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Offline PAPA BEAR

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longest lasting targets
« on: January 19, 2011, 01:04:00 PM »
whats your opinion on the best target for your buck? block/bag/3D..durability wise.thanks.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2011, 01:06:00 PM »
U Stuff It bag is my favorite cheap target.  I have a U Stuff It deer that is the poor-man's 3-D.

Three $2 Straw bales are the best for your buck if you build a little roof over them.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2011, 01:13:00 PM »
I agree with stumpkiller. Hay bales last a long time if you keep them dry and don't use broadheads.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2011, 01:15:00 PM »
What Stumpkiller said for economical. for about
$100.00 those Rinehart octogon blocks (blk/grn
bullseyes) are tough and portable.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2011, 01:16:00 PM »
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2011, 01:17:00 PM »
i use a Block  it is a  good target once ya shoot the middle of one side out just turn it around as ya have 17 more and it takes a long time to shoot one side out. as far as value for money it would be for you Guys. i payed $ 249 NZ for mine i think they cost you guys $90 usa so yup it would be a good buy.  :thumbsup:
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2011, 01:21:00 PM »
18-1 Rinehart

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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2011, 01:25:00 PM »
OUCH!!!JEFF B. I shiver to think of what a new
custom bow must cost in New Zealand currency.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2011, 01:30:00 PM »
well lets just say i dont Buy custom made Bows just for that reason cause if i did my wife would kill me. But after saying that iam comming over this year. and i can see a nice t/d longbow  or recurve comming home with me.   :goldtooth:
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2011, 01:34:00 PM »
i tried the block target,black hole and mackenzir shot blocker and they all died fast esp when broadheads come into play

i sucked it up and spent the cash and got a rhinehart rhinoblock.  so far its holding up really good  esp with all the broadheads i have fired into it. plus it has a replacable core and 2 sides of pop out deer vitals that look liek a 3d target. pricy but worth it. should be able to get over 2 years easy with this.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2011, 01:48:00 PM »
Larry, I bought this target back in the mid 90's. Hate to know how many arrows it has seen. I've never done a thing to it. Its great, arrows stay perfectly straight in it when they hit. Of course it is for field tips only. Arrow pull right out with ease.

   

   
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2011, 01:51:00 PM »
I can say with absolute certainty that it is NOT the GlenDell targets.  I have that and a Morrells bag target.  That bag target is almost as good as new almost four years later.

Offline Jeff Strubberg

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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2011, 01:56:00 PM »
Homemade bag target.  I end up replacing them due to UV rot before they are shot out.  


And replacing them just means popping another bag over the existing target.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2011, 01:57:00 PM »
That's pretty neat, Tom.  Is it stuffed with cotton or something?

I have a large styrofoam block in the cellar I shoot at at least once daily (14 yards - not bad - 20 if I feel lucky shooting past the furnace and the fuel oil lines coming down from the ceiling).  Yesterday I had a bullseye that blew through and killed a box full of packing we keep for shipping gifts.  Glad it wasn't something valuable - but I guess it's time to replace the block.  I like that upholstered box arrangement of yours.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2011, 02:47:00 PM »
I love my 18-1 rinehart.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2011, 03:04:00 PM »
i love my morrel bag targets. the old ones that say outdoor range or sumpthing like that are the best.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2011, 03:06:00 PM »
I second the Morrell bag target.Been shooting it for nearly two years now,dang near everyday still in good shape.The ones i use are for field tips only.

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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2011, 05:39:00 PM »
I use the large Morrell Outdoor target. I have put several new replacement covers on it, but the inner stuff is holding up. I have had it about 4 years. I usually leave it out year round. It gets pretty heavy so I use a wheelbarrow when I do move it arround. This year I've been covering it with a tarp.
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2011, 05:55:00 PM »
A Bag for Field Points and a 18-1 Rinehart for Broadheads....don't think you can kill a rag bag  :)

 
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Re: longest lasting targets
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2011, 06:07:00 PM »
morrell yellow jacket.  used weekly at least for 2 years, beat to heck and still stops arrows from hefty bows at 8 yards. two finger pull outs all the time, too.
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