Sand Pit Target

[RAU]

Ive been considering building one of these sand pit targets lately. Any of you guys have pics or recomendations to share? Do average weight bows, say up to 60 pounds drive arrows with broadheads and feild points into sand past fletching? I would think they would and make a ratty mess of fletching but i really dont know as ive never shot at one. Alot of guys really love them and they say their a lifetime target. What do you all say?
Thanks in advance.
Don

[David Yukon]

Never tried them, but it must mess up arrows on the long run, with the highly abrasive nature of sand, I know I wouldn't shoot my woodies into it!!

[waiting4fall]

Here's mine, from a few years back. No negative effect at all on the arrow. After hundreds of shots.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ89mwQxrds

[Whip]

I use one a lot, especially for broadheads.  They do wear a finish on wood arrows, but no problems at all with carbon.  Once the sand has had a chance to settle a bit after construction it definately stops the arrows well before the fletching - even with field points.

[Covey]

Perty neat!!

Jason

[JRY309]

My archery club had a sand pit backstop for shooting broadheads in,worked great!

[Jack Whitmire Jr]

Best target ever mine is about 4 years old and use it for ANY point no fletching worry stops even wheel bows . NEVER wears out .

[snag]

Around my neighborhood it would be hard to keep the cats out of one of these....   :rolleyes:

[khardrunner]

Isn't it convenient the cats happen to be wandering onto your target...ooops! :-)

[Pepper]

Originally posted by snag:
Around my neighborhood it would be hard to keep the cats out of one of these....    :rolleyes:  

Target rich environment.
Sorry couldn't help myself, I wouldn't shoot my neighbors cat, but my own should look over his shoulder once in a while.  

[lpcjon2]

I was waiting for a post like that  

[ChuckC]

Pepper  is that considered baiting ?

ChuckC

[RAU]

I think Im going to do it. I bet its perfect with blunts. Maybe I could  build the frame out of dirt filled tires to keep it REAL cheap!! If the tires were stacked neatly in brick pattern and filled well it wouldnt be TOO ugly. Maybe plant something in the top row of tires............flowers or something to keep the peace.

[Jack Whitmire Jr]

Plant Hostas around it

[Bladepeek]

Now that would definitely be baiting. The deer around here are death on hostas.

One of the pictures appears to be more dirt than sand. How would good, black topsoil, allowed to settle and packed a bit work? Might be a bit less abrasive than sand.

[frank bullitt]

Sand pits are great! When I started shooting a Hill bow in the 80s, thats what my ole friend had at his place.

Yes, it does wear away the finish on wood. As for the cat issue, get a piece of hardware cloth or window screen to lay over the pit.

Great for broadhead practice!

[RAU]

I bet good stone free screened topsoil would work good too. Maybe instead of tires I'll stack the container out of big heavy chunks of fieldstone. Still free and a lot better looking!!

[Flinttim]

Cool, and my wife is a weigh master for a sand quarry. I see a project in my future.

[Gun]

Here's mine. It's about 10 yrs. old. I have a 1/2" sheet of old rubber belting against the the back under the sand. I only shoot broadheads. They last about two years. Then I just replace them with two new ones. Feathers get ratty after about a month shooting thru the target.

[karrow]

i have a sand pit similar to Guns but i just use mine as a back stop not atarget so to speak. sand is ahrd on arrows, but can work. i just my block target in front of my sand pit to catch those wild arrows.