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Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2025
I unloaded my new cross bow into this point blank and the bolt did not come out on the other side. Was hard to pull the bolt out but its to be expected at that range.
Don W.
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
I purchased this target for a Barnett Whitetail Pro STR crossbow. While arrow removal is not “easy”, it’s not difficult either. I’m 77 years old and I have little trouble pulling my arrows out. It stops them with about one third of the shaft still showing on the front side, so there is plenty of arrow to grasp. There’s a balance point between stopping your arrow and easy removal and I think this Black Hole has hit that point. I can’t speak to durability because I haven’t shot into it that much. It’s very easy to move around and looks like it would last long enough if kept out of the weather.
99
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023
I got this target b/c I need something I can test the broadheads with. My daily shooter for field tips is a different bag. I'm shooting the Barnett Whitetail Pro STR Crossbow with 22" Barnett Headhunter arrows, and the Rage Hypodermic 100g broadhead. All up weight is 403g. Estimated 370 FPS. At 30 yards, the arrow went in about halfway. It did not pull out with 2 fingers but I did not expect it to. Spit on my hand for better grip and it came out fine. Don't need some fancy gripper. I am not a muscle-bound guy either.Durability is unknown but I will only use it for the occasional broadhead testing.UPDATED REVIEW:It is hard to pull out arrow with field tip. Had to use a pipe wrench. But a broadhead arrow pulls out easily.
AJ Tissier
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023
Needed a new target, and decided to treat myself to this excellent target for crossbows. Before this target, I have used archery targets for crossbows, one of them was Black Hole brand, and the bolts were through and throughs when you shot the front of the target no matter the distance, and on the long side the bolts would be so far embedded that It was easier to push the bolt through the target than to try and pull it back out, ruining the fletching on more than one bolt.With this target being specifically designed for crossbows, at near point blank range (right around 3 yards) the bolt hit the front and left about 9 inches of the bolt to grab. With a little effort I was able to pull the bolt with out a puller, but will be getting one to save myself some pain. At further distances the bolts may have leave more of the bolt exposed. With the front of the target stopping the bolts so well, this target should save the fletching from damage since they do not get embedded in the foam as I had with archery targets.Overall very happy with this purchase.
Jeff C.
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2022
Purchased this target at the same time as my very first crossbow, a 400 fps Barnett Whitetail Pro STR. The target was awesome stopping these high speed 22 inch bolts well before the vanes. Pictured are three field points a Rage mechanical broadhead, all stopped at about the same depth of penetration. About a half inch of the broadhead and one field point poked through the opposite side.I'm a big strong man and found removal by hand utterly impossible and frustrating as all get out. In looking over other posted reviews I saw someone shared that they ordered a set of rubber jar openers, thin very flexible discs designed to help open stubborn jars. I ordered the same exact set and waited a week with those darn arrows sticking out of my target. Just tried them and they work FANTASTIC! A short twist and a straight pull back had each one, including the broadhead out in about 15 seconds.I really like this target but HIGHLY recommend getting yourself a set of those jar lid grippers. An absolute necessity to fully appreciate and enjoy this excellent crossbow target!
C.J.S. Hayward
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2021
The advertising copy advertises "EASY ARROW REMOVAL - Our open-layered design stops arrows with friction not force for easy arrow removal" and "In just a few seconds, the heat dissipates, and the bolt releases, allowing for easy one-handed removal."I've lifted weights, and for that matter lifted weight machines, and I do not find easy, one-handed removal. It stops a high-speed crossbow bolt before the fletching, but I've found that it takes a struggle to remove bolts with one hand, or for that matter two.I've purchased and can now twist an arrow with both hands to break it free from what may be friction stoppage at high temperatures. Once the arrow has been twisted enough to break friction, it pulls out relatively easily, but I've found the advertising of "easy one-handed arrow removal" to be quite inaccurate.Possibly the target is stiffer when it's new, and possibly it is not at all a trivial feat to make a target that will stop a high-speed crossbow bolt before the bolt penetrates to the fletching.However, I would wish for more straightforward advertising. If you buy this, .My best results at breaking the initial position of a bolt have been after wrapping the bolt in one layer of rubber grip and holding the arrow tightly with both hands like a pen, squeeze tightly, and then twist (clockwise or counter-clockwise; don't try to change where the arrow is pointing). The arrow removed easily after that.I'm strong enough that I shouldn't need to really struggle to get an arrow free, and it is a genuine challenge (I tried pliers at first) to twist an arrow free. There may be other ways to free a bolt, but my best advice to loose an arrow is to:1: Get a rubber jar opener.2: Wrap it around the back of the arrow so that there is one layer of rubber between your fingers and the arrow.3: Grip the arrow with both hands with a standard grip for a pen (i.e. so that for both hands you are grasping the arrow with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger).4: Twist clockwise (or counter-clockwise) to break initial resistance).5: Once the arrow has been turned, pull it out.This is using a field point on one of the large black target faces. I have not tried broadheads.
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