 PatG 
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Posted: 11/23/2011 7:28:53 PM
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I'm really pleased with it and it works perfectly. |
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Posted: 8/9/2011 9:51:57 PM
That looks really nice.
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Zoomer302
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Posted: 8/10/2011 9:02:34 AM
Very nice.
Stall mat as in for horse? Could you tell me more about the mat? Rubber? Thickness? |
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PreemptiveStrike
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Posted: 8/10/2011 3:06:51 PM
My uncle uses his old hot tub cover for a backstop on his long distance 3d target (50-60+ yd shot depending on where you stand) and it works really well. It's actually harder to get the arrow out of the cover if you miss that it is the target.
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Posted: 8/12/2011 11:13:35 AM
It is a horse stall mat. I found it on sale at Rural King for $28. It is solid rubber and very heavy. I shoot a 45# recurve and from 5 feet the arrows just bounce off. My brother's compound bow (set at 60-65#) the arrows only punctured about 4 inches from ten feet. The thickness of the mat is right around 3/4". Its very effective and I couldn't be happier with it.
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mbpike
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Posted: 11/23/2011 9:22:49 PM
That looks great. I need something like that built in my back yard.
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DazedFred
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Posted: 1/21/2012 10:36:23 AM
We need to move this to the DIY Area...
Good Cheap Idea! This is going to hopefully be my weekend project this week or next. Doubt my neighbors want to have the side of their house as my stray arrow catcher....  |
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Posted: 1/21/2012 11:00:00 AM
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Aimless
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Posted: 1/21/2012 9:41:32 PM
Pretty clever
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M4Madness
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Posted: 1/22/2012 8:53:53 AM
I tried using a large piece of carpet hung over a woven wire farm fence once. All it did was break my arrows.
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Dave_Markowitz
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Posted: 1/23/2012 3:20:05 PM
Nice job.
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loonybin
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Posted: 1/31/2012 10:36:58 PM
Originally Posted By M4Madness: I tried using a large piece of carpet hung over a woven wire farm fence once. All it did was break my arrows. Yeah, that carpet has to be hanging free to work well, and a couple layers to boot. |
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Posted: 4/9/2012 1:01:09 PM
another simple target that works well with vertical bows or crossbows is a rag bag. simply take a large poly or burlap bag and stuff it as tightly as possible with old clothes, towels, burlap or for that matter you can use the plastic grocery/wal-mart bags ( takes a lot of them..1000 plus) then simply tie off the top and then hang or prop against something. The arrows from My Tenpoint Titan (175lb limbs and 300+ FPS) only go in about 6-10 inches and pull out with my thumb and index finger only!!!!.
I found the instructions on Crossbow nation, but I'm sure the other archery sites probably have something similar as well. Jason |
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guns762
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Posted: 4/29/2012 10:24:21 PM
I built this backstop a few weekends ago, and it worked extremely well for my 48# recurve and my youngest sons bow, but my oldest son got to try out the new PSE brute X, and at 10yrds, the carbon arrows go in about 6 inches. That's good I guess, but what a bitch to get them out. I could smell the rubber melting when I walked up to pull them out.
I had to pull with both hands, using my forehead to push against the mat. . I'm really hoping that at the farther ranges, the arrows don't go in that far. At least once I got the bow sighted in, my son never put one in the mat. |
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Posted: 11/9/2012 10:57:51 AM
Originally Posted By loonybin:
Originally Posted By M4Madness:
I tried using a large piece of carpet hung over a woven wire farm fence once. All it did was break my arrows. Yeah, that carpet has to be hanging free to work well, and a couple layers to boot. Been there done that..... My arrows didn't break, but it sure stripped the vanes right off of em. |
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