Heres my situation, I am nearly done finishing about 850 sq feet of my basement. Laminate pecan flooring. Sheetrock walls and ceiling.  Big hand crafted bar.  Etc etc.

Long story short, its really nice looking. There is about a 5 foot wide extension into the longest part of the room that Im going to panel with leftover pecan flooring as a backstop for a dartboard. ( I have a wife and she will hit the wall). Anyway, I want a very large target like a bag or otherwise that I can move in and out of that spot to shoot indoors. I initially planned to build a compressed cardboard target but It would be too heavy to move back and forth from the next room over. Any suggestions on a good and affordable target that may be like 3'x3' and not lose filler all the time?

Syderweb st 24 at Cabelas...had one for years inside and still goin strong.

God bless,

Rollers make moving big things easy.

feed sack stuffed with plastic wrapping. maybe make a pvc frame to hang it.

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Can pick up nylon U-stuff it targets about 30 inches square off the big auction site.  Good idea to hang a horse mat (about 3'x4') available from farm supply stores behind the target for really errant shots.

Although not so cheap, I place three of the larger layered foam targets (the fused outside version) on their sides, one atop the other.  They stop almost anything, last a very long time, and turning them 90 degrees starts you all over again.  Restack to get a newer one in the middle when the first one wears out.  I strap them together for no movement.

Look at Big Shot Targets....they make some nice larger mini range targets.

Cheap bag targets work great just be sure to shoot one side one day and flip it the next...otherwise the filler gets pushed to the opposite side and begins to bore a hole...I have one I been shooting for 2 years and it's time to replace . Buck commander bag target it was like 15 bucks on clearance at Walmart.

Hurricane targets are large and very affordable as well!

13 yards and I fling arrows most every day. Made the stand from 1" PVC and can break it down in pieces, only cemented certain sections.

 

 

Very nice setup Yellow Dog!

Yellow dog I'm so jealous of that room!

Yellow dog I'm so jealous of that room!

I bought a few yards of burlap at the craft store and sewed up all but about a 1 foot opening at the top.  I filled it with old clothes over time until it got nice and plump.  My total cost was under $10 and it makes a good place to store "grease rags" for when I want to work on the cars.  I just pull out whatever is on top and throw them away as needed.  As we wear out more clothes and undershirts and what not I add to the bag target.


That said, if I had an ideal indoor shooting lane, I'd likely buy some new carpet and do a floor to ceiling stacked carpet backing to catch strays on the back wall and then put a few 3D targets and a bag target on some furniture movers to roll in the way as desired.  If the wife opposes the fibers mess or the look of the carpet it would be easy to just cover it up with a bit of burlap or other coarse woven cloth like a buletin board.

Go with your initial plan and build a small base or platform and put it on casters. Then you can push it anywhere you like with minimal effort.

Bulldog targets, lifetime warranties.

For the basement, I like a Block type, foam target because it doesn't much noise.  I bought mine on clearance at Gander Mountain about this time of year.  For outside, I use a bag target for cost and durability.

Another good option, along with the target you decide on is a horse stall rubber mat to place on the wall behind the target. I got one from tractor supply for $40. It's 4' x 6' x 3/4" thick. It stops arrows like right now.

X2 on the Block or any layered foam for the basement. Very quiet. I have a Big Green brand target behind my small block for a backdrop.

Bulldog targets x2 I have one in my finished basement and when you shoot up the face and back you can get a new cover for shipping.

bags are nice but one I had was noisy when hit. Sounded like a .38 every time an arrow arrived. I forget which brand it was.