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[Pock]

I try to built target in concept of easy to built and easy to move.
I used old clothing (not used), tie tightly and put into the 2 layer bag total weight is 14 pounds (6 kg.).
Test with Parker Tornado, red hot arrow with 100 gr field point 20 yards.
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[CBRon]

Pock, on 28 July 2010 - 01:12 AM, said:

I try to built target in concept of easy to built and easy to move.
I used old clothing (not used), tie tightly and put into the 2 layer bag total weight is 14 pounds (6 kg.).
Test with Parker Tornado, red hot arrow with 100 gr field point 20 yards.
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Pock, that's a nice looking target you made. What kind of bags did you use... Ron

[Pock]

I used nylon bag (thin nylon), in my country nylon bag is cheap and easy to find.
I test this target arrow not through because clothing absorb energy from the arrow (but the future maybe). This target not work with broadhead because it hard to pull.

[DaveHawk]

Pock, on 29 July 2010 - 06:38 AM, said:

I used nylon bag (thin nylon), in my country nylon bag is cheap and easy to find.
I test this target arrow not through because clothing absorb energy from the arrow (but the future maybe). This target not work with broadhead because it hard to pull.

Pock , instead of a bag of cloth I have always used just a cardboard box stuffed with rags. I like the idea.

[Pock]

Thanks Dave
The cardboard is one of good material for homemade target, easy to find and easy to fix. For next target I will try it.

[Dereck]

You said you tried to make I would have to say you did.
Great Looking target pic says it works good too.
Here is the one I made similar to yours (clothes in a bag) I put my bag of clothes in a box to help keep it stable and it can sit in the open.

[Gimmy]

Has anyone tried those plastic shopping bags, like grocery or Wal-Mart bags?  Someone told me about them and I've been saving them.  You put them in a big empty plastic feed or corn bag and close it with duct tape.  I really don't know if it will work, but when I think I have enough, I'll give it a try and let you know.  My friend that told me to do this may have been pulling my leg.  But if it worked, it should be lite enough to carry around.

[Sporty87]

Gimmy, on 05 September 2010 - 08:48 PM, said:

Has anyone tried those plastic shopping bags, like grocery or Wal-Mart bags?  Someone told me about them and I've been saving them.  You put them in a big empty plastic feed or corn bag and close it with duct tape.  I really don't know if it will work, but when I think I have enough, I'll give it a try and let you know.  My friend that told me to do this may have been pulling my leg.  But if it worked, it should be lite enough to carry around.

Gimmy I haven't tried it but it should work like stuffing a bag with old clothing, by the time your done filling one I'd be courious to see if it weighs less than one filled with cloth.

[Gimmy]

Sporty87, on 06 September 2010 - 07:36 PM, said:

Gimmy I haven't tried it but it should work like stuffing a bag with old clothing, by the time your done filling one I'd be courious to see if it weighs less than one filled with cloth.

Me too Sporty.  I have thousands and thousands of W-Mart grocery bags, but I don't have the plastic feed bag or plastic corn bag to put them in.  I'll keep scrounging for one and then I'll let you know how much that sucker really weighs.

[sargent]

Gimmy,

Yes the plastic shopping bags would work well.  You might just ask the local walmart if they would let you take the recycled bags from the bag recyling container that they set up at most stores. What I did however to make a really nice lightweight target was to buy a new burlap grain bag from my local coop ($1.50)and then I filled it with waste plastic wrap. You can get the wrap from businesses that get there pallets wrapped in plastic or commercial laundries etc.  The key is to really pack the bag tight and full and then tie off the top.  I made 4 of these using the waste plastic from work and they work as good as my bone collector bag target. They are much lighter than a bag filled with clothing too!

[edge]

I filled a grain sack ( actually two ) with plastic grocery bags.

A few items:

1) the bags need compressing to make the target usable!

What I did was to fill the first bag as tightly as I could.
Then I took some ratchet straps and tightened it until it was about 1/2 the original size.
I taped it shut, and took a second feed bag and pulled it over the whole thing the opposite direction and taped it shut.

2) The plastic leaves a film on some of the arrows that comes off easily. I assume it is semi melted plastic.

3) If you stay near the center it will stop a Stryker arrow, but is you move away from the fat center you lose thickness and may damage vanes. It is not very self healing so if you hit the same spot too much you will get greater and greater penetration.

edge.

[Hurricane]

Oh goodie!!! you guys have just saved me some money with the plastic idea. I wondered about that stopping arrows. I work in a box factory and most of the stuff we run on our machine comes wrapped in shrink wrap. Basically it's thrown away. Not anymore. Can just hear the guys at work, now..... "Oh geeez, Gino's "inventing" again". Definitely gonna give it a try. Thanks....(who says old dogs can't learn new tricks??   )

'Cane