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making a target
fastcarsgofast
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Got my oldest son one of those beginner bow sets and need a target for him to shoot. I saw those big styrofoam blocks for around $20 but I figured there must a much more cost effective way to make a target.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Ben
We built a 5'x5.5' frame from treated 2x12's and faced front and back with old carpet. One improvement here is to use landscape geo-grid inside the carpet for durability. We used 1x2 to hold the carpet on the frame. Then stuff the inside with used plastic bags and shrink wrap.
These have lasted a year or 2 at a time with a lot of use! The also stop even the fastest arrows and remove with ease. When the carpet is shot out, just replace with more free carpet. As for the plastic bags/shrink wrap inside it does break down some, but just top it off with more.
We built some for our archery club a few years ago. They hold up great and after the initial investment of lumber are free. Ours cost just over $50 the first time around, but for home use the 2x12 could be reduced to 2x8, and also the size could be reduced to cut down lumber cost. Ours where anchored to 4x4 treated posts and suspended off the ground with 2x4's under the box, and lag bolted to the posts. I'll try to get a picture some time down the road.
We built a 5'x5.5' frame from treated 2x12's and faced front and back with old carpet. One improvement here is to use landscape geo-grid inside the carpet for durability. We used 1x2 to hold the carpet on the frame. Then stuff the inside with used plastic bags and shrink wrap.
These have lasted a year or 2 at a time with a lot of use! The also stop even the fastest arrows and remove with ease. When the carpet is shot out, just replace with more free carpet. As for the plastic bags/shrink wrap inside it does break down some, but just top it off with more.
Got any pics of your target , sounds interesting...bull
Got any pics of your target , sounds interesting...bull
I'll get some tonight. Will be at the club for the monthly meeting, so I'll swing down to the range and grab one to post.
Got any pics of your target , sounds interesting...bull
Here you go... We have 4 of them on the practice range. A great compliment to the Genesis target at our club.
I see the carpet needs to be replaced on some. We are just going to limp them through the rest of this season and start new next year.
Here is a closer view.
The 4 of them... They may look crooked in the picture, but that is just the terrain and my crappy cell phone camera... Sorry. The older 3D targets are to be used for broadheads. That is why they look so bad.
And the rest of the range