Proper media for shooting broad heads into?

[Junkers88]

My target is a 1' thick stack of compressed cardboard. I'd like to put some broad head on the new shafts and try them out but am aware that they'll likely get dulled a bit. Sharpening them is not a problem though.


Warnings?

Richard.

[Bisch]

You might have heck getting them out of that cardboard. My advice would be to drop the coin on a good broadhead target. Another option would be to find a big piece of dock foam on the cheap.

Bisch

[Junkers88]

Thanks Bisch!


Richard

[Randy Madden]

One of the companies I work for has a building leased to another co that makes walk-in coolers and such. They spray their left over foam into trash bags. It makes a nice full trash bag shaped target. And literally weighs less than 2 pounds. Doesn't last very long but it's free and stops bh's and I don't tear up my other targets. Win win!!

[BTLowry]

You might have heck getting them out of that cardboard. My advice would be to drop the coin on a good broadhead target. Another option would be to find a big piece of dock foam on the cheap.

Bisch

I shot one of those styrofoam barrels they use to float piers with once. Might as well have shot a tree stump. Didn't think I would ever get the arrow out

This is the stuff that looks like BBs pressed together when you look close

Another idea is to have a load of dirt dropped off and shoot at it, when you are done with it in the spring use it to fill in holes and low spots.

[Bisch]

Don't know about the barrels? But i have a piece of dock foam, and it works great fro brodheads. it is just a big block of the old white styrofoam.

Bisch

[popup_menace]

I highly recommend spending the money on at least a mid-range BH target like the black hole or something similar. You will regret (like I did) getting your arrows lodged in or passing through cheaper stuff. I broke down and got the rinehart 18-1 and am happy about every penny

[Curtis32]

My target is a 1' thick stack of compressed cardboard. I'd like to put some broad head on the new shafts and try them out but am aware that they'll likely get dulled a bit. Sharpening them is not a problem though.


Warnings?

Richard.

I have tried using a large chunk of shipping foam but it break up pretty bad and a mess to clean up when its all over the yard. I finally dropped the coin for a good target block. As for the broadhead. I have one that I use just for practice as I got tired of sharpening all of the broadheads.

[SwampRabbit]

If you drop coin on a target, those rinehart 18:1s are nice. I have used mine for well over a couple of seasons now. They do great with Broadheads, although I only shoot my BHs during a tune, or before a major hunt just to double check.

[tradtiger]

Black Hole works okay, pretty cheap ($50). Broadheads slice and dice it pretty quickly, though, so you would want to limit shots. Also, to avoid damaging other arrows, I try not to shoot but one broadhead arrow at a time or -- if I want to shoot a group -- shoot it first.

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[SwampRabbit]

Good point tradtiger.

I only ever shoot one broadhead at a time. In fact, I purposely shoot a broadhead first followed by a field point and pull and repeat. I look for a pattern from those. Ie, is there a pattern for how many times one hits in a direction related to another.

[Rat]

Build a sand trap. Mine is 24" wide x 30" tall by 36" log; stops them all and lasts forever. Just keep it covered to keep the local cats out of it when not in use.

[BowDude]

built my own.... a good sized cardboard box stuffed with old t-shirts I was getting rid of. packed them in real good. stops my crossbow with field tips and/or broadheads.

[Draco]

I have used the dock foam for decades with no problem. I have a couple extra big pieces if any one around here wants one, they can have one.

The barrels are compressed into the barrel shape so are much denser than regular foam.

It's a good idea to shoot every broad head arrow you hunt with at least once to make absolutely sure they fly true.