Basement Shooting Ranges

[Etter]

Can I see what you cats are shooting at in your basements. I am about to finish half of a basement in a new house we just built and will have about 12 yards left to shoot in the unfinished section. Can I see what sort of targets/ backstops you guys use?  I bought a bow once froma guy that had three layers of carpeting hung up behind his target and he said he had never had an arrow pass through. Any thoughts/Pics?

[Yellow Dog]

13 yards and I fling arrows most every day. Made the stand from 1" PVC and can break it down in pieces, only cemented certain sections. Just picked up a new target a couple of days ago, pretty much destroyed the last one over several recovers and years of shooting.

 

 

[RJonesRCRV]

I took a foam diamond plate pattern floor mat and cut it up to fit inside a burlap sack (from Tractor Supply). Then an old rug fit in the middle.  Next I put that filled burlap sack into another sack, and zip tied the opening so the filling wouldnt fall out.  

Less than $20, and I think my arrows go about 4" in, so when the one side is worn out, i can turn it. And the arrows just seperate the burlap fibers, so they dont really tear.  Just gotta make sure I keep your shots within the burlap target, or it will hit a cinder block wall.

I imagine a few layers of carpet will work, perhaps let them hang loosely to distribute the shock from the arrow.

[Stumpkiller]

I can just squeak 20 yards in my basement.  

Good 8' ceilings and unfinished.

     


Haven't shot the fuel oil feed or return lined . . . yet.

[dbd870]

I can get 7yds in mine! I use a Block Target (Classic 20) strapped to an AV table. I can shoot my SuperMag standing; Grizzly - have to sit on a drafting type stool.

 

[adkmountainken]

15 yards in mine.

[highlow]

Don't have a basement. Living room to the bedroom hall. About 7 yds. Good enough to work on form over the winter.
That is a nice setup Yellow Dog.

[Roy from Pa]

I can shoot 12 yards in my basement.

 

This target is card board, 4 foot wide X 4 foot high, 18" thick. It's at least 15 years old with thousands of shots into it. I have one of those horse stall rubber mats behind it. I recently spent 2 hours cutting each sheet of card board in half and flipping the outside into the center. The center is like new again and hard as a rock. I have all thread bolts and a board across the top so I can crank it down to compact it.

 

[cacciatore]

15 yards here with a self build target Made out of old clothings and wool, cost 1$ a month for new bag, it is been working for 4 years. What I like the most is the easy way you can extract arrows from it, just 2 fingers!

[cacciatore]

Did I say light?

[BUCKY]

No basement but a 8yd attached garage.I always thought 8yds was a waste but I see some of you are also shooting single digits.

[Michael Arnette]

Lol when I lived in an apartment during college I could get 8 if I opened the right doors just right...when I bought a house this spring the main thing I was looking for in the lot with enough room to shoot. I can shoot 40 yards in my yard...48 if I open my back door and stand inside to shoot

[Gregory P. Pearson]

I get about 13yards and use a "gunny sack" stuffed with Walmart, Target, and Cub bags. Should get a new one made up for this winter. Keeps the muscles tuned.

[RJonesRCRV]

I think my usual spot is about 4 yards. Even though its just a few yards, its nice to shoot a few arrows at night just to practice focusing on a spot and making a clean release. Or just to blow off some steam, relax my mind, or tide myself over when I can't shoot elsewhere.

I can turn to a different angle and get about 12 yards if I want, but Im not too worried about it usually.

[huronhunter]

I can shoot 17 yards in mine .

[reddogge]

About 9 yards in mine. Enough to keep the rust off.

 

[mahantango]

Ten yards in mine, but have to shoot off a stool due to low ceiling in our old farmhouse.

[Sawpilot 75]

I can get 21 paces in mine. I have always liked shooting in the basement. We always shot in the basement at home when I was a kid.

[tradhunter]

I love shooting in the basement.....however when the wife found out I was doing it she was less than thrilled. So I told her that I put the target away on the shelf, the one I can shoot at from the other side of the basement.....shhhhhhh.

[Etter]

Thanks so much guys. Im about to finish half of my basement and Im going to leave about a six foot section in a recessed corner unfinished and build a huge compressed cardboard target. Cant wait!  Gonna have about a 17 yard indoor range, a bar with draft beer, big tv, all my mounts and whatnot. Need to find a good deadbolt to keep my wife out.