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Old 03-13-2007, 05:19 AM
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Try the morrell yellow jacket target. I've had mine for 3 years and it still looks new. Pulling field points is a bit tough though.

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Old 03-13-2007, 05:38 AM
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Pulling field points is a bit tough though.

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understatement of the year LOL. great for broadheads though.
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Old 03-13-2007, 05:42 AM
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I put old outdoor seat cushions in a box and use that.
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Old 03-13-2007, 01:14 PM
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I made a great field point target out of tons of feed sacks and grocery bags and anything else soft and stuffable. I just throw it all in a burlap sack or similar, tie the top,and use a marker to put a target on it. They last me for several months with no pass throughs and cost me NOTHING. That's the way to go.
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Old 03-13-2007, 04:46 PM
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I made a great field point target out of tons of feed sacks and grocery bags and anything else soft and stuffable. I just throw it all in a burlap sack or similar, tie the top,and use a marker to put a target on it. They last me for several months with no pass throughs and cost me NOTHING. That's the way to go.
Made the same target 3 months ago. When it starts to wear-out I'll just get another burlap sack, slide the old one into it, mark some spots to shoot at and I'm good to go. The only expense in my set-up is the PVC pipe stand I made ('bout 6 bucks). Now just need to find a way to make something for broad-heads.
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Old 03-13-2007, 07:27 PM
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Ihave a 3X3 cardboard box filled with old clothes. Only problem is half of the clothes are jeans so the thing weighs like 30lbs. Not much fun luggin' it around.
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Old 03-13-2007, 08:06 PM
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My father and I found some packing styrofoam and we cut it into squares, duck taped the edges and it worked great!!

you should give it a try!
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Old 03-13-2007, 08:20 PM
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I use shrink wrap stuff it in a corn sack and paint turkey,deer,bear on it and they last forever and most supply stores beg you to take that stuff

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Old 03-14-2007, 11:29 PM
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I went to a landscape company and got some scrap pond liner, for those backyard garden pond's, and cut those in squares to fit perfect inthe box I had, it works similar to the block, but not as compressed. So the arrows come out easier.
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Old 03-14-2007, 11:40 PM
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Our local club has made several carpet bales that work quite well for field points. Just find 150 each 16x32 carpet pieces and use all-thread and plywood to pinch them all together. The gives you a huge target that you can tighten down as your shooting wears it out. The arrows pull easily and will most likely never see a pass-through. As a design note, use 4 pieces of all-thread, instead of 2, located in each corner to achieve an even compression; this will give better stopping power and easier arrow removal. I'm planning on making one for my home shooting because it's cheap and works.
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