Those fiber targets are made from LDF, low density fiber board. It is similar the MDF which is medium density fiber board but the LDF is a lot less dense and will not damage the arrows. MDF would be way to hard to use as a target.

Why not just buy the fiber board from Booneville? They sell it in sheets so you can make your own target. If you go that route, let me know how much a 4x8 sheet is.

 

So I called Huebert. Their 4'x4' targets run $150+tax and they also sell the fiberboard sheets. She said she only has 4'x4' sheets for $7.50 a sheet+tax

 

So if you cut the 4'x4'x1" sheet into 4 strips and stack them they make a stack that is 4" tall.

4" x 12 = 48". So 12 sheets at 7.50 is $90 for a 4'x4'x1' target.

If they weren't a good 3-3.5 hour drive from me I would have built one this summer.

I have shot the Hubert board and some other targets that were made of other board and I would say get the Hubert board.

Other fiber boards I have shot can be really bad on arrows, hard to pull, and leaves crap on them.

 

Same here. I am about 3-4 hours drive from them. It should make for a good target. I have shot into some fiber board targets before. Maybe some day I will build one.

 

I probably will end up building one. Right now I will just continue to shoot my wedgie bag till then.

 

OP look into "tentest". It's an 80s soundproofing material and insolent used in construction. I've been building targets out of it since the 80s.

 

Is that the same as Homasote?

 

Just looked up Homasote and tentest. They seem to be quite a bit more expensive than the Hubert board.

1/2" thick vs 1" thick. So 4x4 sheet is as much as a 4x8 material wise.

 

Having now put up 14 fibre board targets on our range, I would not do it again. It's hard to press them just right to the point where the arrows will penetrate, but not so far that it's really hard to extract them. (I have other reasons to dislike them as well.)

My choice now would be a Morrell. Or cheap out with tightened hay bales, and rubber mats for backing.

 

What type of fiber board did you use?

 

The half inch boards are made by Celotex


The 1 inch boards are from - http://www.huebertfiberboard.com/archery.htm

I might mention that my primary objection is the frame which holds them. Lots of arrows have already hit those 2x4s, and they haven't been up all that long. Of course, we're a club with all different levels of shooters. If it's just you, and you're a competent archer, likely no problem.

 

I was just wondering. I shot 1/2" fiber board at a conservation area back in college about 30 some years ago.(not a good experience) They would even pull inserts out of the arrows back then.
Just recently though I shot a range near Springfield MO that had the 1" fiber boards and they were awesome! Stopped arrows well and pulled out fairly easy.

 

Fiberboard targets are used on field course here in our area and have been used since before I started shooting target archery. They are the cheapest and longest lasting option in this area...…..pulling certain brand arrows are sometime a chore though!! Woody's and Scorpion's venom would be your friend around here...…..

 

Locally the stuff is sold in 4 x 8 foot sheets and we use 16" x 48" pieces so you get 6 pcs per sheet.

 

I have shot into targets that were made out of the drop in ceiling tile type material before. How does this compare to the fiber boards targets.
I bet you could get these on the cheap if you looked around and found a contractor that was replacing them because of water stains etc.
These would be be 4' x 2' x 3/4 thick so to make a 4' x 4' target you would need about 64 or maybe a few more by the time you compressed them. On the plus side, the target would be 2' thick, which should last a long time.