Thanks to some inspiration from Greg / Mo last summer from his target upgrade thread, I decided to build a target stand very similar to his. I was able to use a lot of scap from my shed project which I also just completed a couple weeks ago. I weaved some pink nylon string thru the staples on the bottom of the bag and tied off to a screw on each post. The bag doesn't budge a bit while shooting. Also sprayed some 303 aerospace protectant on the bag to prevent UV damage/fading. And here is my target I shoot out in the woods. I buy those rubber mats for $10 at a local rubber manufacturing plant. They make good backstops and great broadhead targets. I have to put two together to prevent pass-thrus but that's still an awesome target for $20.
FYI.......if your bag target can swing freely, it will last a LOT longer. The swinging absorbs the KE from your arrow and reduces penetration.
I didn't realize that, Matt. I tried shooting it at first without the string securing it but it took forever to stop swinging and if I didn't wait the moving target was bothersome. Think I should loosen it up some so it has a little swing?
You could always tie the string in front of the bag so that the bag can swing backwards, but on the way through it would hit the string and stop itself. Might reduce the swinging alot while still reducing wear.
No problem. The stand looks awesome. All of you acreage people make me jealous. I wish I had the room to play with that you guys do.
If I didn't know any better, I'd have swore you took a pic of my stand! GREAT job copying the idea... Matt beat me to it, but I was going to say the same thing; I don't have the bottom of my target attached at all -- it's free to swing with every shot. It still stops moving in plenty of time though between arrows. I'd just use the two eye rings at the top and let 'er swing if I were you. Congrats again on a great-looking job.
I am hanging my yellow bag target also,but it is not stopping my arrows after a few repeated shots in the same spot. some passthru's tearing the vanes off, on others vanes are just coming thru back of bag.. been told to take bag down and stomp on it or hit it with a bat a few times.... I think my neighbors think i suc& at archery or i am really mad all the time.
Great job! I just finished a stand for my yellow jacket and boy, what a dissapointment. After exactly 18 shots (64 pounds with field tips) to the left side circle I am sending the fletch into the target and then either tearing or really bending my vanes up getting the arrow back out. I took mine down and am going to see if cabelas will take it back. I thought the yellowjackets were supposed to be a better target than 18 shots. Back to layers. I hope you guys have better luck.
Awesome. Looks good from here. Looks very well made. I think I would have put on a tin roof rather than shingles.
Looks nice! Forgot to mention in your shed thread, but I like your choice of truck Like was said, I would just untie the bottom and let it swing freely, or do what someone else mentioned and tie a barrier up front. I had my Morrell Field Range hanging for the past two years, and just this past year since I moved into my house, I've been shooting it sitting on the ground, and I can definitely tell the wear is accelerating. I just need to get my lazy butt in gear and build a new target holder.
Looks nice, I think I will make this a project as well. I have the supplies mostly, I just need the time. Well done.
I think you got a lemon. I've put HUNDREDS of shots into Morrell Yellowjackets in the same spot with not even close to a pass-through. Will they eventually wear out... Of course. But not before taking a POUNDING on the same spot. Both my neighbors who go to Colorado with me come down and shoot at my house too since I'm the last house in the subdivision up against the woods, so it takes a beating from more than just me all year.
I thought of a better idea for you. If you take your eye bolts and put them into the inside back corner of the 4x4 instead of in the middle of the side, and you tie your rope back to the eye bolt and leave it a tiny bit lose, this would give you a bit of movement on your target going backwards for your shot, but would stop the target from swinging. Here is a pic (I'm a carpenter by trade so I like building things, haha)
