stopping arrows
04-26-2007, 09:52 AM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Phoenixville, PA USA
Posts: 5,541
RE: stopping arrows
I've fixed old 3d targets with expanding foam. It works really well. Just spray it in the hole and let it dry. Once dry you can use a utility knife to shape it. You can even spray paint it to get it to match the other foam if you want.
You also get a back stop like the others have said. It's just safer. Hay bales are cheap and will save your arrows from getting damaged by your neighbor's car.
You also get a back stop like the others have said. It's just safer. Hay bales are cheap and will save your arrows from getting damaged by your neighbor's car.
04-26-2007, 02:14 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Where the ducks don't come no more
Posts: 4,420
RE: stopping arrows
Why don't you want to move your target? I live in a neighborhood too but for God sakes man have a little common sense..... I digress.
If your arrowhit the car and it didn't do any damage then its obviously not going very fast.
You could probably stop those things with an old wool blanket or a couple of bedsheets strung up clothesline style. A tarp perhaps....
If you are only trying to stop pass throughs then it would help.But one way or another, at least shoot in a safe direction. No matter what sort of "backstop" you have, an arrow will sooner or later find its way through.
An arrow of mine found its wayunder my block target, through theholes in the chainlink fence, through the woodpile (amazing) and into the slide of my neighborsgrandson's swing set. Of course, no one was in the yard, but it made me remember that the safest shot is the one that is ALWAYS in a safe DIRECTION, not just at a "BACKSTOP".
If your arrowhit the car and it didn't do any damage then its obviously not going very fast.
You could probably stop those things with an old wool blanket or a couple of bedsheets strung up clothesline style. A tarp perhaps....
If you are only trying to stop pass throughs then it would help.But one way or another, at least shoot in a safe direction. No matter what sort of "backstop" you have, an arrow will sooner or later find its way through.
An arrow of mine found its wayunder my block target, through theholes in the chainlink fence, through the woodpile (amazing) and into the slide of my neighborsgrandson's swing set. Of course, no one was in the yard, but it made me remember that the safest shot is the one that is ALWAYS in a safe DIRECTION, not just at a "BACKSTOP".
04-26-2007, 02:28 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts
Posts: 385
RE: stopping arrows
I also live in a neighborhood and I do the vast majority of my practicing at the range because there are kids around. During the archery season I do occasionally shoot 20 yards into my garage, to make sure I haven't knocked something loose, only during the school day. I used to use hay bales for a backstop but they are tough on the vanes. Try hanging a couple of layers of carpet over a 2x4. That should stop a miss without tearing up the arrows. Besides you can probably get carpet waste for free from any carpet place. They have to pay to dispose of it.
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04-26-2007, 02:42 PM
#16
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Eureka, MO
Posts: 1,519
RE: stopping arrows
ORIGINAL: rankbull
tell your neighbors to move his car
tell your neighbors to move his car
On a serious note tho you need to find another place to shoot. Why would you even have a target where you could hit something behind it? That is just plain stupid, and dangerous. In my neighborhood you are not even supposed to shoot your bow and can even get a ticket or have your bow taken away. Im not saying i dont shoot there but i have hundreds of acres of woods behind my house and not houses. I would find a local shop to shoot at personally.
04-26-2007, 02:43 PM
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Heaven is my home, temporarily residing in WNY :)
Posts: 6,679
RE: stopping arrows
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
Sounds like your neighbor's cat is already doing a fine job of stopping your arrows? Not sure what the problem is?
LMAO
Sounds like your neighbor's cat is already doing a fine job of stopping your arrows? Not sure what the problem is?
LMAO
04-26-2007, 03:11 PM
#18
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Posts: 111
RE: stopping arrows
04-26-2007, 03:18 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 3,763
RE: stopping arrows
There is nothing excelent about that setup...theres a house only 50 yards or so behind the target.
If your hitting your neighbors car YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
Find a different place to shoot that has a safe backdrop regardless of your 'arrow stopping' setup. It doesnt look like your in a resedential area, im sure there is a better place for you to put your target. Come one man...your just asking for something bad to happen.
If your hitting your neighbors car YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
Find a different place to shoot that has a safe backdrop regardless of your 'arrow stopping' setup. It doesnt look like your in a resedential area, im sure there is a better place for you to put your target. Come one man...your just asking for something bad to happen.
04-26-2007, 03:21 PM
#20
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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RE: stopping arrows
yeah ive been trying to find a new setup. my yard is an acre of land back in the woods a little and its about 100 yds long (may be slight off) but only like 40 wide so im not sure about where to put it