Homemade archery Target Plans!!!!!!

[elk4me]

Ok fellas I got these plans from a member off AT on a back yard 30x30 target. I made the target today and made a few alterations. I didnt use chicken wire to hold the plastic bags and lumber bail wrap in place, I used window screen mesh, and then ya were supposed to cover the target front and back with carpet, my hunting buddy never showed up.SO I used a few Martin boxes I had in the basment collecting dust for the front and rear panels till I get some carpet. But all in all plans we very easy to use and there was some penetration to the cardboard. But I will fix that soon. If you would like me to pass along for FREE the pdf files of the plans and measurements to you like what was done for me shoot me a PM or email.

Thanks a bunch too : studerp (AT sign on)

[BT]

Pretty smart

[elk4me]

Ok well I had a chance to shoot some more arrows into this target today. Lets start of by saying I am a 28" DL shooting 64# and a 380 gr Blackhawk CAA Vapor 400 shaft. I am getting about 270 -280 FPS. I the previous pictures I was using carboard facing instead of carpet. I was getting minor arrow penetration thru the 7" target core of window screen mesh and Lumber bail plastic wrap. So I applied carpet to the front and rear face of the target . I screwed the carpet onto the target faces directly over the cardboard and my Vegas 3 Spot in recent pics . But I still had some minor arrow pennetration at 20 , 30 yrds as shown in the pic below. It dosent concern me for my speeds but I bet the faster your arrow is going in will penetrate further but none over 6" thru the target backing. I did notice that the further I went out say 35,40 ,50 and finally 60 yrds penitration was minimized. All in all :-*I would recomend on any memebr building this target for their backyards. If you would like a set of the plans I recieved from the person I recd them from FREE of Charge let me know . I have all 5 or 6 pdf . files with measurements. All in all it was rather easy to cut ,assemble, and stain!
Target front carpeted


Target rear carpeted

Arrow Penitration 30 yrds


Target at 60 yrds cross the yard at an angle

[steadyeddie]

I like to make several kinds. One I will get a cardboard box and fill it with more squares of cardboard cut out of other boxes. I fit them into the box and make sure they are really tightly packed. This works great for field tip arrows and for heavy poundage. Just make sure it is at least 10 " or more in depth. I also like to get styrofoam containers, and the ones I like to use are ones that are shipped to people with some type of forzen product in them. They are perfect squares. Then I go to Wal-Mart and get plastic bags that people bring back and place in a box at the entrance of the store. I take several and stuff them inside the sytrofoam box and they fit really super. Just keep packing them as tight as possible. Next, take duct tape and while holding the top to the bottom, tape them shut. Use several layers on different places of the box. Then you can put what ever type of target on them that you want. It can also be used for pellet and BB guns. I use mind for small targets and it works like the Block but cheaper.
Also on my 3D animal targets that get blasted several times, I use the spray foam that comes in cans for spray insulation. That works great at refilling the gaps and holes made by arrows. Then I wrapped the area in duct tape and let dry a day or so. Then right back to shooting. Sometimes I wrap a badly shot up target with duct tape first and then make a pencil hole at several areas and then fill with foam. Good luck with your targets.