Target Pellets catcher/stopper

[Cougar169Qc]

Hello,

My kids want to get an airgun to shoot inside in our long basement for practice but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to some diy pellet catcher/stopper idea so it doesnt rebound everywhere or break something.

Thank You

 

[johNTO]

I was just looking for something similar this weekend and may get this one rather than DYI. Rated for .22lr......
https://www.amazon.ca/Champion-Traps-Targets-Bullet-Rimfire

 

[Arcosdad]

As kids we used cardboard boxes stuffed with paper...very effective but a bit messy.. otherwise a piece of angled sheet metal into a sandbox is great. Check your local scrap dealer. Hang a old blanket behind for any wild shots

 

[RyPal]

I was just looking for something similar this weekend and may get this one rather than DYI. Rated for .22lr......
https://www.amazon.ca/Champion-Traps-Targets-Bullet-Rimfire

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I have this one and like it. You can stuff a uline catalogue in the back to keep the noise down. I found over the years that it does create a bit of lead dust though if you are using it inside.

Ryan

 

[southerner45]

I have this one and it works good
Havnt used the hanging targets
I cut cardboard to fit the slotted front
There is still some bounce back though

 

[45CAT]

line the inside of the metal trap with a piece of carpet and put a piece of cardboard covering the entrance

 

[flyr]

Wooden box with1 inch of "duct seal" in the bottom is silent and will stop and hold a magnum springer pellet.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...UQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw10rX5OkEjZ5Wj44JNTO9rB
You will need 6-8 blocks depending on how big your box is.
Mine has over 10,000 pellets trapped.

 

[Redneck Hippy]

I started out with a acklands catalog: too many rebounds unless you switch aiming points every ten shots. Then I went to the metal trap, no rebounds but noisy plus I was seeing a bit of (lead?) dust around it on the floor. Ended up with the duct seal setup, the most expensive as I recall, but quiet, no dust, minimal rebounds but you gotta move your aim point around again and cleaning it was messy.
I don’t currently shoot in the basement but I saw a plan for a sandbox thingy in an ancient Popular Mechanics magazine that I’d try next
Whatever you end up doing, safety glasses, check for lead dust

 

[johNTO]

Wooden box with1 inch of "duct seal" in the bottom is silent and will stop and hold a magnum springer pellet.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.homehardware.ca/en/electrical-duct-seal-putty-1-lb/p/3622976?srsltid=AfmBOooS4Cj6FNvNcuoGOGVmi8xLFlAWizFjAkGwcd8Yz9Q9wi0YCnn1&ved=2ahUKEwjSzs6x5-GSAxUj1vACHVJoFIUQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw10rX5OkEjZ5Wj44JNTO9rB
You will need 6-8 blocks depending on how big your box is.
Mine has over 10,000 pellets trapped.

I'm curious if you have ever weighed your dyi trap with the spent pellets

 

[flyr]

I have it under my workbench, the box is on rollers and has a handle on the front to pull it out to change targets.
Haven't picked it up in years.

 

[Cougar169Qc]

Thank you for all your replies guy....yea i might try some kind of steal plate with maybe a semi mud flap that would stop the bullet so it wouldnt make lead dust I guess with some kind of funnel just in case for some reason one wanna go out his way hahah.

 

[Hunter7]

I use duct seal in a large tupper ware type container.

 

[Smis Five Creedmoor]

Found this: https://alflahertys.com/gamo-rocker-bullet-trap-621220354/

 

[Cougar169Qc]

Might be too small to fit there target paper though. So yea will try to diy.

Cadet Canada
Competition Target for use w/ Daisy 853C 10 metres (32.8feet)
14×8.5inch (35.5×21.5cm)

 

[maynard]

The cadets use a wooded frame with a piece of coro-plast as a target backer. And a loose hanging piece of cordura the width of the frame will stop a pellet.

 

[Cougar169Qc]

The cadets use a wooded frame with a piece of coro-plast as a target backer. And a loose hanging piece of cordura the width of the frame will stop a pellet.

awesome, thank you for the info!!

 

[sillymike]

A wooden box with duct seal

 

[Cougar169Qc]

A wooden box with duct seal

Whats the dimensions? 1'5" by almost 1'?