I'm a fan of my Bull Dog Double Dog target. I have over 7500 arrows in it and it's still stopping them without issue. I'll be submitting the info for the warranty pretty soon. I shoot 4mm arrows with outserts. I can either yank the arrows out, or a little bit of wiggling has them come out relatively easy.

 

I think the Morrell bag targets are nice for the price. Easy to pull from, not too heavy, pretty inexpensive so you can buy a few and hang them and stack them to make a bigger target. Just keep them covered from the rain.

For a good all-around target, the big high roller is pretty nice because it's a little easier to pull from for foam but you can still use it with broadheads. It's just a little on the smaller side compared to some of the other targets out there.

 

using a bulldog doghouse target. Love it for field points and lifetime warranty is a plus.

 

Into my second FF Plus target from Bulldog. Their warranty program works. Just paid shipping, around $55 3 months ago. First one lasted 2 years, primarily indoors at 12 yards. It took a beating. Only one CON....if you shoot arrows with collars it can be a PITD. Not a deal breaker but it sure isn't two finger removal like my target shafts. Outdoors I have the 365. We don't shoot broadheads into it and rarely shoot 20 at it. It sits on my flat range and is easy to see at 100.

 

That's what I worry about, the back of the outserts on my rip xv's are slightly wider than the shaft and on the shops bag target it is a major pain to remove them. I would consider foam for this reason but the majority of the affordable foam targets out there aren't as big as I'm wanting lol

 

I really like the Big Boy layered foam targets. They cost more but you get what you pay for. I am probably going to buy some of the Big Boy 50 X 50 targets. I only shoot glue in target points, no field points, no collars, no half anything on my target shafts.

 

Subscribed. I was leaning on getting a bulldog. But am now intrigued by the Big Boy. Does anyone have head to head experience?

 

Build yourself a Third Hand 4x4 target. Save some money and it will last a LONG, LONG time.

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I have a Third Hand "Rag Bag" for hunting camp, but use a Morrell Outdoor Range bag for my winter indoor shooting. I bought one on sale and shot it two winters, with the cover starting to get ragged.....so I found a replacement cover. In the meantime, Amazon had a really good sale and I bought a second one that is on it's 3rd winter. Both need a new skin, so I just need to take the time to make it happen. The thing slowing me down is that I use a length of covered cable with a dual stop as the connection for hanging from an A-frame by the corner grommets. Thus it entails a bit more effort....not a lot though and I admit I have been slacking on it.

 

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With outserts I would be looking at foam. Foam isn’t happening for 200 for a big target though. I am a glue in guy because I don’t hunt and I still prefer foam. I have the American Whitetail range beast. Pretty nice but I question the weather effect on it. I will probably go with the rhinehart wall next go around. I punch paper a lot so I like a flat face. The 365 targets look promising as well and they are much cheaper. I think the 48 inch one is $799 with four replaceable cores.

 

Bag target - hard to beat the Bulldog. I have the Doghouse XP and it has allot of holes in it and still holding up VERY well. It's also very portable if that is needed.

Foam target - 365 or Blob. I've used Blobs for decades but eventually they wear out. Never had a 365 but I like the idea of replaceable core and will probably be the next target I buy.

 

The outserts are going to cause a lot more wear in any target over something that is smooth. I have used VAPs for hunting and more than likely will continue to do so. In the past I have had a dedicated hunting bow, and I'll hopefully have a dedicated one again before next season. I have in the past used VAPs with a glue in point and then just setup a different sight for those vs the ones I used for hunting. The tune of the bow remains, but I don't do nearly the damage to targets. This is a bit easier for me because I used sights on dovetails and can easily switch between them.

I don't know if you can pull it off with the RIPs, but a couple of years ago I had some GT Ultralights that I had some setup with glue in target points that I believe I had at 150gr (I think I had to use some fact weights) and then used the 50gr insert and 100gr heads for arrows that I could then use for hunting as well.

The RIP XV is a .204 ID arrow, so they have glue in points for the 3DHVs that are also a .204 that can range from 80-150gr. I also see that they have back weights for the inserts for the RIP XVs so you may be able to create an equal arrow in terms of overall weight between the outserts and the glue ins.