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Safe backstop for primitive broadheads?

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Colona:
My father-in-law made me some superb primitive self-nock arrows with hand forged steel trade points using sinew, hide glue, etc. My goal is to hunt with them using the black locust Cherokee D bow I made, so I need to figure out how to conduct at least a limited amount of practice with them for proficiency. I am afraid my usual hay bale or styrofoam backstop will destroy them with the sudden deceleration. Any suggestions what to use, or how to go about it?

Pat B:
I have a rubberized foam block target butt I use for all my arrows. The hardest thing on tied on points is pulling out of the target. If you pull it out slowly the way it went in it comes easily. Remember it's spinning when it hits the target so the extraction should be reverse spiral.
 I never hunt with an arrow I haven't shot at least once first.

EdwardS:
I used a sand pile with a paper target on it.  Didn't damage broadheads but I lost cresting to it so ymmv.

Hawkdancer:
The broad head pit at our range is sand, with plastic milk/water bottles for targets. Haven't shot any trad type points there yet(don't have any), but he glue ons did well.
Hawkdancer

rebsr52339:
If you take a cardboard box, suitable size, maybe 3' x 3' x 11" to 16" deep. Duck tape the back good and stuff it, and I mean stuff it with plastic bags, like from WalMart etc. Close it up and duck tape it shut. Works just great and the arrow maybe goes 5 to 7" deep and you can pull it out with two fingers. Not my idea but it works.

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