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<blockquote data-quote="Crow Terminator" data-source="post: 4454796" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>On a side note I can tell you a few targets to stay totally away from.</p><p></p><p>#1 is that GlenDel Buck target. The one with the 4 sided cube insert. That's probably the biggest piece of trash target I have ever bought. </p><p></p><p>#2 are the R&W 3D targets. I got a tip on Archery Talk that they were decent targets for the money and ordered one of their deer ones. When it came I was highly impressed with how it looked...probably the most realistic 3D deer target I have seen. But it's something about how they make the core of their target. It is actually two layers of material inside the core and the material is super hard. Even keeping it out in the sun doesn't help it soften up much. Arrows are SUPER tough to remove and to make it even worse, they are notorious for stealing your tips/points. I quit shooting the one I have because of that. When I mentioned it on ArcheryTalk, people were like "oh yeah that's probably the downside of those targets". I promptly threw it off into the woods behind my other targets.</p><p></p><p>#3 would be the Delta McKenzie "Kill Zone" series. These are the ones that are just the mid section of the targets with the rope for carrying. I made the mistake of buying two of them at the same time. One is a deer mid section and the other is a bear. I quickly learned that you have to have them braced against another target to keep them from moving when arrows hit them. And they don't last long of being shot either. I had the 12 rings shot out of mine within 2 months and that was with trying to take it easy on them...shooting just a couple arrows a day into them. The foam actually came out of them in big chunks when I would pull my arrows. </p><p></p><p>I never have liked the Block targets either. </p><p></p><p>My personal preferences are as follows:</p><p></p><p>For 3D targets my #1 spot is Rinehart. Rinehart stuff is always expensive but hey, it lasts longer than any of the others. </p><p></p><p>For block/cube style targets it is "Blobs". I got my Rhino Block for free from a bow shop that closed down. It was used...he used it in the shop for people to try bows out with. I have no idea how many arrows it had put in it before I got it and I've had it 3 or 4 years myself. It still has a lot of life in it. I probably wouldn't have bought one before hand but now I will if/when I ever shoot it out. The Blobs I am often critical of. That being because a consumer has to be careful when selecting them. There are many kinds of them and densities of foam. I would never buy one without seeing it or feeling of it first. Some of them do last a long time. I have shot out 4 of them since 2000, so that's still pretty good once you think about it. 4 targets in nearly 20 years. Even when they are shot out, they still make good back stops for your other targets when long range shooting. I get mine early in the season when the guys still have them. For $50 they can't be beat. The hardest part is indeed moving them. Especially if they are water logged.</p><p></p><p>I think all the bag targets are pretty much the same. They are the same outside material and usually stuffed with something like a bed sheet comforter or something similar. Third Hand Archery makes a bag shell that they call the "Rag Bag" that you fill yourself. They recommend using old clothing and that works good. I found it easier to just go to Wally World and get a cheap twin or full size comforter and stuff in it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crow Terminator, post: 4454796, member: 220"] On a side note I can tell you a few targets to stay totally away from. #1 is that GlenDel Buck target. The one with the 4 sided cube insert. That's probably the biggest piece of trash target I have ever bought. #2 are the R&W 3D targets. I got a tip on Archery Talk that they were decent targets for the money and ordered one of their deer ones. When it came I was highly impressed with how it looked...probably the most realistic 3D deer target I have seen. But it's something about how they make the core of their target. It is actually two layers of material inside the core and the material is super hard. Even keeping it out in the sun doesn't help it soften up much. Arrows are SUPER tough to remove and to make it even worse, they are notorious for stealing your tips/points. I quit shooting the one I have because of that. When I mentioned it on ArcheryTalk, people were like "oh yeah that's probably the downside of those targets". I promptly threw it off into the woods behind my other targets. #3 would be the Delta McKenzie "Kill Zone" series. These are the ones that are just the mid section of the targets with the rope for carrying. I made the mistake of buying two of them at the same time. One is a deer mid section and the other is a bear. I quickly learned that you have to have them braced against another target to keep them from moving when arrows hit them. And they don't last long of being shot either. I had the 12 rings shot out of mine within 2 months and that was with trying to take it easy on them...shooting just a couple arrows a day into them. The foam actually came out of them in big chunks when I would pull my arrows. I never have liked the Block targets either. My personal preferences are as follows: For 3D targets my #1 spot is Rinehart. Rinehart stuff is always expensive but hey, it lasts longer than any of the others. For block/cube style targets it is "Blobs". I got my Rhino Block for free from a bow shop that closed down. It was used...he used it in the shop for people to try bows out with. I have no idea how many arrows it had put in it before I got it and I've had it 3 or 4 years myself. It still has a lot of life in it. I probably wouldn't have bought one before hand but now I will if/when I ever shoot it out. The Blobs I am often critical of. That being because a consumer has to be careful when selecting them. There are many kinds of them and densities of foam. I would never buy one without seeing it or feeling of it first. Some of them do last a long time. I have shot out 4 of them since 2000, so that's still pretty good once you think about it. 4 targets in nearly 20 years. Even when they are shot out, they still make good back stops for your other targets when long range shooting. I get mine early in the season when the guys still have them. For $50 they can't be beat. The hardest part is indeed moving them. Especially if they are water logged. I think all the bag targets are pretty much the same. They are the same outside material and usually stuffed with something like a bed sheet comforter or something similar. Third Hand Archery makes a bag shell that they call the "Rag Bag" that you fill yourself. They recommend using old clothing and that works good. I found it easier to just go to Wally World and get a cheap twin or full size comforter and stuff in it. [/QUOTE]
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