I know other clubs are having issues with targets and/or the $$$$ needed to replace inserts. I hope this helps someone.
We had a few members/officers from other local clubs attend our weekly 3D shoot and asked about our target repair process. They were also very interested in the product we used.
1) Take a sharp knife, a long blade works best and cut out the shot up area. On most of our targets we just cut out the 10 ring until there was a hole clear through the insert
2) Wrap the insert in plastic (we used sandwich wrap) anything that will seal would work.
3) Cut a hole in one side to dump the in the mixture.
4) Dump in the liquid. You wanna fill it about 1/3 to allow room for expansion. We used Flexfoam-iT 15 Tuff Stuff
5) Remove the plastic and trim. Don't throw away the trimings... you can put them in the holes so you use less liquid to fill the next batch.
6) Burn in the scoring rings. We used an old hole saw kit and a propane torch for most of the scoring rings... We are currently looking for a simple solution to do the larger rings for the elk/caribou.
7) Paint. We are going to spend a little more $$$ and buy the color kit the next time around.
Other than color, this foam feels exactly like the stuff Reinhart uses. We've had 6 events already this year and the foam appears to be holding up just as good as the original material.
We repaired 23 inserts with a 1 gallon kit. ($200)
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One of the young ladies who helps us out decided to make a target unique to us... So, after we repaired this cinnamon bear, she painted it to look like a Panda... (this target messes with your eyes when it's snowing!!!!)
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We had a few members/officers from other local clubs attend our weekly 3D shoot and asked about our target repair process. They were also very interested in the product we used.
1) Take a sharp knife, a long blade works best and cut out the shot up area. On most of our targets we just cut out the 10 ring until there was a hole clear through the insert
2) Wrap the insert in plastic (we used sandwich wrap) anything that will seal would work.
3) Cut a hole in one side to dump the in the mixture.
4) Dump in the liquid. You wanna fill it about 1/3 to allow room for expansion. We used Flexfoam-iT 15 Tuff Stuff
5) Remove the plastic and trim. Don't throw away the trimings... you can put them in the holes so you use less liquid to fill the next batch.
6) Burn in the scoring rings. We used an old hole saw kit and a propane torch for most of the scoring rings... We are currently looking for a simple solution to do the larger rings for the elk/caribou.
7) Paint. We are going to spend a little more $$$ and buy the color kit the next time around.
Other than color, this foam feels exactly like the stuff Reinhart uses. We've had 6 events already this year and the foam appears to be holding up just as good as the original material.
We repaired 23 inserts with a 1 gallon kit. ($200)
One of the young ladies who helps us out decided to make a target unique to us... So, after we repaired this cinnamon bear, she painted it to look like a Panda... (this target messes with your eyes when it's snowing!!!!)
