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[Aimo]

Hi Dear Friends

I was wondering how you test your mechanical broadhead ?? i got two kind of target Bag..one for compound bow and one for xbow..both working good ..but i know if i try first one it will go through the target and ruing the flatches..and if i use the secound one (the one for xbow) my broadhead will go inside and i will never find it unless i cut the bag !!! any idea??

By the way i m going to try my Rage and Meatseeker and grim reaper .

Thanks

Edited by aimo61, 28 January 2012 - 08:46 PM.

[hankenhunter]

I have read a few posts about guy's wrapping braided fishing line or thin wire around their mechanicals to prevent them from opening. I read you get one or two shots before you have to retie. Do a search in the archives, it's in here somewhere. They don't penetrate your target near as much.
Hank

[dropzone]

Are you saying the broadhead pulls out in the target. If that is what is going on then you might consider pulling the inserts and re-gluing them with two part epoxy. Also You might want to think about getting a block type target made for broadhead's. Bag targets will get torn up in a hurry using broadhead's. If you are wanting to see if the broadhead's are opening up in flight setup your target with a piece of news paper 6" in front of it. When you shoot through the paper it wont cause the blades to open. You will be able to tell if the are open before they hit the target.

[Aimo]

dropzone, on 28 January 2012 - 09:44 PM, said:

Are you saying the broadhead pulls out in the target. If that is what is going on then you might consider pulling the inserts and re-gluing them with two part epoxy. Also You might want to think about getting a block type target made for broadhead's. Bag targets will get torn up in a hurry using broadhead's. If you are wanting to see if the broadhead's are opening up in flight setup your target with a piece of news paper 6" in front of it. When you shoot through the paper it wont cause the blades to open. You will be able to tell if the are open before they hit the target.

Thank you..i like the news paper idea..and my question was how to test sighting the broadhead..i m new to xbow , and i remember it was very hard to pull the opened broadhead inside the target when i try it with my compound bow.

[poindexter]

tie them with dental floss. I use a homemade bag target and my mechanicals (spitfire maax) do not get hung up in it. they pull out with out any problem....Poindexter

[Aimo]

poindexter, on 28 January 2012 - 11:38 PM, said:

tie them with dental floss. I use a homemade bag target and my mechanicals (spitfire maax) do not get hung up in it. they pull out with out any problem....Poindexter

I use rubber band 1/4 or 1/2" and it works great , i buy it from online , and it's designed for hair tie.

and do you mean ( hung up) clothings?? like t shirt and so??

Thanks

[briarpatch]

Reapers come with a practice head

[Ky Bob]

I have used a small piece of electrical tape on Swhackers and Gators.

[XBOWED]

aimo61, on 28 January 2012 - 08:44 PM, said:

Hi Dear Friends

I was wondering how you test your mechanical broadhead ?? i got two kind of target Bag..one for compound bow and one for xbow..both working good ..but i know if i try first one it will go through the target and ruing the flatches..and if i use the secound one (the one for xbow) my broadhead will go inside and i will never find it unless i cut the bag !!! any idea??

By the way i m going to try my Rage and Meatseeker and grim reaper .

  Hello aino61  The Rage broad heads come with a practice tip also. You should also no doubt use a foam
block target.. And like the one fellow said dental floss should work.And again the paper is a great test..
  What kind on target do you have my friend??

Edited by XBOWED, 29 January 2012 - 02:11 PM.

[Aimo]

I have two kind of target..black box ( was used for compound bow) and the crossbow target bag..And i know if i shoot broadhead it will hard to get it out..or i have to cut the bag.i think i m going to buy the foamy hard target ( it's about 3 inches..but too pricy for just testing )

[dropzone]

Check out the block type target at wally world I shoot 4 Blade Muzzy's in to it and it has held up fairly well. I do turn it every few shots. Shooting mechanical practice heads in it may hold up longer. I will say sometime the arrow was a bear to remove if I didn't use some lube on the shaft and sometime the arrow would sink up in the target almost to the vane. Also if you have a tractor supply or other farm store around you can some times get block foam they use under the hubs to ship trailers. I have shot them in the past with a vertical bow and they stopped the arrow but that's a vertical not a crossbow. Sometime they will give them to you for free so they don't have to throw them out.

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Edited by dropzone, 29 January 2012 - 04:22 PM.

[H&S Archer]

Rinehart make some outstanding foam. I have also used Morrell foam with modest results.

[Dadfsr]

poindexter, on 28 January 2012 - 11:38 PM, said:

tie them with dental floss. I use a homemade bag target and my mechanicals (spitfire maax) do not get hung up in it. they pull out with out any problem....Poindexter

Thanks for the tip!!  I just picked up a crossbow for the first time this week...been running fieldd points through it about every afternoon but wasn't sure I wanted to start tearing up my new foam target with the mechanicals that came with it.   Used a double loop of dental floss and tied it around one of the mechanicals with a surgeons knot-held up for a couple of shots each at 10, 20 & 30 yards and looks like it might hold for a few more yet.

[Hunter2]

No testing they always work fine.