How to Make an Archery Target from an Old Suitcase
Go to your local thrift store or a garage sale and find a suitcase that is firm, but not a hard-shell, which is in poor enough condition that no one really wants to buy it., Buy it!, Ask if the store or garage sale person has clothing or bedding...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Go to your local thrift store or a garage sale and find a suitcase that is firm
Avoid cases with significant metal buttons or clasps which may damage arrows. -
Step 2: but not a hard-shell
You should be able to get it for about $2 or possibly free if it has a problem like a broken handle or it looks bad. , Otherwise, acquire a stack of junk clothing or bedding material.
If you have to pay for this part, you need to look around you harder! ,, This is the key to making sure of the stopping power of your target.
Over time, you can patch excessively shot locations with additional tape. , Especially as you improve your shooting skills, you'll find it doesn't do to have a single target in the center because you'll start to damage arrows with following shots. ,, Grip the arrow shaft firmly (not the fletches!) and it should pull right back out. -
Step 3: which is in poor enough condition that no one really wants to buy it.
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Step 4: Buy it!
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Step 5: Ask if the store or garage sale person has clothing or bedding that is simply unsuitable for sale and will be heading for the dumpster.
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Step 6: Stuff the suitcase with said material as tightly as you possibly can and zip it shut.
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Step 7: Cover at least one side of the suitcase in a single solid layer of heavy duty tape like Gorilla Tape or Duct Tape.
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Step 8: Find a can of spray paint
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Step 9: colored tape
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Step 10: stickers
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Step 11: or whatever else suits your fancy
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Step 12: and mark target points on the suitcase.
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Step 13: Set up your target in a safe place where a wildly missed shot will not result in risk of injury to person or property.
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Step 14: If you have packed your suitcase firmly and backed it up with a solid tape layer
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Step 15: even razor broadheads shouldn't pass through up to the arrow fletches.
Detailed Guide
Avoid cases with significant metal buttons or clasps which may damage arrows.
You should be able to get it for about $2 or possibly free if it has a problem like a broken handle or it looks bad. , Otherwise, acquire a stack of junk clothing or bedding material.
If you have to pay for this part, you need to look around you harder! ,, This is the key to making sure of the stopping power of your target.
Over time, you can patch excessively shot locations with additional tape. , Especially as you improve your shooting skills, you'll find it doesn't do to have a single target in the center because you'll start to damage arrows with following shots. ,, Grip the arrow shaft firmly (not the fletches!) and it should pull right back out.
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