Block Target

[Encore 280]

Got a Block on sale yesterday at Sprts. Whs., got it home and put a couple arrows into it and couldn't believe how hard it was to pull the buggers out!!!! Jeeze!!!! So this morning before I go out I spray one with silicone and one without. Went down to pull 'em out and the one with the silicone was way easier to remove than the one without so I sprayed the rest of my arrows with the silicone and all is nice now. I spose everyone has been doing that since day one. Anyway I thought it was a pretty cool idea.

[Buckmark]

Got a Block on sale yesterday at Sprts. Whs., got it home and put a couple arrows into it and couldn't believe how hard it was to pull the buggers out!!!! Jeeze!!!! So this morning before I go out I spray one with silicone and one without. Went down to pull 'em out and the one with the silicone was way easier to remove than the one without so I sprayed the rest of my arrows with the silicone and all is nice now. I spose everyone has been doing that since day one. Anyway I thought it was a pretty cool idea.

Humm, nope never sprayed arrows with silicone, is it a broadhead only target?
I shot my broadhead block type target with field points and they were alot harder to remove..

[h20hunter]

I spray all my arrows with that stuff. Makes 'em fly faster, less drag you know.

 

[Buckmark]

I spray all my arrows with that stuff. Makes 'em fly faster, less drag you know.

 

They still stick in trees....just sayin...

[h20hunter]

Of course....since they fly that much faster they stick better.

[Encore 280]

I'm using field points. Don't know that I want to try to remove a broadhead from that stuff. The one I sprayed didn't appear to penetrate any farther than the one without.

[Buckmark]

I'm using field points. Don't know that I want to try to remove a broadhead from that stuff. The one I sprayed didn't appear to penetrate any farther than the one without.

The block i use over at camp is a broadhead only target (can't rember the name, yellow with hornets on the side), broadheads come out pretty easy, but field points really dont, i would not of believed it had i not tried it myself..

[Encore 280]

I thought I just posted a reply, where'd it go? Oh well. I just tried it with one of my Savora Triple Sec ones and I was impressed, came out quite a bit easier than the field points. The block I have is the black and white one about 16" square. Can use either tip on it.

[Jonathan_S]

I'm using field points. Don't know that I want to try to remove a broadhead from that stuff. The one I sprayed didn't appear to penetrate any farther than the one without.

broadheads actually come out much easier than field points.

[Encore 280]

I don't think I'll be using my Triple Secs for target shooting too much.

[Jonathan_S]

I don't think I'll be using my Triple Secs for target shooting too much.

It would suck to miss 

[D-Rock425]

What target exactly?

[Encore 280]

The only thing it says on it is "Block Black". It's about a 16" cube. Has different targets on the sides.

[RadSav]

Isn't the Block Black a crossbow target?  Not that crossbows shoot any faster or carry more energy most of the time, but I think the "Black" has a higher density core than traditional Block targets.  I myself have never had a block target where the arrows were hard to pull.  Spendy as all heck, but I like them quite a bit!  Too darn expensive to shoot many broadheads in though.

Sometimes you can shoot too steep an angle on the block targets making them more difficult to pull arrows from.  I try to always have the target elevated so the arrows hit as close to a right angle as possible.  And, as with any target, I always make sure my inserts and/or field points are properly matched to the diameter of the arrow.

[Todd_ID]

A bar of soap rubbed on the first 6" of the arrow will work well, too. Bows are shooting so hard now that targets have to be double tough to stop an arrow. The target you have is fine; you'll just have to get used to hard pulls. Field points are always harder than broadheads: the broadheads cut their way in but a field point pushes stuff out of the way causing heat that melts a tiny bit of the target to the shaft.

[jackelope]

A bar of soap rubbed on the first 6" of the arrow will work well, too. Bows are shooting so hard now that targets have to be double tough to stop an arrow. The target you have is fine; you'll just have to get used to hard pulls. Field points are always harder than broadheads: the broadheads cut their way in but a field point pushes stuff out of the way causing heat that melts a tiny bit of the target to the shaft.

Those deer targets in your backyard are amazingly difficult to pull arrows out of. I thought it was the camo textured finish on my arrows that were making them difficult to remove.

[RadSav]

A bar of soap rubbed on the first 6" of the arrow will work well, too. Bows are shooting so hard now that targets have to be double tough to stop an arrow. The target you have is fine; you'll just have to get used to hard pulls. Field points are always harder than broadheads: the broadheads cut their way in but a field point pushes stuff out of the way causing heat that melts a tiny bit of the target to the shaft.

Those deer targets in your backyard are amazingly difficult to pull arrows out of. I thought it was the camo textured finish on my arrows that were making them difficult to remove.

Camo arrows are a real beach most of the time!!  I like bag targets or one of the American Whitetail Hybrid for camo carbon arrows.

[Todd_ID]

A bar of soap rubbed on the first 6" of the arrow will work well, too. Bows are shooting so hard now that targets have to be double tough to stop an arrow. The target you have is fine; you'll just have to get used to hard pulls. Field points are always harder than broadheads: the broadheads cut their way in but a field point pushes stuff out of the way causing heat that melts a tiny bit of the target to the shaft.

Those deer targets in your backyard are amazingly difficult to pull arrows out of. I thought it was the camo textured finish on my arrows that were making them difficult to remove.

Camo arrows are a real beach most of the time!!  I like bag targets or one of the American Whitetail Hybrid for camo carbon arrows.

True story.  Camo makes it much tougher.  I've got 4 or 5 of the 3d targets that I don't shoot much because of the hard to pull factor.

[barracuda163]

On my Rinehart targets my plain carbon arrows pull much easier than camo wrapped arrows. Also, my 18 sided Rinehart will suck up arrows even at goofy angles so it makes practice at different elevations and views way more fun to not worry so much about ricochet.

[Rainier10]

x3 on the camo arrows being tougher to pull.

Go to a Rhinehart target and your will have no problems pulling arrows.  You will be a little light in the wallet however.

[Encore 280]

When I bought the Block I had intentions of getting the Rinehart but the kid at Sportsman's Whse. tells me the Block is on sale so I went with it. The spray silicone seems to help quite a bit for removal but it only lasts for a couple rounds so I end up spraying them a few times but that's ok. Doesn't say anywhere that it's for crossbows. I'm shooting from my yard to my pasture and it's a slight incline maybe 5-10 degrees so I think that angle is ok. I've got it set at 30yds and the bow is set at 60lbs so the arrows go in about 10" or so I think. Just had a thought, I'm wondering how paraffin would work? Any thoughts?