Field Logic employee, spokesperson or pro staff

[jmez]

Could someone please offer me a plausible explanation as to why you would intentionally put a 1 inch wide piece of hard steel, dead center, less than 1 inch behind the vital core. I would have never thought I would ruin and arrow and broadhead by hitting metal in a $250 target that was made and sold to shoot broadheads into for practice.

Seriously, if someone were to ask me, " What is the dumbest thing you can come up with in the design of an archery target?" #1 on that list would be placing a piece of hard steel within the target.

If you are going to do something so stupid as to intentionally place hard steel into an archery target. You should put a disclaimer on the box and on the instructions, "The interior of this target contains hard metal objects." How dumb would that look? The target should come with a map. The map should contain the locations of the hard steel that you have hidden within your target. You should warn people that shooting into your target, that was designed to be shot into, can result in ruined equipment if it is quartering to you at all. People don't expect to ruin expensive equipment when they shoot arrows into your target. People actually but the target to shoot their arrows into. They especially don't expect such results when the arrow enters your target through the vital core. I'm not aware of any arrow broadhead combination that will withstand shooting into a piece of hard steel. Maybe the people at Field Logic are aware of a suitable combination, if you are please share.

If anyone has one of these targets there is a large, wide, piece of very hard steel running up the body of the target directly behind the vital core. If you don't have one of these targets my suggestion would be that you don't buy one. For some reason, Field Logic has found it necessary to hide hard metal objects within the target.

Anyone please feel free to copy and paste this to other hunting/archery websites and message boards that you visit. Maybe they will see it and let us in on their wisdom!

 

[Curtis C]

Seems hard to believe they would do that. Got any pics for us curious folks to see?

 

[jmez]

I'll see if I can get a decent one tomorrow. A couple weeks ago I ruined an arrow in the thing. Hit the vital core quartering to and couldn't figure out what could have happened. BH was mangled and end of arrow was split. Happened again tonight and when it hit made a loud crack. Pulled the arrow out and about 3 inches of it was gone and it was split half way up the shaft.

Tonight I got out the box knife and started cutting out the hole and I run into this huge piece of metal. WTF?

 

[boom]

A fluke? Maybe something got by them?

 

[rodney482]

There is one in the neck too, it will flat ruin your arrow

 

[5MilesBack]

I did a 3D shoot in Montana once. They had this novelty target with a large steel plate piece with several cutouts covering a target bale. The guy said they were going to set it up at 20 yards for guys to shoot at. I told him that 50 would be more fun. So I asked him if I could shoot it at 50 right then. He said sure. I had only seen the target at a distance so got back at 50 and aimed for the center bullseye which was about 3". I shoot and hear a "WHACK"! Got up there and the entire middle 3" bullseye is solid steel plate, with small cutouts in a circular pattern all around it going out to the edges. What on earth are they thinking?

These days it's hard to figure out what anybody is thinking anymore.......and more importantly WHY.

 

[larryschwartz]

jmez,

which 3D target is it? i see they have the glen del buck and the shooter 3d target on their website.

larry

 

[NorthT]

The glen del buck also has a metal rod in the lower portion just below to block. Lost a few arrows when hitting low

 

[jmez]

I have the Full Rut model.

 

[jmez]

I contacted Field Logic this morning and they intentionally put a large piece of metal strapping in the interior of the target for support. Supposedly the Full Rut is heavy too heavy to not have it in there for support. I then asked why they would not list anywhere that there is a large piece of metal in the target. He said that it has been brought up before and it has been discussed with the marketing department. The marketing department has chosen to not disclose that the Glen Del Full Rut target comes standard with hard metal built into the target.

 

[colonel00]

Did you ask for a refund?

 

[jmez]

I did. I also asked for $50 to replace two arrows and BH's that were wrecked. The repsonse was, yeah that has to be frustrating. I'll make sure we talk to the marketing dept and let them know. We need to get this fixed.

Translation, yes we are aware that we are selling a target with a pre installed arrow wrecking device and we really don't care.

 

[RamDreamer]

Well I'll make sure I never purchase one and steer my friends away from that as well!

 

[Chad E]

If it makes you feel any better I am planning on purchasing a 3d target soon. I will certainly stay away from a feild logic target.

 

[Whisky]

This is what happens if you hit the belly below the vital block. Now I feel your pain. Not sure what would be in that small area to cause this

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