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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: Smossy on October 20, 2013, 11:41:36 PM

Title: Archery Backstops
Post by: Smossy on October 20, 2013, 11:41:36 PM: What works well, and what do you use?
I've been looking at some stuff like this - https://www.bupsports.com/shop/targets-backstops/bup-shield-archery-backstop/ (https://www.bupsports.com/shop/targets-backstops/bup-shield-archery-backstop/)
But for the price Id like to look for alternatives first. Basically something just for field points.
Title: Re: Archery Backstops
Post by: usmc74 on October 21, 2013, 04:51:05 AM: I bought one of those heavy rubber truck bed liners. Found it at a NAPA store, return/damaged box for $20. Built a frame to hang behind my hay bales
Title: Re: Archery Backstops
Post by: poopooheaddad on October 21, 2013, 06:39:04 AM: I got a bunch of free carpet on craigslist, you need at least 6 layers, to stop your arrows I only went with 4, and then put some dock Styrofoam i found cheap on craigslist behind that, camo spray painted the carpet and it looks pretty cool, I am having problems attaching photo's, but hopefully that gives you some idea's
Title: Re: Archery Backstops
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 21, 2013, 07:01:41 AM: That's a beautiful setup :chuckle

Smossy I've never given it much thought since I shoot in areas with dirt mounds that could stop an arrow if I miss.

Maybe try straw bales? They wont stop an arrow clean in it's track but a couple of them would provide a big miss area.

The other night my Bone Collector D-loop broke near the knot while drawing back [weird because I'd just tied it last week] and the arrow luckily found some soft dirt near the target :yike: so maybe I should look into a better backstop too.
Title: Re: Archery Backstops
Post by: Special T on October 21, 2013, 02:11:41 PM: Hanging carpet works pretty goodbut works better when there is space between each piece of carpet. as the pice of hanging carpet is impacted it helps absorb the impact, where as 6 pices are just a thicker matt. At Silver Aroow Bowmen we have used rubber conveyor belting either nailed to a pice of 3/4 in plywood or just a pice of 3/4in plywood. Those do not help save your arrows. :twocents:
Title: Re: Archery Backstops
Post by: dmv9 on October 21, 2013, 02:38:51 PM: I use this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003JK0N8W/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003JK0N8W/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

The arrow only goes in about 4 inches.
Title: Re: Archery Backstops
Post by: Expedition Scout on October 21, 2013, 06:59:57 PM: 2" insulation boards. They come in 4 x 8 sheets and not very expensive. For a cheap broadhead target, we take scrap pieces from construction and tap three of them together. you can get most for free as construction clean up happens, cut them in the right size and store. they stop our arrows within a few inches.