How to Make an Archery Target With Old Magazines

Put old magazines to good use and fashion them into an archery target. Stacks of old magazines get employed in two ways to build the target: as the backing material and as the target itself. The benefit of making your own targets from discarded magazines are numerous: the magazines are out of the way (placed in the target box), you save money, you get to customize the targets. When the target is finished, make sure it is set up in a safe firing zone.

Things You'll Need

  • Large cardboard box (oven and refrigerator size)
  • Stacks of old magazines
  • Staple gun
  • Utility knife
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Instructions

    • 1

      Open the large cardboard box and fill the bottom third with old magazines, placing them flat on the bottom.

    • 2

      Fill the next third of the box, the area where the majority of the arrows will hit, with old magazines stacked perpendicular to the bottom of the box. Keep the magazines stacked that way as it gives a stronger backing in the box and makes it easier to pull the arrows out of the target after firing. Make the magazines tight against the front and back side of the target area of the box.

    • 3

      Fill the remaining third of the box stacking old magazines flat to the top. The result is a sandwich of flat-perpendicular-flat magazines. Close the top of the box.

    • 4

      Staple large photos or pictures from a magazine to the center of the box. Use this as the target for firing. Set the target full of magazines in a safe location where there is no human activity behind the box. If possible, set it against hay bales or soft backings to prevent lost arrows.