Target. Block or Bag?

FitToHunt

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Hey gang,

I don't know about you, but I've never been able to find a good archery target that I like. First of all, they're all too small. I just bought an HHA single pin sight for this off-season with the intent of stretching my range out to at least 80 yards. But it's nerve racking trying to practice with a little dinky block. I've been to a couple nice archery ranges in the area and they've got these giant 5'x5' bags that would be perfect. I've got all the space in the world in my yard, but I'll be damned if I cant find a target like that to save my life...

The other issue I've got is, I've got a 31" draw and I shoot 70#'s. I'm not sure what my arrow speed is, but I've got 2 blocks and a bag target at home and all my shots go in well past the fletchings and some pass clear through. This makes it hard to get out and fling as many shots as I want very difficult.

What are some of your set ups? Just spend the $$ on the biggest best block on the market?

Thanks
 

OrangeHill 25

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I have a Block Black B-18. It's taken hundreds of shots and now broadheads are punching through. I put a round bale of hay behind it to stop any arrows. The biggest they offer is the B-22. The nice thing I like is they have four different sides to shot at.
 

marcusvdk

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I have a block and love it my brother has a bag he likes his. He likes the extra sp ft to shoot at but he punches through it now and has to put a bale behind it. He uses a crossbow and shoots about 30 arrows or so every weekend. I have the buck commander block target has several sides to shoot and was made for a crossbow target. I shoot a 60# bow with 30 inch arrows. Been shooting a while and now im having the arrowsgo further in the block as the material been shot up.
 

Hilltop

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Make your own backstop for the area behind your target. Layered cardboard wrapped in duct tape works fine. At long range you loose a bunch of energy so your backstop doesn't have to be as good as your 20 yard target. I like to shoot at a Glendale Full Rut. Pretty big target and it stops my arrows fine. I am shooting a high KE setup with tons of power and have no issues.
 

tdcour

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I regularly shoot at 100 yards for practice and will shoot my block 18 and a 24"bag target at this distance. I like bag targets because they don't wear out as quickly. I would check with the archery range you went to and see where they order the big ones from. If I had a place to set up a permanent range that is what I'd do. You should be ok with a 24" target though. Just work up to 80 and you will be fine. If you do a compressed cardboard target keep it dry so it lasts longer. I'd also put all thread instead of duct tape so you can keep tightening it down as you shoot and loosen it up.
 

missjordan

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I also like bag style targets, I've found them to be a lot easier to pull arrows out of them. I also shoot 45lbs and don't have the problem of blowing through the target. My local range has very large targets that are made out of compressed carpet, which I thought was pretty neat and the arrows pull out of them really nicely.
 

velvetfvr

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Get a rhinehart 18-1 or rhino block. The best archery targets that LAST. I had to send hundred of arrows with broadheads to kill my first one.

The BLOCK targets suck. Such a pod target. Bags also suck, wear out to fast and blow through easy.
 

velvetfvr

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I shoot 70#, 26.5" draw, 465 grain arrows. I kill targets, rhinehart are the only ones that last.
 

Arkus19

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I shoot a block all the time. However one of my dads employees made us a big target made out of spray insulation and it works awesome as a backstop. You could even just shoot it if you wanted to it stops arrows great. When it gets worn out you just have to have someone spray in the holes to fill them.
 

2rocky

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For the price it is hard to beat a bag target for field tips. I shoot Broadheads in an 18-1.

I am looking for an inexpensive backstop for those 70 + yard shots. I like to sight in my bubble for 80yds. When you punch an 80 yarder it can wreck an arrow.
 

25contender

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I made a 36X36 that I shoot out to 100yds. It is just burlap with rags stuffed inside. I had to recover it last year and used black silt cloth. Works extremely well with field tips. You can see it in the video..
[video=youtube;YCUwFQi06eI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCUwFQi06eI[/video]

For the price it is hard to beat a bag target for field tips. I shoot Broadheads in an 18-1.

I am looking for an inexpensive backstop for those 70 + yard shots. I like to sight in my bubble for 80yds. When you punch an 80 yarder it can wreck an arrow.
 
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Gr8bawana

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++ for Rinehart 18-1. Build a backstop as mentioned if too small. The Rinehart 18-1 is also real handy to take into the field.
I also use this target. I have used it for several years with both feild points and broadheads and it is very durable. I like to take it up in the hills and throw it as far as I can and guess the range before before a shot just to keep myself sharp on range estimates. Then verify with a rangefinder.