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Mark Rainbolt
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Best target

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I am in the market for a new target. I was thinking of a rinehart but was wondering what you all were using. I would like one that lets me pull arrows out easily, and will stand up to lots of arrows. Thanks for any help.
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New for 2018 is the Morrel High Roller 21.
Easy arrow removal.
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For broadheads or fieldpoints
Under $100

Mine stops my 400 gr arrows at 400 fps easily.
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Re: Best target

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Mark I have a couple of different targets, I have a Rhino block target that works well for field points and broadheads. I have a Spyder Webb target that is great for field points and easy arrow removal. My favorite is the least expensive, I took a corn sack and stuffed it with old clothes mostly old shirts and filled it full and packed it down with my foot and tied it shut. The sack will stop my 350 and 380 arrows with no problem. Good luck with your decision they're a lot of good targets out there.
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My favorite is the rineheart 18 n 1 . Handles broad heads and field point real tough ! And makes good bear bait :thumbup:
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Rag bag for field points and 18/1 for broadheads.
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Buck Stop from Walmart and Yellow Jacket from Fleet Farm work good for me...
They are both rag targets and two finger arrow removal is nice.
I shoot a lot and go through a target a year so the Walmart ones are good enough for me when I find them on sale.
I don't shoot much with broadheads and stick with the ones I know fly the same as my target tips.
I also have a grain sack stuffed with old towels, sheets, T shirts....anything without buttons, zippers, or skid marks. :shock: :lol:
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Corn bag full of old clothes/rags. Even Slick Tricks can't get through it. If you take a little time to cut your fabric into strips it is real easy to use. For broadheads, just leave the top of the bag open...grab the arrow and direct it up towards the opening, lift the rag strips off the head and you can pull the broadhead right out the top of your bag.

This is SOOOOO Easy!.., It works so well, I cannot believe that there is a single target manufacture left in business! :mrgreen:
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Don’t buy a Redhead target for stopping broadheads...I did some broad head shooting today and I usually back the target up with my Morrell bag target. This time I wanted to see the Redhead stop the broadheads on its own...two hours later I finally found my bolt eight feet up in a tree in my back woods. My Spitfire tipped arrow sliced through that foam target like nobody’s business.
Time for a better broadhead stopper!
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The Block black crossbow does not stop arrows from an Excalibur my matrix 330 arrow went through it in 5 shots last year I got one and it says "stops all field points ,broadheads and expandables " . Well is took a photo of the Block and sent it to them explaining that this was done by an Excalibur Matrix 330 Crossbow , They sent me another and I shot that to pieces . Now I back it up with a few things as It still goes through . I would back up what ever you get for a target . I shoot a practice head like the one I am hunting with.
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Burlap sack with cloth scraps from a local textile mill is the best I’ve found for field points. Way better than any foam.

For broad heads - which I only shoot infrequently to double-check POI - just go to Tractor Supply and ask them for those big blocks of styrofoam they get in with their trailers. They stop broad heads. Of course the broad heads tear the styrofoam up pretty quickly, but since the target’s free, who cares?
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Feed bag with old carpet inside!
Use spitfire broadhead with glued blades and it goes in about 1 inch sometimes it falls out !
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Re: Best target

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Has any body ever used a yellow jacket crossbow bag target for broad heads ??? :think:

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Re: Best target

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I use two chicken feed bags (50# feed bags) stuffed with all t-shirts. Stops my Matrix 380 field points from full penetration from 20-40 yards. Plus it gives me a nice picture of a life-size chicken to aim for on the front. When the outer bag wears out, I just swap it for another one. I tape the top closed, but can see where leaving it open would really help with getting the broadheads out. Going to remember that tip.
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papa bear1 wrote:
Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:01 am
Has any body ever used a yellow jacket crossbow bag target for broad heads ??? :think:

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Curiosity got me and I did once... just once with a bolt cutter. The yj350 stopped it but it would not pull out. In addition to removal issues, I’d imagine that you’d have to replace the “bag” cover portion after each shooting session.
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I like my Ironman target. It stops my bolts from the 405 and only requires two fingers to pull the bolt out. I took it out to a friends house and we shot all morning with no problems. I also own the smaller version and take it to camp. The only bad thing about this target is that broadheads tear it up. Next on my to buy list is a good broadhead target.
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