Joe(thebow)M
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| Twig-Slinger wrote: | No way of doing it Cheaper?? - Cardboard is expensive down `ere in Somerset 
BTW - Should've mentioned - I an office poster and therefore can only post 8 - 5 Mon-Fri. To clear any thoughts that I'd just abandined the thread  |
Do you have to buy the cardboard to use? Here in the states a person can go just about to any business and get it free for the hauling even if that company is recycling which many are. Eventually the cardboard makes it a recycling center. Of course that depends on the individual also, if they're recycling conscious. I like to think I am. I recycle.
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Club: White River Brigade
Bow: #38 to #55 @ 28" English Longbow
Sight: None
Arrows: feather fletched wood
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Dawn
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Location: Long Eaton, Derbyshire
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Club: Black Arrow FAC & Duvelle Bowmen
Bow: Marksman KG1 with nice blue riser
Sight: need glasses to read
Arrows: ACC
Accesories: stabiliser
Samick AFB with wood & feather arrows
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Twig-Slinger
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Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: Results |
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Updates:
The "Straw Bale" idea proves fruitless - I managed to obtain 3 (FOC) from a local farmer who was good enough to deliver them to the woods in exchange for a go on my bow.
Straw Bales are NOT a cost-effective way of shooting!! I put 12 arrows through the bow and had to dismantle the bales to retreive my arrows making the bales useless for the second end 
The "Cardboard" idea suggested by Dawn (and others) work superbly!! It came to my attention after your posts that my Father-In-Law works for a major publiching company and has access to a warehouse FULL to the rafters of high quality Double-Corrugated boxes.
In conclusion:
8 dbl Corrugated Boxes folded flat and back-to-back
Place an old rug behind as a backstop (Just incase)
That concoction (??spelling??) will stop a 30lb bow at 10M
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Club: Ballands Bowmen - Wincanton
Bow: Polaris Take-Down
Sight: Cartle Pin-Sight
Arrows: Eaton Blues
Accesories: Cartel Button, Bow Sling
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Onewackybow
Grand Master Bowman
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Location: Leicestershire
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: Results |
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| Twig-Slinger wrote: | Updates:
The "Straw Bale" idea proves fruitless - I managed to obtain 3 (FOC) from a local farmer who was good enough to deliver them to the woods in exchange for a go on my bow.
Straw Bales are NOT a cost-effective way of shooting!! I put 12 arrows through the bow and had to dismantle the bales to retreive my arrows making the bales useless for the second end |
Oops. Seemed like a good idea at the time... 
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Club: Welland Valley Archers (Target) To be announced (Field)
Bow: Merlin Elite, Hoyt G3's
Sight: Merlin Omega
Arrows: Easton Superlite ACC
Accesories: Merlin Triad Stabilisers
Field Bow - Samick SLB II & , wooden sticks
 
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Dawn
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Location: Long Eaton, Derbyshire
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Club: Black Arrow FAC & Duvelle Bowmen
Bow: Marksman KG1 with nice blue riser
Sight: need glasses to read
Arrows: ACC
Accesories: stabiliser
Samick AFB with wood & feather arrows
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Steve B
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Location: Victoria, Australia
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:25 am Post subject: |
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All worked out and it appears you are not out of pocket...well done 
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Club: Phoenix Field Archers of Sale. Victoria , Australia
Bow: Bowtech Commander
Sight: Copper John Ants
Arrows: Gold Tip Pro's
Accesories: Carter Just-B-Cuz
 
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sheep2580
Junior Poster
Posts: 86
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Location: Selby
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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I might have to find me some cardboard. I am thinking of shooting into my garage from the drive but there is a window at the back, any ideas for a backstop that isn't 50 something quid from an archery dealer?
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Club: Selby Archers
Bow: Hoyt Vipertec
Sight: Toxonics model 3515
Arrows: Easton A/C/C and Easton XX75
Accesories: BlackSheep Long Rod, Tru Ball Wrist Release
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Twig-Slinger
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Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:33 am Post subject: Backboard |
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I found that if you soak (and I mean REALLY soak!!!) a sheet of 8 x 4 x 3/4"chipboard and rest that behing your target that tends to work.
The arrows bury themselves half way in but never go through!
8 x 4 x 3/4" Chipboard from B&Q = £18.00 (`ish)
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Club: Ballands Bowmen - Wincanton
Bow: Polaris Take-Down
Sight: Cartle Pin-Sight
Arrows: Eaton Blues
Accesories: Cartel Button, Bow Sling
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Road Runner
Apprentice Bowman
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Location: Doing missionary work in Derby
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject: target butt |
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I got my butt from MFI.... it cost £4500 but I got a free kitchen with it........ took the cooker hood box and stuffed it with the cardboard that was around the units then I used some spray foam to lock it all together. I used a big poly bag shrink wrapped with a hot air paint stripper to make it weather proof.....it works great !.
Now when am I going to find the time between practice to fit the damn kitchen ?
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Club: Black Arrow FAC
Bow: Winstar2 with Carbon limbs and I love it
Sight: Failing with age
Arrows: Are they the pointy things?
Accesories: A boat load of enthusiasm and a glove
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sunmouse
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Location: Rhondda, S Wales
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Have you tried an ethafoam butt? Quicks do one and they're ideal for dragging into the countryside. We bought one ages ago and use it regularly for shoots in the forestry. Its very lightweight and once you attach some string/rope around it, quite portable. If you have a roofrack on your Smart car, then attach the ethafoam butt to the roofrack and make sure its well strapped down.
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Club: Blandy Jenkins
Bow: Win and Win Pro Accent & Samick Agulla
Sight: Shooter and Arten Olympic and Shibuya dual click
Arrows: Easton 1813 Plat plus and Easton 1616 blues
Accesories: KAP limbs
Bickerstaffe and Ash self bow.
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