DIY Archery Target, By Jimmy Tippetts

[Justin Crossley]

Jimmy is like a lot of us and likes to save money by building things himself when possible. In this article, he details how he builds DYI archery targets that are easy and inexpensive. Check it out!

DIY Archery Target

 

[robby denning]

You the man Jimmy! thanks for submitting that.

 

[87TT]

Where did you get the big elk picture?

 

[Steve O]

Solo Targets makes some awesome target faces. Lifelike, life sized. Pretty amazing.

 

[HereditaryHunter]

Great idea. I will have to add this to my projects list

 

[Slim Jim]

Where did you get the big elk picture?

I picked that up at sportsman’s warehouse for $11.00


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Terrapin]

We used to paint them with car undercoating. They looked better and didn’t seem to make such a mess. Also make sure you don’t use the rubber backed glue down carpet. It will friction weld to you arrows.

Also try not to get carpet from a house with cats... unless you like the smell of cat pee on your arrows.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[5MilesBack]

The only problem I've had with carpet layer targets is the carpet glue sticks and holds onto the arrows something fierce. And then "if" you get your arrow out you need your knife to clean all the glue globs off of the arrows. Other than that, they should hold up really well.

 

[robby denning]

We used to paint them with car undercoating. They looked better and didn’t seem to make such a mess. Also make sure you don’t use the rubber backed glue down carpet. It will friction weld to you arrows.

Also try not to get carpet from a house with cats... unless you like the smell of cat pee on your arrows.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man you’ve been down this road before.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[TRed]

Great target! would be nice to find something cheap and durable for broadheads!

 

[Slim Jim]

The only problem I've had with carpet layer targets is the carpet glue sticks and holds onto the arrows something fierce. And then "if" you get your arrow out you need your knife to clean all the glue globs off of the arrows. Other than that, they should hold up really well.

Maybe I’ve just gotten lucky but I haven’t had that problem with mine. But I have had that problem at other ranges.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Slim Jim]

We used to paint them with car undercoating. They looked better and didn’t seem to make such a mess. Also make sure you don’t use the rubber backed glue down carpet. It will friction weld to you arrows.

Also try not to get carpet from a house with cats... unless you like the smell of cat pee on your arrows.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[5MilesBack]

Maybe I’ve just gotten lucky but I haven’t had that problem with mine. But I have had that problem at other ranges.

There are some commercial ones, can't remember their name now.....they are out of Washington or Oregon, and they were really bad. There was one time at the range we had five guys standing there all trying to pull my arrows. Then a guy showed up with that Hamskea lever arrow puller. And it even struggled for a little bit before getting them out.

 

[SlickStickSlinger]

Does the carpet put a lot of wear and tear on the arrows?

 

[Slim Jim]

Does the carpet put a lot of wear and tear on the arrows?

None whatsoever. Every now and then you might have to scratch off a little glue residue with your fingernails. It comes right off though


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Tshug]

Great idea. I like to save a lil cash and make my own targets.

 

[5MilesBack]

None whatsoever. Every now and then you might have to scratch off a little glue residue with your fingernails. It comes right off though

I wish I had taken pics of some of my arrows covered in globs of glue. It's like the fiberboard targets that my range uses. Pull on an arrow for a few minutes and when it finally busts free it looks like Bigfoot's arm because of all the fiber attached to it. I scrape most the chunks off with a knife and then a copper scrubber to get the small stuff off and smooth it out.

 

[Dsmiley49]

Anybody think they have built the best DIY broadhead target? Thinking of building a foam target....

 

[Pawag]

Great idea

 

[zwc94]

This is fantastic, came just in time! We were supposed to be turkey hunting tonight, would’ve been first time hunting with my new bow. Now in quarantine and doing kitchen/master bath remodel. Weee. I have to rip out bathroom carpet in a bit so looks like I’ll have the materials. Thanks for the idea/instructions.