MCH Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Check some of your local stores like Lowe's and Home Depot. Sometimes they get items in that are shipped with large pieces styrofoam. They should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Re: Backstop for indoor range My indoor range uses this big heavy black mats called cow pads I believe? Maybe a farmer can give you the correct terminology. They are sold at farming centers and they are very durable. They are not used as the target, but as the backstop to stop any arrows that may slip most way through the target. I used to take cardboard boxes (broken down), that were packed tightly inside of another box. The whole thing was probably 4' x 6' x 12" thick. Had excellent stopping power and they were free. I used to get them at a local dairy store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Re: Backstop for indoor range I remember a commercial indoor range/proshop that I used to shoot at that used layers of corrugated cardboard. The cardboard was arranged with the corrogations facing the shooter. Compression was supplied by some heavy excelsior bales sitting on top. It seemed to last forever and stopped the arrows well without causing problems with pulling them out. So, when I made my targets at home, I followed the same principle. Except I didn't need a whole wall of back-stop so I built a compression rig that used two 1/2" threaded rods to tighten up the corugated cardboard. I am still using the outdoor version now after 20+ years and with an annual tightening on the rods, it still stops the arrows very nicely. It sees an awful lot of shooting each year also. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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