DIY target for Magnus Bullhead (turkey)??

[irork]

Hey guys. Recently picked up some Magnus Bullhead turkey broadheads to take some headshots on spring gobblers. They are a 3 and 3/4 inch diameter cutting surface consisting of three blades. I would like to build a quick target to dial in the bow with the turkey setup. I've heard of the blocks and whatnot breaking turkey broadheads and would like to keep mine in tact. Any suggestions for targets for practice?

Thanks guys

[RadSav]

Those blades are very soft and the little keepers that hold the blades out are somewhat fragile.  Dang hard to find a target that won't mess them up.  I've used just a couple pieces of cardboard in front of some sand and it's worked well.  Basically just trying to slow the arrow down before it hits the sand. A friend on the East coast swears by the big bulk bags of polyfill from a craft warehouse.  I've never tried that method, but he says if you leave it fluffy and in the big bulk plastic bag it works well.

Without question the best thing I've ever used is water!  Know anyone with a swimming pool or a small pond?  Get a couple bulk packs of ping pong balls and throw them out in the water.  Then shoot away!  I used the folks canoe and retrieved the arrows no problem.

Caution: Axis and FMJ's don't float very well.  And I don't expect the VAP will either.  Might want to take a few shots in the shallows first to see how well your arrows float.

Also, I did have a couple skip a few times.  Never more than five yards, but if shooting in a pool or back yard pond make sure there is plenty of safety space.

[scotsman]

Take a plastic grocery bag and stuff it full of more plastic bags or similar. Hang that from a tree branch and you can fling away with no worries. Just don't miss!

[RadSav]

Those blades are very soft and the little keepers that hold the blades out are somewhat fragile.  Dang hard to find a target that won't mess them up.  I've used just a couple pieces of cardboard in front of some sand and it's worked well.  Basically just trying to slow the arrow down before it hits the sand.

I should have clarified that better.  We would place the cardboard eight to twelve feet in front of the sand.

[irork]

Thank you fellas! I'll get to work! Spring turkey is fast approaching and im sure these broadheads fly way different, got some work to do!

Ian

[RadSav]

Thank you fellas! I'll get to work! Spring turkey is fast approaching and im sure these broadheads fly way different, got some work to do!

If you have problems getting them to fly here are a few things we did to get good results;

Add weight - Getting the FOC at or around 20% made a big difference.  We made custom brass inserts, but there is room to add some steel or brass washers.

Four Fletch - When using Blazer vanes we found the addition of a fourth fletch gave great returns.  We did have one in our turkey group who went six fletch, but we did not see much benefit to that.  Four 4" feathers was outstanding too!

Stiff Arrow - We had a few guys that still had some issues after switching the point weight and four fletch.  I switched them to the next stiffest spine weight and that did the trick.

Good luck

[irork]

Thanks RadSav,
I did buy some shafts that were a bit stiffer than what i normally shoot. 4 Fletches is something ive read about before and probably should have gone that route, but im hoping i can at least make these huntable at short distances with the arrows I have. I doubt ill let one fly outside of say 25 yards.

thanks for the tips

[demontang]

I was using a pillow hanging, but I have shot a broadhead target with them too but they tear the target apart fast