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Post by polishmp31 on Oct 17, 2016 16:51:45 GMT -5
Alright guys just got done putting my post in for new backstops. Now ive heard of ppl hanging carpet but do you know of any kind of just thick rubber i could hang?
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Post by bill9068 on Oct 17, 2016 16:55:01 GMT -5
I use conveyor belt, thick stuff from the coal mines.
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Post by ms660 on Oct 17, 2016 17:00:53 GMT -5
Alright guys just got done putting my post in for new backstops. Now ive heard of ppl hanging carpet but do you know of any kind of just thick rubber i could hang? Are you near Evansville? If so I can get you a piece belting from the coal mine where I work. You will not shoot through this stuff and it's pretty easy on your arrows.
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Post by polishmp31 on Oct 17, 2016 17:09:39 GMT -5
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Post by polishmp31 on Oct 17, 2016 17:33:00 GMT -5
Alright guys just got done putting my post in for new backstops. Now ive heard of ppl hanging carpet but do you know of any kind of just thick rubber i could hang? Are you near Evansville? If so I can get you a piece belting from the coal mine where I work. You will not shoot through this stuff and it's pretty easy on your arrows. Not that far how big would the piece be
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Post by ms660 on Oct 17, 2016 17:34:12 GMT -5
Not that far how big would the piece be How big a piece do you need It is 4' wide
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Post by polishmp31 on Oct 17, 2016 17:43:46 GMT -5
Not that far how big would the piece be How big a piece do you need It is 4' wide My post are 6 foot tall and 7 feet apart
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Post by nfalls116 on Oct 17, 2016 18:35:29 GMT -5
Rural king had horse mats on sale for 30$ but they are 48*96 i believe so I'd go with the free stuff
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 17, 2016 18:37:21 GMT -5
I tried carpeting hung over a woven wire fence once, and all I had to show for it was a broken arrow. Lol!
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Post by ms660 on Oct 17, 2016 19:01:00 GMT -5
How big a piece do you need It is 4' wide My post are 6 foot tall and 7 feet apart What are you actually going to be shooting in as the first primary stop? To cover 6'X7' you would have to use 2 pieces so you would need to support the splice where the two pieces meet some way, or you could use just one piece 4X7 and hang it in the center of the 6' but you would be shot a foot on the top and bottom. Next question How good a shot are you? LOL
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Post by polishmp31 on Oct 17, 2016 19:04:26 GMT -5
My post are 6 foot tall and 7 feet apart What are you actually going to be shooting in as the first primary stop? A regular target block and or a 3d target
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Post by polishmp31 on Oct 17, 2016 19:08:37 GMT -5
Rural king had horse mats on sale for 30$ but they are 48*96 i believe so I'd go with the free stuff I thought about roofing rubber but idk if it would be thick enough
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Post by ms660 on Oct 17, 2016 19:11:33 GMT -5
To cover 6'X7' you would have to use 2 pieces so you would need to support the splice where the two pieces meet some way, or you could use just one piece 4X7 and hang it in the center of the 6' but you would be shot a foot on the top and bottom. Next question How good a shot are you? LOL
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Post by bartiks on Oct 17, 2016 19:14:33 GMT -5
I work at a coal mine and I've got some of it. I cut it and it is 2 ply thick, screwed it together with some screws and put it up. This stuff will stop just about anything. I shot it POINT BLANK with a .45 and it stopped it no problem. .22 didn't stand a chance. The only thing that gave it a little trouble was a .223 point blank and I think the point was starting to protrude from the second layer. Just go up to the mining office and ask them if you could have a spare piece. Don't take no for an answer because there is tons of it laying around. You may have to dig thru some mud or something to get it but there is always extra laying about.
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Post by polishmp31 on Oct 17, 2016 19:20:47 GMT -5
To cover 6'X7' you would have to use 2 pieces so you would need to support the splice where the two pieces meet some way, or you could use just one piece 4X7 and hang it in the center of the 6' but you would be shot a foot on the top and bottom. Next question How good a shot are you? LOL Well i plan on putting up a chain between the post with large enough links to fit a bolt through then bolting the stop material up And im a good shot just want the extra security of not losing arrows
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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 17, 2016 20:02:46 GMT -5
Would a gravel pit have some similar belt material?
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Post by ms660 on Oct 17, 2016 20:53:58 GMT -5
Would a gravel pit have some similar belt material? If they use a conveyor to move material then yes the should have it. What I get is stuff that's been used and has been replaced with new. The used may be a little thinner in the center than on the edges, but it's plenty thick to stop a arrow even from the fastest bows-crossbows. I help out a guy that digs graves and we use it to lay down to pile the dirt on when digging a grave so there's not a lot of loose dirt after we cover it. Using a backhoe or front end loader to pull-push the dirt off of the belting. It holds up to that kind of abuse.
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Post by ms660 on Oct 17, 2016 21:05:02 GMT -5
To cover 6'X7' you would have to use 2 pieces so you would need to support the splice where the two pieces meet some way, or you could use just one piece 4X7 and hang it in the center of the 6' but you would be shot a foot on the top and bottom. Next question How good a shot are you? LOL Well i plan on putting up a chain between the post with large enough links to fit a bolt through then bolting the stop material up And im a good shot just want the extra security of not losing arrows w What size are the poles you put up? This belting is heavy. I'm guessing a 4x7 piece will weigh 50-60 lbs maybe more.
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Post by medic22 on Oct 17, 2016 21:11:11 GMT -5
Heck if hes not interested, I live in newburgh and could use one. I assume itll stop a pellet rifle?
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Post by polishmp31 on Oct 17, 2016 21:16:00 GMT -5
Big cedar post 6x6s concreted in
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