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Diligence

Diligence

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I'd love to see what you folks have created for good, cheap, DIY reactive targets for indoor shooting. My 7 year old shot his Daisy Buck a bunch this summer outside, and I want to keep him enthused. So I figured I would rig something up inside the garage for his BB's that won't take out his eye.

I'm thinking about 8 yards max distance.

Anybody want to post a pic or two? Just looking for ideas that I could make.

Cheers,
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Made this for my pellet gun that i shoot in my basement (35 feet range) once you've made the box you can put a shelf in front on it and put old plastic toys 12 gauge shells whatever you want i mostly print and use paper targets all you really need is a good backstop.
This one is made with a 10 inch wide steel plate 1/4 inch thick the first one is angled at 45 degrees the other one about 85 at the bottom i've put a few rags to stop the bounce it works :) shot BB's, pellets none bounced back they're all stopped in the rags. also covered the front board with a thin steel plate but it's not necessairy As you can see it took a beating lol
I'm pretty sure if i filled the box with sand i could use .22Cal short on it

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nice and simple - I like that. I was thinking of trying to rig up some hanging shot shell hulls or something too, maybe some old plastic army men, or other toys....trying to make it fun.
 
Get a metal electrical box, and fill it with a couple of inches of duct seal. Makes an excellent backstop. Bb's stick in and pellets won't penetrate more than 1/2 an inch. No chance of ricochet.
 
For the winter, nothing makes a cheap reactive target like a nice packed snowball. I shoot them with both a PB .22, and also my gas ram .22 pellet gun.

Make a snowball for free, and thats really all you have to do - when hit, even with a pellet, they make a nice THWACK and snow chunks go spreading. Outside, when everything is snow, sometimes they can be a little difficult to acquire (8 yards should be fine) so I would put a few drops of food colour into an old 2-litre pop bottle filled with water, and sprinkle it over the snoballs - this both colours them for easier acquisition, and also packs them down better, and then they react stronger. Best part is, they're so easily customizeable - big ones or small ones - set up a line going from small boulder to marble size, see how sharp you can be.

It's just snow, but I still smile like a kid when I make a big splash of red snowy mist. Especially at distance.
 
Nice unit for pellet rifles/ pistols. But don't shoot bb's at it. They will ricochet back at you. I'm just finishing up a two box shooting setup that allows you to shoot targets up to a max of 8.5x11" also allowing reactive targets to be placed on the lower ledge and the great thing is, it can be folded together to make a box. Allows you to hold two pistols, ammo, co2, targets, safety glasses and more. Plus it can be closed and locked for safe storage and transport. It uses duct seal putty to capture both bb's and pellets. When I get it finished, I'll post some pictures.
 
"...looking for ideas..." Balloons. Cheap, easy to find and not hard to clean up after shooting 'em. Give the kid some cardio exercise blowing 'em up too.
 
Sorry, I go a little overboard on stuff. The mini gallery was all home made, scrap material mostly, cheap motors from Princess and a couple of led lights. Remote was on sale. Lots of time though.
 
Here's a reactive target and some silhouettes I made for outdoor rimfire and air gun fun.



Here's a pellet trap I made for indoor shooting.



 
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