Target Pellets catcher/stopper

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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.

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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
 
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

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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
 
flyr said:
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.
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I'm curious if you have ever weighed your dyi trap with the spent pellets:eek:
 
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.:D
 
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.
 
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.
 
A wooden box with duct seal

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I have both the Champion trap and a homemade wooden box filled with rubber mulch. I used 2 pieces of aluminum angle on the vertical sides to contain a piece of core coreplast plastic. This retains the mulch and gives me a place to mount the target. I shot it with a 30 fpe .22 at 5 yards and no issues.
 
I use a plastic 'milk crate' with a Sally-ann baking sheet @ 45*, deflecting down into a folded up bath towel. My 22 CO2 really dents the 'sheet'; punched holes in the first one so I got a heavier one. I tape targets with masking tape. I don't use this a lot but functional for those rainy days.
 
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