Decided to go shoot some stumps one day...figured it'd be good practice. First stump shot...ruined $12 or so worth of an arrow. That was the last stump I ever shot.
Lesson learned...
Based on that experience, do people actually shoot stumps without ruining arrows? My arrow hit said stump so hard it mushroomed the forward end of the arrow. Drove the judo into the arrow. If I recall, about a 30 yard shot.
No more stump shooting for me.
If you're stump shooting, you're going to lose and damage arrows.
I almost always use my hunting setup, running 60-70# draw wt, shooting Beeman ICS arrows tipped with a round head screw covered with a rubber blunt. The screw + the rubber = 100 grains
If the arrow bounces off, you picked a stump that's not rotten enough. Most of my damage is at the nock end where they'll split if you're shooting targets that are too solid.
Gold tips seem to be more durable at the nock end.
My best spots is in older second growth. The stumps are older/softer and the shots are really similar to hunting. Best thing going for range estimation practice and learning to shoot in/around cover.
We'll make it a competition, the guy that picks the target/shot goes first. That way he pays for picking poorly.
I've never had anyone stop to question me about it.
