Target for broadheads & field points

[FrankM]

So, I want to compare shooting broadheads to field points. I only have a Yellow Jacket field point target. Amy suggestions for a decent target?

[m midd]

I have shot em all and broadheads have the same effect on all of em. I usually get the cheapest layered foam target i can find.. I found one at BPS for 40 bucks you

[Rodd Szmania]

Rinehart 18 is best in my opinion

[Buckwheaties]

Reinhart 18-1, FP no damage at all, self seals, easy arrow pull. 2 blade BH same as above. Haven't used 3 blades..

[Bowmania]

Three blades are good in the Rinehart.  I like the larger over the 18-1.  Only reason I know that is because my archery club has them.  I haven't worn mine out about a bout 4 years and I shoot a lot of BH's.  Although a portion of my abuse is handled by the club.

Bowmania

[Chris Shelton]

Rinehart makes a badA target for sure, I am too cheap for there 18-1, but I have there little ball!!  I love it!  I also have a glendel full rut that takes one heck of a beating.  Mine is going on 4 years now, the insert doesnt look to good, the outside foam covering is just starting to crumble away, but it doesnt affect the way it takes arrows!

[shortstroke 91]

3 straw bales stacked on top of each other, might cost $20 and will take more shots that you can imagine.

[Bill Skinner]

For Broadheads, I use the styrofoam Wally World target.  I drag it out and shoot only broadheads with the occasional field point to check the point of impact.  Then I put it back up and shoot field tips at a bag target.  NOTE:  When checking point of impact with broadheads and field tips, shoot the BROADHEAD first.  It's much cheaper that way.  Bill

[amar911]

You might want to look at the Rinehart Rhino Block and Rhino Brute targets.

Allan

[NightHawk]

cut cardboard into 7 inch strips. The longer the strips the better, you may even want to duct tape several strips togather.Start rolling the cardboard strips into a wheel shape. You want to roll the card board as tight as you can. hammer small nails into the cardboard to hold the end of the strip down. keep adding card board strips to your wheel until it becomes nice and big. I like a 24 inch diameter on my target. Take a ratchet strap and put around the outside of the target. Tighten the strap good and tight. You can either paint the bullseye or you can use a bullseye target to glue onto the front of your cardboard target. I recomend cutting another piece of cardboard with the same measurements as the diameter of your target. Glue these to the front and back of your round target. There you have it a nice target that can be placed on an easle or propped up in front of a back stop. Total cost ? whatever you pay for scrap cardboard. I get mine free. These directions came from an old popular mechanics article that was written sometime in the 50's. I bought the article off of e**y

[Zradix]

Originally posted by Bill Skinner:
NOTE:  When checking point of impact with broadheads and field tips, shoot the BROADHEAD first.  It's much cheaper that way.  Bill

Never tried a rinehart. Every target I've shot BH's into has just had chunks get cut out of it. Does the rinehart really truly heal up somehow? Or you end up cutting chunks out of it too?

[Zradix]

Nighthawk...
Sounds interesting. Does the center want to "slide" out pretty soon?
I've thought about asking the local grocery store if I could take some of their pressed and strapped cardboard bundles off there hands just to try.

[string bean]

The 18-1 is a great target and if you're going to be shooting a lot of broadheads into it be sure to save your reciept and the little red tag on it for warranty claims.  Yes Zradix you'll start to get chunks out of the Rinehart also.

[Zradix]

Thanks string bean

[stickbowmaniac]

May have to try me an 18-1 target.my 10 year old ate up my block target

[FrankM]

Me too. Sounds like a winner.  

[walkabout]

i have a buckmasters 4 side square target got at wallyworld awhile back. takes a pretty good beating, even after hundreds of shots in the same area its still shootable. stops arrows well, even outta my xbow. cost about 40$ i think. only thing i dont like is the staples that hold the plastic trim on, but for a budget target it was worth it.

[walkabout]

read somewhere awhile back about targets made out of blown foam insulation too, wondered if great stuff foam would work but might be expensive to make it big enough.

[FrankM]

I would try the Walmart target. But in Kalifornia, our wally world doesn't sell archery stuff.

[Fishycatfish]

I like a big ol' piece of foam, I usually get it after a good storm on the bank of the lake.