Block target?
 

Is the block any good? Need something for field points primarily and some broadheads closer to hunting season. Or is a bag type like Morrell's better?

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do a search.
as you will see, my vote is DO NOT GET ONE!!

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PLEASE LISTEN TO DOUGHBOY,DO NOT BUY THE BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Definetly no broadheads in the bag's Terry ,the bag's are stuffed with cloth and all kind's of material's that will make it very difficult to get your arrow out of ,but they work fine for field tip's .I think morrel make's one of the better target's that will take broadhead's . But all target's lifespan definetly decreases with the use of broadhead's keep this in mind .i have the black hole and it only lasted 2 season's .

nubo

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YEAH DONT BUY THE BLOCK OR THE HOLE!!!!!! MAN W/ BROAD HEADS THEY WEAR OUT FAST. I BOUGHT MORRELS YELLOW JACKET THIS PAST FALL. WOW!!! LASTS TEN TIME LONGER W/ BROAD HEADS AND ALMOST HALF THE COST.

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For broadheads the CUBE is a lot better. I have thousands of BH shots in mine, and it has a lot more to go.

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No go on the Block. I have one and it just hasn't stood up. I shoot expandables mainly so I don't have alot of BH shots in it and I am already getting pass throughs.

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I hate the block! It's junk dont buy it.

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Ok folks, so no block! I think I will buy the Morrells bag for this summer and field tips then invest in a yellow jacket for broadheads.

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shoot the yeloow jacket is only $35.00. and you can shoot both target tips and broad heads into it. no need for 2 targets.

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I shot the Black Hole (makers of the Block) and it didn't last me a month. That was shooting pure field tips and target points. In less than 2 weeks, I was getting complete pass throughs. That really upset me because it was starting to cost me arrows. I'll be buying a Yellowjacket this summer that's for sure.

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n't buy a Block! Get a Morrell Yellowjacket for your broadheads and a good bag style for field points. I have been using a Carbon Monster bag target for years and never had a pass through yet....

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I thought that field points were darn near impossible to pull out of a yellow jacket?

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you are correct - no field points in the Yellow Jacket

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you got me. I shoot field points and broadheads w/ carbon arrows in mine. not hard to pull out?

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It sounds to me there are a bunch of BLOCK competitors wanting to bash the BLOCK. There is no better combo field point, broadhead target out there and there new 4x4 BLOCK is even better.

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boy, it's awefull hard to dispute all of the first hand testimonies by the hunters on this site. do a search and see how many actually have had good luck with the Hole/Block. I bet it's over 80% negative (although it has seemed like the Block has preformed a bit better than the hole).

djk - all i know is that the label says "NO FIELD POINTS" and I listened. and it has been stated by others that have shot points into the YJ and have had a bear of a time??

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I bought the Hole last year and might as well have dug one in the back yard and buried the money I spent.

If you want a great field point target, find a local coffee roaster and ask for some burlap bags, or check the local feed store. Stuff them with plastic bags from the grocery store and close the top by weaving nails through it. Any plastic will do, but I would stay away from shrink wrap. If you double bag it with burlap, it will last THOUSANDS of shots. We took 8 of them to elk camp this year and hung them in trees in the clear-cut around camp for a mini 3D course.

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I bought a Block last season and was happy... for the first hundred shots. It stops arrows well the first few shots, but they are a pain to pull out. When they start to get easy to pull out they are halfway out of the target! They are messy- With every shot a handful of the foam shoots out. I just bought a Morrel's Quick Stop and couldn't be happier. I have shot 200 shots in the center bullseye and still haven't had a field tip stick through. After I shoot several shots at the center the arrows push all of the cloth to the back of the target. I just flip the target around and continue shooting. With the Block being $65 and the Morrel's being $30, I will stick with the Morrel's.

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For broadheads check out the new King Series Targets
http://www.archerytargets.com/CompoundKing.aspx

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Competitors? Hardly, just a lot of unhappy archers that tried the junk Field Logic is putting out there with the Block. The best broadhead/field tip combo target I have found is the Rinehart hunting block/cube/whatever they call it.

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GO get some burlap sacks. I have many many in my back yard. I am shooting mathews safari set at 90# No pass thoughs at all. I filled mine with cut up clothing. I do not know of any one that dose not have enough junk clothing to fill 2 bags or so.

I will try plastic on the next ones,and copare.

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Sorry shelbo4, but we are all telling it like it is. For the $ you pay, the block is not worth it. Not only do they deteriorate in a quick hurry using broadheads the mess that is left behind is a pain in the butt. I had pass throughs after 4 weeks. [:@] [:'(]

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elkinmt.i heard that a burlap bag packed full of grocery bags work.i am going too find out:).i know that it takes alot of them to fill up a medium size bag though. but the way my wife shops, i should be able too start selling them on ebay by next week:D

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LoL

I thought of something the other day. Not sure if it will work but have you ever seen a bundle of card board all trused up ready to be shipped of to a recyceler. I'd like to try a couple of shots into one. Darn thing should last for years if it would work.

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I've been using plastic bags inside burlap bags for years. We get animal feed and bird seed in 100 pound feed bags that are made of a "plastic burlap." I stuff these with plastic grocery bags, Wal-mart bags, and plastic drop cloths. Stops my carbon arrows fine.

One thig I did find out, don't stuff them with those blue plastic tarps. It stops them great, but wicked hard to pull out.

After the bag itself is getting worn out, I just slip a new burlap sack over the whole thing. Just like new.

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JUNK, GARBAGE, WOULDN'T SPEND A DIME FOR ONE!!! Buy a bag target.

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hey mainehunt, this might be a dumb question but do you have too pack the bags in there extremely tight?And nodog, let me know if that cardboard thing works. will ya?:D

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mike838,
NO, not extremely tight. I just put a bunch of plastic in the bag, tie it shut with a piece of cord and then shoot it. If the arrow penetrates further than I like, I just untie the bag, and then retie it lower to compress the plastic more. Works like a charm and it's FREE;)

I have a couple of old ladies at church that save those plastic bags for me.:)

Try it, you'll like it.

Kev

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You know back to the cardboard.. I used to work at a grocery store back in Idaho, and I took one of those huge cardboard bundles home and me and my buddies shot it for years! Field points where no problem at all, and there was little mess. Even broadheads were'nt to bad. Just give it a good squirt with the water hose and you'll be set

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Bingo! Thanks for the water tip.

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OK,....OK....I'll be the one to look stupid and ask;

What's with the water??????????[&:]

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Thanks Mainehunt, I was afraid I was going to have to be the stupid one .
But I'll back you up so your not lonely, what is the water for?

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We sprayed water on the card board to make it more forgiving. And also when it is wet it tends not to fall apart. you know fall on the ground. It just seemed to work better if it was a little wet. We shot it dry and wet, and the wet side stopped arrows better and made no mess.. Hope that helps. It's one of those things that just works! Have fun!

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:DAh hah, I guess you never know till you try it.