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has any one used movers blankets for a back stop?

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JW_Halverson:
If you switch to blunts you won't have the problem.  Field arrows are pointy so that they pierce the target.  At least try filing the tips flat so that there is more resistance.

blades7558:
i thought of that, but thats alot more work then i wanted to put into it, plus filing the tips flat would be bad because i couldn't use the arrows on other targets. i saw the article in the last PA magazine where the guy made blunts out of hard wood which is appealing to me but i still like the idea of my arrows sticking into the target.

Bow Nut:
never used blankets but I have used old carpet using it the way pat said the arrow will usually hit and fall to the ground if it is hangin free.  if you make it tight it takes about 3 layers and you  only get about 4 inches of penetration.  works great.

Gus:
I've seen and used a large sized tightly woven nylon net for a back stop at private range years ago in Arkansas that worked great.
It was a fifteen by fifteen foot net hung in a ten by ten foot frame.
We shot many different weight bows (no wheelie bows) at it and very few arrows made it through with field points.
No broadheads were shot at it.

With all that said, I am still looking for such a net to use for shooting in my yard.
No Luck yet.

-gus

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