Reddit reviews Arrowmat Self Sealing Blue/Black Circle 17" x 17" Archery Target 1000 Shots
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Arrowmat 17" x 17" Self Sealing BlueBlack Circle Arrow Target17" x 17" 1000 shootsWeather ResistantBlue Circle
String silencers can be DIY'd pretty easily with some yarn and a few minutes. Here's a link to an Instrucables tutorial:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Yarn-Bowstring-Silencers/?ALLSTEPS
I've also found that Block Targets are almost silent versus other styles of butt, as they don't have a solid face that the arrow breaks (like foam or cardboard ones) but a bunch of compressed layers of foam. The arrow slides between them and the friction from the layers does the stopping.
You're going to have to avoid using paper target faces. The arrow breaking the paper, as well as the face being slapped against the butt, makes quite a loud whap. You could always paint a target face on it, or use an arrow mat. (Essentially a giant mousepad)
Ultimately though, archery isn't actually all that loud. A lot of the noise comes from indoor archery ranges being big rooms with bare floors/walls. As long as you aren't shooting a high-weight and poorly tuned FITA recurve or a non-hunting compound, a wall or two will block out most of the sound. Just don't hit anything solid.