Post by: ljsommer on August 06, 2018, 07:41:24 AM
I recently bought a house and have plenty of room (up to 60 yards) to build an archery range. I have two young boys and a third on the way, and would like to build a safe place for them to practice without errant arrows zooming onto my neighbors property.
I was thinking of building a backstop, something like some 4x4 posts setup in an 8'x8' square, but I was wondering if anyone wanted to share any brilliant ideas on their backstops.
Considerations:
Mobility (moving it around would be nice, maybe rugged multi-directional wheels?)
Wind (if I use plywood layered with rubber, is this going to be a problem in wind storms?)
Cost (any way I can keep this under $200?)
Post by: 92xj on August 06, 2018, 07:56:31 AM
:bash:
Post by: vandeman17 on August 06, 2018, 08:14:38 AM
Post by: Seahawk12 on August 06, 2018, 08:19:00 AM
They are cheap and can be moved. Though, I wouldn't want to move them often.
Post by: Special T on August 06, 2018, 08:46:22 AM
Post by: bigdub257 on August 06, 2018, 09:15:14 AM
Post by: pd on August 06, 2018, 04:28:18 PM
Stacked hay bales.
They are cheap and can be moved. Though, I wouldn't want to move them often.
:yeah:
Less than $100. Find an old pallet somewhere. Level the ground. Stack 4 or 5 straw (not hay!) bales on top of each other. Place 1 bale in front of the 5-stack. You don't need any back stop beyond this. Use a simple target block, just place it on the first straw bale. That is about $50, depending on your straw bale cost. The only other thing you should do is build a simple rain/snow cover over the straw bale stack--if you do so, the straw will last for 2 years. Otherwise, if you have a lot of rain, it will just last 1 year.
It is not mobile. Sorry. But, this will stop any arrow you throw at it.
Post by: Mudman on August 06, 2018, 04:31:46 PM
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Post by: pianoman9701 on August 08, 2018, 06:02:52 AM
My insulated garage wall will stop my 490 gr arrow at 270fps at a distance of 10 feet at half draw at the fletchings while the rest of the arrow is stinking out above the master bath.
:bash:
:chuckle:
I put an arrow through the wall of my garage one year...the inside wall into the laundry room. I don't shoot into my garage anymore.
Post by: wideleft on August 08, 2018, 10:12:23 AM
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Post by: SteelheadTed on August 16, 2018, 06:55:09 AM
Post by: trophyhunt on August 16, 2018, 07:02:40 AM
Stacked hay bales.:yeah:
They are cheap and can be moved. Though, I wouldn't want to move them often.
Post by: Gobble Doc on August 27, 2018, 08:29:47 AM
Post by: Mudman on August 27, 2018, 12:07:31 PM
Post by: Sandberm on August 27, 2018, 12:17:59 PM
Whats up with hay bales?? All they do is destroy fletches. :dunno:
Layer sheets of cardboard on the hay bales till it provides enough resistance that the arrows do not go fletch deep.
Gotta use alfalfa bales, not straw. Alfalfa is much denser.
Post by: Molon5labe on August 27, 2018, 03:16:28 PM
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Post by: JJD on August 31, 2018, 12:01:45 PM
I set two 4x4 treated posts and hung a rubber horse stall mat from a treated 4x4 running from the top of them.
For years, I used 5 layers of old carpeting spaced 3 inches apart. THEN I got a new faster bow and even field points were not stopped. I put a sheet of 3/16 fiber board behind that. Stopped the field points but hardly slowed a broad head down. Only hit it one time with a broad head, operator error, and was luck enough to locate the arrow.
Do you use just one horse mat, or with faster bows, does it require more than one?
Post by: npaull on August 31, 2018, 12:07:38 PM
I guarantee you will NEVER want to use another target. Stops fieldpoints dead, and arrows can be removed with 1 finger. I'm not joking; try it.
NOTE: *Doesn't* work with broadheads!
Post by: 3boys on August 31, 2018, 01:12:53 PM
Fill a trashbag nice and tight with other plastic bags (old grocery bags work great).I have made a few in our cardboard baler at work. We have tons of stretch wrap we recycle that makes a nice plastic bale. I then wrap it with black stretch wrap. Works amazing as a target backstop.
I guarantee you will NEVER want to use another target. Stops fieldpoints dead, and arrows can be removed with 1 finger. I'm not joking; try it.
NOTE: *Doesn't* work with broadheads!
Post by: bfranklin81 on September 02, 2018, 12:32:54 AM
Post by: robodad on September 02, 2018, 08:18:06 AM
Fill a trashbag nice and tight with other plastic bags (old grocery bags work great).
I guarantee you will NEVER want to use another target. Stops fieldpoints dead, and arrows can be removed with 1 finger. I'm not joking; try it.
NOTE: *Doesn't* work with broadheads!
I've been doing this for years and it's true the arrows are very easy to remove however I use a duck decoy bag and just stuff it with every kind of loose plastic grocery bags, shrink wrap, dog food bags, etc... And stuff it full as you can then cinch up the top and lay it on the ground and flatten it out by walkin/stepping on it. Then reserve 1 animal feed bag and cut it down one side, open up the bag-o-plastic and lay that one flat with the white side facing out then just spray paint some orange dots and you have a 30x50 target that will last for years. You can buy or build a sort of chicken tractor type thing to contain your targets and put it away when done !
Post by: Merkin13 on September 03, 2018, 11:25:50 PM
Stops even small diameter extreme FOC setup
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Post by: Gutpile on September 05, 2018, 02:10:59 PM
That looks good. What did you pay for the stall mat?
Post by: Johnny Doe on September 06, 2018, 07:50:40 AM
I used a 3/4in stall Matt 5x7 mounted on a frame
Stops even small diameter extreme FOC setup
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Very nice! This is almost exactly the same as my setup. It has lasted us 10 years and stopped every form of tip/broadhead/etc.