see how far the broadhead had traveled. It was sticking out about 8 inches right next to my sons head.
He and his buddy had decided to build a fort behind the target !
So; I checked each time I shot... a lesson learned!
In dirt like I shoot into now; I get about foot of penetration. I think the syrofoam box idea is a good one.
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I think I will put a bag of potting soil with sand mix in my wifes flower bed and shoot.When it starts tearing pour the contents in bed and move a little further and get another bag recycle the targets.Kip
Posts: 2005 | From: Ville Platte Louisiana | Registered: Mar 2004
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I maintain over 40 sandpits btween my archery club and home. Penetration can vary a lot depending on conditions. Wet, dry, coarse, fine, etc. With a fast high energy compound it is not unusual to have to dig in 8 - 12 in. to find your nock under dry conditions. For trad gear penetration is usually no more than 1/2 the arrow length.
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