In City Limits Practice Help

[jeremy1517]

I'm trying to set up an outside practice area for my shooting. In my city limits, the ordinance says I must have a backstop behind my target. The ordinance doesn't specifically define what a backstop must be made out of. I will be shooting from the ground as well as off my deck, which is 12" off the ground. The farthest shot I can take in my backyard is roughly 40 yards.

My thought is to make a stand, place it behind the target, and hang a horse stall blanket over it. I've heard horse stall blankets make good backstops.  I also thought the stand would be easy to move so I can easily reposition the target.

What do you think, any ideas?

[KOOK68]

Those rubber horse stall mats work good

[TxAg]

x2 on the rubber horse mat


Just put one up at my house last month. The wooden fence thanks me.

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

Plywood? Then you might REALLY suffer if you miss.

[Wannabe1]

I use two sheets of 1/2" treated plywood. Never harmed my arrows yet. Course I'm shooting carbon so, don't know what it would do for wood.

 

[meathead]

x3 on the horse stall mat.

[Paul/KS]

X4 on the horse stall mats. You can make a simple frame to hang them from and move it as needed.
You are lucky that your town allows you to shoot in your yard. Most towns in Kansas don't..  :rolleyes:

[Bjorn]

Horse stall is good old carpet works too.  I have 4 straw bales with carpet hanging behind. You are fortunate-40 yds is a big yard!

[Dry Creek]

I think you would want the mats and not the blankets. The blankets that we used on our horses weren't that thick