61212 Crossbow Target 16"

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  high-friction rubber jar openers  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,  buy some good rubber grip on or off Amazon .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.

I have to say this is the poorest target I have owned. I've only shot into the target three times and already the layering is separating and pushed the layering back Going back to my Block target.

I bought this so I could shoot practice broad heads into. my crossbow chronographs at 345 fps and the bolts fly right through it and that ruins the vanes by leaving black plastic on them and warping them.

After shooting my bolts into this several days, the bolt repeatedly penetrates to the fletching. This has prevented reuse of the bolts without repairing the fletching. My crossbow is 410fps and 160lbs.

Look at my photo. Shot from a 400 FPS crossbow. The arrows were stopped well before the fletching. This really does the job.Now I just need a winch to get the arrows back out!

The “handle” is so tight you can’t get an adult finger under it. Also the target paint is not near as vibrant as the online pictures...Performance wise... 5/5 I’m shooting 400fps and my bolts only go in about 1/2 way.

Easy to use. A great crossbow target!

Good target except the handle needs toBa attaches better