Well I've rebuilt my old Glendale buck for the last :help: time (10+yrs nothing put spray in foam holding it together) Need to :banghead: buy new(OK I'm Cheap) looking at Glendale full rut or rinehart woodland buck. But I wanted to know what others are shooting ( & what ones last the longest) :archer2:
I've been pretty pleased with the GlenDale's, but I've heard nothing but praise for the Rineharts as well.If I were buying today, I'd probably go with the GlenDal, but thats just me.
Whatever brand mine is....I hardy ever hit it!
Cardboard deer cutout and hay bails.
Ive never heard anything but horror stories with the Glendales, but i have loved the Reinharts.
I bought a Glendale a few years back. I kept destroying carbon arrows hitting it low in the heart area. There is (or was) a metal plate that ran the length of the belly.
Got rid of it for a cheaper Bass Pro model. I would opt for the Reinhart if I could.
Keep the wheels away and they all seem to hold up real well. :archer:
Reinhart is the best and it will last a lifetime if you only use FP,s. It lasted longer than any other target I have owned even with shooting a lot of BH's
The local 3D course near my hunting camp has all Rhinehart targets and I really like 'em. If I could I'd buy one of each and stick 'em around camp. Never shot a Glendale target that I can recall, but I'd stay away from a metal sheet target...
I've had a couple $50 Blue Ridge deer from wallyworld that took me a couple seasons each to shoot in half...
I get the best life out of live deer, cause I always miss them and they replace their selves.
Their not 3d targets but Ames Pillow targets are two sided and last a long time when stuffed with plastc or cloth. When the Kill area is shot out use a piece of burlap and sew in into the kill zone. Its very economical but not as nice as a 3D target. But you can buy 4 for about $80.00 and place them in different locations provided you have the room. In view of the poor e3conomy its cheap and fun. Just my opinion.
I have Glendale and Rineharts. I love my big ole Glendale but the Rinehart wins hands down for me.
for me personally it seems to be a live deer! :rolleyes:
I use the $100 cabelas targets and they never last a year, and that is with 3-4 spray foam repair jobs. Would like to know a better answer myself.
Rhinehart by far
I'm going to have to spring for a rinehart at some point...
I have an older Glen-del that has that layered sheet foam center. I just keep turning and mixing the layers up. No foam yet and it has lasted 5 years.
Rhinehart hands down with field tips only...i think big jim has some blems left the targets are on the smaller side but have lungs liver an heart out lined on them..i love mine..
I just got a Rinehart Woodland buck target and I would buy another. It's got a rubber(ish) kill section and I think that's going to last a long time. I would recommend it.
Good Luck.
ive had my glendel for 4 years. I have went through 3 inserts. I tune broadheads with it as well. I ve shot a lot including rinehart. Rineharts are great targets but i would go with a Glendel again. Just because of the replaceable insert.
Stumps
I've been shooting an 18-1 for several years now, i love that thing. A bag target that is hanging will also last a very long time. The swinging motion really helps it last longer.
Try R and W out of NC.....they seem to hold up very well and our club has used them for years.....
I have ames deer burlap targets( with the kill areas :scared: broadheads). I KNOW ALL TO WELL ABOUT THE STEAL :knothead: arrow repair time) I love a Heart shot but :deadhorse:
Rineharts by far. I've shot a lot of Mckenzies and my buddy has a glendel which we shoot at camp. I bit the bullet and paid the extra foe a rinehart. Glad I did.
I have used Rhinehart, Glendale, and many others and found the Rhinehart last the longest with field points. I have yet to find a target that I can't wear out in a year shooting broadheads. Even my Rhinehart woodland buck has been nearly shot in two pieces since September 2011 when I got the broadheads back out.
I think it helps tremendously to cover your 3D target(s) when you're done shooting them. I put mine(cheap Bass Pro model) in my shed when I'm not shooting it and it has helped it last as long as it has. I made a mistake once and left it outside for about a month or so and I could really tell a big difference in how the weather had shortened how long it's gonna last. And, as already mentioned, broadheads really do them in, and in very short order!
I hope to someday get a Rhinehart.
Reinhardt
I have a few of them. The Broadhead Buck is good, the Feeding Doe as well. I have several of another that I don't see on the website, it is a compact deer that is looking over it's back which enables this target to ship in a smaller box.
I'm lucky to have a Stone Sheep and a couple turkeys too. The Sheep is a VERY weak substitute for my fantasy sheep hunt.
I'd love to have the elk! You can see the deer targets and others at the link below.
most of these have replaceable inserts.
I tune my broadheads to shoot in the same group with my field tips. Once I've done that and checked everthing I have no need to wear my targets out with broadheads.
The Glendale is also a good target. I've gone through 2 inserts in 12 months but I shoot a lot. This is my basement range target that gets a lot of 13-7 yard shooting.
http://www.rinehart3d.com/products/#c1
A Boone and Crockett by far!
i have a glen del (150$) it stays outside all the time the head has broken off and i have never rebuilt the vitals. it has taken thousands of arrows.
I think all are very close in durability, the key things are to keep them out of the weather (I store inside) and when outside I make little shelters under recylcled metal roofing (a freinds idea (TDHUNTER) unless placed only for a little while.
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I tune my broadheads to shoot in the same group with my field tips. Once I've done that and checked everthing I have no need to wear my targets out with broadheads.
I would think.. the one that you see how close that you can get, without actually hitting it :campfire:
Our 3d club bought a full set of rineheart targets with free replacement cores. They held up great but when we started to replace them we found that rineheart had discontinued the free cores. We decided to go with the McKenzie targets, better value and they hold up just as good. Also the rinehearts are smaller targets for the money. The ASA changed from Rineheart to McKenzie targets.
Ive had most including glendell and the rhinehart will take moe shots than any of them,hands down. If you want to repair them dont use the foam use liquid nails or similar construction glue lasts alot longer.
Rhinehart !......I was going thru a target a year shooting the delta buck and a bass pro brand. bought a Rhinehart 4 years ago and still looks great. BTW I do not use broadheads on my 3-d targets..none will last with BHs.
I've had both. Now I only use rhinehart.
I have a Delta, and it is totally worthless. The foam blows chunks out the back when you hit the vitals. And thats from a 45# Kanati slingin 550gr woodies. I think a layered foam vital section would be the ticket, but my Rhinehart cube-lookin target amazes me everytime I shoot it at how well it holds up. Thats just my experience. :thumbsup:
I also say go with the rinehart. They have far outlasted anything else I have purchased over the years. Keep the broadheads away. I love to go stumping but it is nice to have one or two 3-ds around in the backyard. I had a rinehart jackalope that was fun to shoot and I could throw it in my truck and go up the canyons and stake it out on some hills in the sagebrush and shoot at it.
Rinehart
rineheart
all the way
I have owned all the big name brands. My Glendale is just a torso hanging from tree. Head broke off after repeated falls from legs falling off. I love the foam in the Rineharts. I think weather is a major factor in target life. I keep 3d's in shed. For broadheads I use a "blob" target. A fellow in N. GA makes these. Mine is 12 years old this May. The poplar tree it is leaned against has started growing around it!
Also a factor is your arrow setup. If you foot your arrows or have a target point with an outside diameter greater than your arrow, they tend to cut the target as you pull out. This also happens with certain broadheads, especially single bevel design since it is nearly impossible to pull them out in the same spiral that they went in.
Let's see some pictures of your shot up targets!
Ive had a Rinehart deer since the first of the year and am just on the verge of getting pass throughs... Very disappointed in it. BUT I have left it out the whole time and it has been in may drenching downpours.. I also shot it when it was wet and arrow penetration was almost double..
I really like that the arrows are easy to pull...
Guess I need to take better care of the next one..
Rinehart by far. Our archery club has 400+ members and we have tried all the different targets. Rinehart wins hands down. McKensie just doesn't hold up and neither does Delta.
+1 for rhineharts, glen del did not hold up for me at all! Got a blemished woodland buck from Big Jims for 99.99 + 29.99 shipping awesome targets.
The one you can replace the kill zone insert on.
I purchased a rhinehart feeding doe back in 2007 (I think) and it lasted for about 4 years. I bought another one last year and the quality is not what it used to be compared to my older deer target. The body is made from much cheaper foam than my target from 5 years ago. Only the removable kill zone is made from the nice self healing foam. Not sure what I will do when this target runs its course, but doubtful if I will buy another rhinehart.