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What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby BigHills BuckHunter » Sun Sep 08, 2013 3:58 pm

Just wondering what you guys use for targets for practice shooting.

I use the block 4x4 and it works ok. Not as durable as they say though.


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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby Brad » Sun Sep 08, 2013 4:45 pm

Bag targets, Rhine Hart 18 in 1 and a 3d buck decoy. For broad heads I use a cardboard deer and dirt pile.

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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:09 pm

I prefer a big bag target. Easy out! I hate wrestling arrows out of targets.

As mentioned dirt bunker and cardboard for limited broadhead shooting.

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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby bb70 » Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:25 pm

Large block targets or bag targets. I use to buy 3d targets but went through 2 a summer. Id recommend rhinehart for 3d targets. Get what you pay for there.

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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby live2hunt » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:20 am

The black hole. Very easy to pull arrows out, and it is for field points or broadheads.
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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby Dewey » Mon Sep 09, 2013 3:25 am

Bag target for field points and Rhinehart 18-1 for broadheads.

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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby jonsimoneau » Mon Sep 09, 2013 3:29 am

I use alot of leaves, pine cones etc. works great and cheap!

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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby whitetail007 » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:00 am

the block, its a OK target because its heavy but not as good as they make it seem. wears out just like everything else.
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Unread postby BigHills BuckHunter » Mon Sep 09, 2013 5:00 am

jonsimoneau wrote:I use alot of leaves, pine cones etc. works great and cheap!

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Unread postby BigHills BuckHunter » Mon Sep 09, 2013 5:01 am

whitetail007 wrote:the block, its a OK target because its heavy but not as good as they make it seem. wears out just like everything else.


Exactly. I do like how it has vitals and small animal targets on the other sides though.
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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby Badger » Mon Sep 09, 2013 7:03 am

I shoot a lot and I find that bag targets last the longest. I have a hurricane target that just passed the 2 year mark and It's still stopping arrows and it was cheap.
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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby Bigb » Mon Sep 09, 2013 8:47 am

Picked up the 18 in 1 about 6 weeks ago and have to say it is the best target I've used so far. I got tired of going through one of the cheaper $50ish targets every year. Arrows come out very easy and it is holding up well so far. You can get the for $109 on ebay with free shipping. Well worth it.
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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby kenn1320 » Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:39 am

I have the 18-1 ball type target(not the square version). It's awesome, but broad heads destroy it in no time. I shoot a lot, more then average and bags work well, but the covers wear out on me. I shoot mainly trad bows.

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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby JakeJD » Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:48 pm

Blob targets are bulletproof but heavy and a pain with field points.

My next broadhead target will be a cube.

Any bag target or bale will work fine with field points.

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Re: What target do you use or recommend for shooting bow?

Unread postby MOBIGBUCKS » Tue Sep 10, 2013 2:06 am

18-1 will last you forever shooting field points. Broadheads are a different story...I'm going on season number two doing my broadhead tuning with it and the target is starting to lose chunks... :lol: All in all it's the best target I've found for broadheads.


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