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Be very careful with the foam. Some of those foams are tip keepers. The only thing more annoying than your fletchings getting tore up a bit is losing half your tips in the target. As of this point, the best targets I have ever shot at which do the least amount of damage to equipment are the round grass butts like the ones Northkeep has. They last a decent amount of time and arent really all that expensive if the cost is split up amongst several people. It is true that they are bulky and heavy and can be weather dependant but are less so than the hay bales we often use (and lose crossbow bolts in)<BR>
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Karl Thorgeirsson<BR> <BR>> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:54:48 -0600<BR>> From: eadric@scabrewer.com<BR>> To: ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Target questions<BR>> <BR>> It will work. I would get the 6# density 2" thick and would probably <BR>> setup multiple layers depending on how well it stopped the arrows/bolts.<BR>> <BR>> Cover it with burlap. Just go to the local Fabrics store and but some <BR>> burlap. Sew some bags a lace the targets securely into the burlap. Not <BR>> only does this make them look better but it keeps the sunlight off them <BR>> and prolongs their life by preventing UV exposure.<BR>> <BR>> Remember that for crossbow shooters you are talking about needing to <BR>> stop the arrows within about 8 inches or so to keep from stripping the <BR>> fletchings from the quarrels. There is nothing more frustrating that <BR>> going to a tournament only to discover that that they have inadequate <BR>> target butts that are tearing up your equipment. So when making your <BR>> decisions please get someone with a target weight crossbow to try things <BR>> out.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -EA<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Doug Copley wrote:<BR>> > I have heard people say that a good target is a high density <BR>> > polyethylene. What is "high density"?<BR>> ><BR>> > I have found sheets that are:<BR>> ><BR>> > 2" thick by 4' x 9' that is 1.7# density for $65<BR>> > 1" thick by 4.5' x 9' that is 4# density for $100<BR>> > 1 1/2' thick 4.5' x 9' that is 4# density for $150<BR>> > 2" thick 4' x '9 that is 6# density for $216<BR>> ><BR>> > Since we do not shoot compound bows we have slower fps on our arrows <BR>> > but they weigh more so they are harder to stop. What density and what <BR>> > thickness is needed to stop arrows that we shoot?<BR>> ><BR>> > all of these are local pickup for me in Oklahoma City so no shipping.<BR>> ><BR>> > Does anyone have a better supply source for this type of foam?<BR>> ><BR>> > YIS,<BR>> > Vincenti<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Ansteorra-archery mailing list<BR>> > Ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>> > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-archery-ansteorra.org<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Ansteorra-archery mailing list<BR>> Ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-archery-ansteorra.org<BR> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/' target='_new'>Sign up now.</a></body>
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