longest lasting targets

[Jim Boettcher]

I bought a Rhinehart 3D deer target last year. It was on clearance at Gander MT. I only shoot field points at it. I had the vital area completely shot out in 4 months. So I drew a circle in the gut area, and that is shot out now too. Now I'm shooting at the hind quarter. I put my bag target behind it to stop my arrows. Glad I didn't pay full price!

[snag]

No perfect target that's for sure. Here's an idea that I'm in the process of trying though. A friend stacked cardboard and shoots into the open ends of it. He built a little house for it to keep it out of the weather. He has used this for over 15 yrs and it looks like new. The only thing is cardboard will wreck havoc on wood arrow finishes. He only shoots aluminum into it.

[highpoint forge]

50lb coffee bean burlap sack stuffed with recycled plastic grocery bags...no problems yet.

Wait.

Didn't I cut it open yesterday to retrieve a to-be-glued 50 gr brass insert and field point?

Gotta double bag it and back in biz.....or flip it around!

[frassettor]

Originally posted by riverrat 2:
What Stumpkiller said for economical. for about
$100.00 those Rinehart octogon blocks (blk/grn
bullseyes) are tough and portable.

ABSOLUTLY!

I get soy bean seed crate bags, cut out the baffles and stuff them with silage platic.  the target lasts for years, the cost to me gas money to the farm that is one mile out of town.  I have a life time supply of bags and plastic.  this material is much tougher than the stuffed targets that are available commercially.

[thunder1]

18 - 1 Rinehart
I have tried to wear this thing out just to test the warranty. I'm not going to make it.

[lpcjon2]

So far my old couch cushions(3of them duct taped together) are lasting longer than any deer target I have.And arrows pull out with ease.

[Dusty Nethery]

A dirt pile is hard to beat.

[paul11]

18 - 1 Rinehart    

[Burnsie]

A dirt bunker

[Friend]

Morrel Outdoor range tagets have proven to me to be the a great field point target. They have lasted possibly up 6 times longer than any bag target I have owned and has so far twice the life of a Big Block target.

The 18-1 Rhinehart has been a winner for BH's.
While they supposively have a year warranty, the Big Jim 'Big 3's' seem to take an immediate toll on them.

Don't know about 3D. The neighborhood bucks completely destroyed mine up when I left it outside.

[Molson]

I like to use an Ace blunt and a soccer ball.  Make sure you put a hole or three in it first.  Arrows will bounce back hard if you shoot one full of air!  They will bounce a little when its deflated but not much.  It holds its shape well and lasts.  Great to shoot around the yard and its deer vital sized too.

I haven't found a broadhead target that lasts much longer than any other.

[macksdad]

I have a Block Fusion that I like real well . It has held up very good, there are five of us that shoot at it on a regular basis. I also have 2 of the Morrell bag targets. They are very nice for feild tips and they are not that expensive.

[bctgrad]

I picked up a Magic Stop Infinity target last summer and really like it.  Each side is about 2' square and it's 2' deep.

My dog also likes to use it when I'm not.

 

Brian

[Hud]

Block for pt & bh's, and 3 compressed straw bales, wrapped in 3, 4 or 6 mil. clear plastic to keep the straw off the garage floor. Not perfect but when new the small bales weighed about 80-100 lbs each, they sit on a dolly, so they can be moved if needed.

When the plastic gets shot out, I cut a patch and glue it to the face with adhesive. I have had to replace the plastic once in about 10 yrs.

[BCD]

The blob is the best I have found for broadheads. Better than the rhineharts, blocks, yellow jackets, cubes, etc.

[tradshooter]

If you use bales of hay or straw a good way to keep them dry is to take an old plastic queen sized air mattress...(you know the kind we replace every year or so because they leak) and cover the bales, as well as shoot through it. Best use yet that I have found for my old leaky air mattresses.
I also have a Morrells bag target and for field points it is great, I use it in my basement and of course I have an old plastic queen sized air mattress over it. It slows the arrow penetration down and even deadens the sound a bit.
As I am target poor, I also have a large Styrofoam block target that I shoot broadheads in to and other than some foam particles I like it because the weather doesn't hurt it and it's heavy enough that the wind only knocks it over once in awhile.
When I have youth or scouts over to shoot, the large Styrofoam block is nice, because it is big enough that the kids can hit it and the arrows from the very light poundage bows always stick for them.
Just some ideas to consider.

I would shoot the four foot Saunders mats if they did not cost $100 to ship.  We all shot into excelsior bales in the 60s, Kept them covered and off the ground when not in use.  What was fun about them and the plastic bread tie bales was that four of us could shoot at the same time and our arrows stuck straight in. It allows for a more of a social event.  All to often we become loners with small targets and shooting by ourselves.  A large target in your back yard becomes a community base for the trad shooters to gather around.

[stickem1]

Another vote for the rinehart. I bought one a couple of years ago for broadheads only out of my compound. Its taken over a thousand shots and that is only using 4 of the 18 sides.