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I like it better than my old dirt bank...waaay easier on my Grizzlies.

Once you start losing the foam with the paint on them, just take white spray paint to make new spots to shoot at. You can make them 1/2 inch to 3 inches in diameter for different distance shooting.

What are the dimensions on that again?

The target is 32"W x 16"D x 36"H (not counting wood)

You can get 9 pieces out of a 4' x 8' sheet so you need 2.

Owens Corning pink, I think it's called Foamular.

After using it for several years I don't see ever using anything else. I might even make a small version for out-state hunts.

Do you recall what the price of a sheet is?

Genius and much cheaper than the £150 [$180+??] I've just paid out for a new Rinehart Rhinoblock...

Yes, I got tired of spending big money on broadhead targets and having them wear out so fast. Also, this target is big enough that you don't have to worry about missing it when shooting extreme long ranges.

I don't normally shoot field points at it but you could. I haven't shot many field points into it but I don't remember them being overly difficult to pull out. I might shoot a little tonight and I'll try it again and let you know.

Broadheads pull out relatively easy, I'd say easier than most commercially made targets I've used. Usually when the broadhead protrudes out the backside I'll make sure the blades are lined up with the slices so it's easier to pull out or pull them all the way through.

The only negative is you may get a little pink residue sticking to carbon arrows but it scrapes off. I shoot mainly FMJ's and it doesn't stick to the aluminum.

If anybody is interested you scroll to the end of the thread at the attached link, it shows how I built my field point target. This is an awesome target too which lasts a long time and is extremely easy to pull arrows out of.

Great info. Thanks so much for sharing

i wanted it a little smaller and deeper.. no pass through on this one and i can shoot the other side as well

I thought I saw a picture of one a few years ago that was held together with packing tape, it looked smaller, maybe 16x16.

Tell me about it Mike...very windy conditions on Sunday morning saw my 60 yard shots at least 12" adrift due to the cross wind, which on a Rhinoblock meant some 'close quarter grass examination and projectile excavation' i.e. diggin' arrahs out the durt ;-)

Toby, I don't think the threaded rod is necessary but it probably keeps the target tighter which may help stopping power if you hit a seam between layers. The rod also makes it easy to take the target apart.

Barty1970, every year I would shoot just fine out to 60-70 yards shooting my field points at my big field point target. Then as hunting season approached and I switched to broadheads I would develop target panic as I shot at my small broadhead target at 60 yards. My big homemade broadhead target has helped a lot with the target panic issue and reduced time spent diggin' arrahs out the durt!

The Reinhart 18:1 is a good target too.

No matter what...do not buy "The Block". Horrible and expensive broadhead target. Wish I had that money back.

Believe it or not, termites invaded the target and made a big mess! Stupid termites must have thought it tasted like wood! I threw it away and got a Rhinehart.

Bullshooter, I shoot mainly FMJ's and have no issue with the pink residue. I also shoot a few Beman MFX carbons and I get a little residue on them but it's not bad and can be scraped off with my thumbnail.

I've heard that you can make the target out of the much cheaper white Styrofoam and supposedly it works well and leaves no residue. I haven't verified that though and I have a hard time believing that the white styro would be very durable.

I like the bow stand too!

I guess that's my legacy, a broadhead target named after me... LOL!

I find field points more difficult to take out (thought not bad) broadheads are easy, and yes as it gets shot up you get little "foam chips" laying around when you're done.

It comes in different densities. (Mike's picture shows "250" which would be 25 psi density).

Owens Corning also makes more dense versions (All the way up to 100 PSI)

My local warehouse has densities up to 60 PSI. (Of course more dense =more $$$)

Would there be such a thing as too dense?

I am thinking instead of threaded rod I might use ratchet straps. (I have those on hand). I likely won't leave it outside so UV shouldn't be an issue.

I would think that ratchet straps would work just fine.

I'd much rather spend $35 every four years (and have a better target) than spend $100+ every year.

My version of the MTCH target.

Thx.

I wonder, with the denser material, if you could use narrower cuts (say 12" instead of 16") and build a taller target.

Menards website said they had denser formular on hand (They were wrong!) So I used the 25 lb density (Same as Mike) So I stuck with same dimension cuts.

I am shooting just shy of 60 lbs (59+ depending upon the capture on my scale). Get this, my FMJ 340's with 125G BH penetrate consistently less (~1") than my FMJ 400's with 125G. This is one of the reasons I wanted a big target with consistent stopping capacity. (It has taken me a few years to figure out I am overspined!)

I would estimate arrows are penetrating 11-12" with current 250 material.

I will be experimenting with adding brass HIT's (This week)