Black Hole Archery Target - Available in 18" & 22"

A great thing to own for target practice

Been shooting target arrows into this target for a while. Turned it around and drew target on unprinted backside. Should be good for even more shots. Feels like a good purchase and worth the price.

decent quality

I recently took up archery, and bought this target so that I could practice in my back yard. I set the target up at 20 yards and took aim at each spot and the center bullseye. The target rocked after each hit, but to be fair, it wasn't on a flat surface (picture attached). I noticed that my arrows exited the back of the target by about 3 inches using field points, so I'm not sure I would use this target under 20 yards to avoid tearing the fletchings off of my arrows. There are noticeable holes after I pull my arrows, so I'm wondering how many shots before I need to buy a new one - I'll update this review in a few hundred shots to comment on durability. - Very happy so far!

I use a ~50-60# recurve and a set of lighter bows. Nothing heavier or stronger, like a crossbow or a compound. Arrows go in fairly quietly, go out easily, and do not damage much. When you shoot at the large faces, there is no cover, so there is nothing to damage. The arrow goes between the layers. When you shoot at the sides, there is a cover, and it gets holes and some damage like any other target.The only con is the paint used for the dots and the black hole whirl--it faded quickly on the front, and there is nothing painted at the pack. So the markings are not that easy to see. Might need to use some white electric tape or draw a target on paper and attach it at some point.Also, it is so light. I hung it, and then, to prevent the target spinning incontrollably, I had to screw two screws at the bottom where I tied some wire loops, and these I can tie to the sides, so that the target stays oriented the same way. Or else you may need to put something behind it. With my 50#+ recurve, plenty of arrows poke at the back, and so if I have another target at the back for support, I make holes in that target as well, which is not ideal. And if there is nothing behind this target, then there has to be a way to anchor it, so it does not spin uncontrollably.

I love these because the arrows are not hard to remove and don't pass all the way through. Tired of the arrows getting stuck in the stall mat hanging behind the old block.

A friend of mine ran this thing over in his Cummins. The outer white lining came off, the plywood popped out and the styrofoam interior (yes, it’s basically styrofoam) squeezed out all over the place. Since everything pretty much stay in the same place I was able to pick up the pieces, stack the interior on a truck bed, use a tow strap to squeeze it all together, stick the plywood back on the top and bottom and with a bit of elbow grease pull the outer covering back over everything. I now have a Frankenstein Black Hole (<—-LOL) target. AND IT STILL STOPS ARROWS!!!!! I wish my place of employment would hire the engineer that designed this thing because it is SO simple, effective and durable it makes me ponder the meaning of life and want to explore the dark side of the moon. Good job guys! Love this thing!

—— Update after 4 months - worn out after 1600 arrows - mostly recurve, 200 50 lb compound and a few heavier compound. Center 6 inch dia disc has half material gone.Stopping power - a 60 lb 323 ata rating compund will shoot through it and continue fly with small diameter arrows - 6mm OD. At 50lbs it will stop at vane. Shoot from 20-30 yard ballistic field point.For the price, stopping power and durability- 3 star. Form is not dense as claimed.—-original review——This is a quality target for its amazon price. Solid, yet not too heave. I expect it to stand 2000 shots.What about said: the target would with stand--------SAFE-----------Modern recurve bow - up to 40 lbs, or 50 lbs for large diameter arrows (23/64).Compound bow, < 300 fps rating (@70lbs) - 40 lbs with 6.5+ mm OD, it will stop the arrow within target.--- BE CAREFUL-----Modern Recurve, 50 lbs, <6mm OD, it will penetrate the target and stop in a few inches points out.Compound bow, 300-325 fps rating (@70lbs) - 40 lbs with 6.5+ mm OD, it will stop in target most of the time without point penetrate out.Compound bow, 300-325 fps rating (@70lbs) - 50 lbs with 6.5+ mm OD, it will penetrate the target and stop in a few inches.Compound bow, 300-325 fps rating (@70lbs) - 50 lbs with <6 mm OD (or high FoC), it will penetrate the target and stop at vanes - sometimes break vanes.------STOP HERE -------Compound bow, 300-325 fps rating (@70lbs) - 60 lbs with 6.6 mm OD + feature fletching (4" parabolic x 3), it will penetrate the target with vanes and continue travel at speed that will injury people / animals.