indoor range
02-12-2008, 02:29 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location:
Posts: 261
RE: indoor range
keep the distance short, more for shooting form than for actual sighting in or long range practice. a miss in the basement means a badly messed up arrow, and possible damage to some of the stuff that makes the house work. I keep mine at 5 yards with a large target and an old mattress as a backdrop. also if you put your boss' picture on the target, make sure to take it off if they or another co-worker are ever invited over. almost got in hot water on that one.
02-12-2008, 02:30 PM
#3
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location:
Posts: 103
RE: indoor range
I can shoot 13 yards in my finished basement. I have a Morrel bag target infront of a Black Hole broadhead target.The broadheadtarget is there for potential pass throughs. I have the broadhead target up against the wall so the targets won't fall over.
Big thing ismaking sure the rest of the family knows that I am shooting and not to come down until I give them the all clear. I am shooting down the main hall.
I did discover that lighting can be an issue. The fiber optics don't seem to pick up bulb light as well as they do outside light.
The final thing, I shoot really small targets. I will take a piece of masking tape, trace a dime outline on it, then color it in and that is what I am shooing at.
Hope that helps.
Big thing ismaking sure the rest of the family knows that I am shooting and not to come down until I give them the all clear. I am shooting down the main hall.
I did discover that lighting can be an issue. The fiber optics don't seem to pick up bulb light as well as they do outside light.
The final thing, I shoot really small targets. I will take a piece of masking tape, trace a dime outline on it, then color it in and that is what I am shooing at.
Hope that helps.
02-12-2008, 06:50 PM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Albion Illinois
Posts: 758
RE: indoor range
ORIGINAL: GeneRagulsky
I can shoot 13 yards in my finished basement. I have a Morrel bag target infront of a Black Hole broadhead target.The broadheadtarget is there for potential pass throughs. I have the broadhead target up against the wall so the targets won't fall over.
Big thing ismaking sure the rest of the family knows that I am shooting and not to come down until I give them the all clear. I am shooting down the main hall.
I did discover that lighting can be an issue. The fiber optics don't seem to pick up bulb light as well as they do outside light.
The final thing, I shoot really small targets. I will take a piece of masking tape, trace a dime outline on it, then color it in and that is what I am shooing at.
Hope that helps.
I can shoot 13 yards in my finished basement. I have a Morrel bag target infront of a Black Hole broadhead target.The broadheadtarget is there for potential pass throughs. I have the broadhead target up against the wall so the targets won't fall over.
Big thing ismaking sure the rest of the family knows that I am shooting and not to come down until I give them the all clear. I am shooting down the main hall.
I did discover that lighting can be an issue. The fiber optics don't seem to pick up bulb light as well as they do outside light.
The final thing, I shoot really small targets. I will take a piece of masking tape, trace a dime outline on it, then color it in and that is what I am shooing at.
Hope that helps.
02-12-2008, 07:42 PM
#8
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Warsaw, MO
Posts: 693
RE: indoor range
I can squeeze in 20 yrds, and sometimes i shoot down my stairs. real fun. i have a big piece of styrofome that i got when the water around here got way up and docks broke and it floated away. oooooo lucky me
I put a hog target in front of the styrofome.
I put a hog target in front of the styrofome.
