Hey guys just finished my new shooting backstop. This is 16’ wide and 8 feet deep and 6’ tall at the back. I shoot archery and really getting into PCP guns so i wanted a multi use backstop. The left side with the black 3/4” mat is for archery and will have archery targets on that side and the right side with the pressure treated wood is for shooting PCP.. Thr right side has multiple layers to it the first layer you see is 2x12 pressure treated lumber after that there is two layers of hanging 3/4” thick rubber stall mats and then back side is one more layer of 2x12 pressure treated lumber. We tested and a .22LR rim fire gun didn’t even make it through to the second mat. The nice thing is i can take out panels and replace them easily by just unscrewing them if they start to get to shoot up…. I’m super excited and think it turned out really well. I can shoot 120 yards at my property and for the guys wondering there is no houses behind me for a very long way…
Finished the ultimate shooting backstop
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That is a sweet setup!
Just a thought... Check this out, you could add this stuff. Make maybe 12"x12" box frame like 2" deep and not tear up the backstop.
Stuff will last for a long time.
Just a thought... Check this out, you could add this stuff. Make maybe 12"x12" box frame like 2" deep and not tear up the backstop.
Stuff will last for a long time.
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Making even a 2' x 2' duct seal backstop will cost hundreds of dollars. I know because my 12" square one cost well over $100 about 10 years ago.
What he's built for 120y shooting is pretty sweet.
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you don't need 12" square ...2" deep is more than enough. 5lbs is less than $20.00 ....you could fill a 9"x9" brownie pan and fill it with 5lbs of the putty and that will stop pretty much any pcp.... at least up to 100 ft lbs. If you watched the video he was shooting at 60ft lbs and didn't even fully go in the putty. For $20.00 and a brownie pan you can have a 9"x9" long lasting target you can hang on the wall and not damage the beautiful kickass backstop https://www.lowes.com/pd/Gardner-Bender-Duct-Seal-Compound-5-lb-Pugs/5013948919
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Very impressive!
I could only wish for that backstop, and only dream of the space to have it!
I could only wish for that backstop, and only dream of the space to have it!
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Todays hint a PCP will chew the daylights out of that wood, I'll be more than happy to give a graphic example. You need either some steel or armor quality aluminum. The Big Bang pellet trap works well as does a steel one off of Ebay, takes two men and boy to pick that thing up though, it's .... HEAVY.
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I said 12” square not 12” cube.
Those 5lb bricks don’t go as far as you’d think. I recall needing about five of them to fill my 12x12x1.5 deep frame. While a 1”thick slab will stop a hard airgun shot it will dig and tunnel as you stack your shots up. So having a little extra depth makes for less maintenance.
I’m a big fan of duct seal targets. But for higher power I’m more of a fan of a dirt bank or a rubber mulch trap.
David
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I will be shooting a target with a 3/4” ply back then the bullets will hit the back stop which I designed knowing that they will get torn up but that is planned and i can move the boards up and down to switch them and only cost 20 buck to replace a board if need be…. But thanks for the hint
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Ultimate ... Nice yes ! But stopping the pellets in wood will create the backstop to slowly get eaten away at 
A lot of backstops with pellets or slugs used by clubs or shooting facilities is whats commonly called a bounce box or in simple terms an frame that will hold slide in cardboard squares etc & behind that a ANGLED steel plate 30*-45* that causes a Downward ricochet into a sand trap.
To reclaim the lead the sand is poured threw a screen where sand passes threw and anything larger does not being the target paper, lead shrapnel or anything else you have shot at in front of the bounce box.
The WELL used 2 window one is shown below that sits at the end of my 55Y outdoor range, Last pic a small one of similar design that sits inside the shop behind the chrony
10+ years and 1000's of pellets and slugs has proven the design works well.
A lot of backstops with pellets or slugs used by clubs or shooting facilities is whats commonly called a bounce box or in simple terms an frame that will hold slide in cardboard squares etc & behind that a ANGLED steel plate 30*-45* that causes a Downward ricochet into a sand trap.
To reclaim the lead the sand is poured threw a screen where sand passes threw and anything larger does not being the target paper, lead shrapnel or anything else you have shot at in front of the bounce box.
The WELL used 2 window one is shown below that sits at the end of my 55Y outdoor range, Last pic a small one of similar design that sits inside the shop behind the chrony
10+ years and 1000's of pellets and slugs has proven the design works well.
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I built something very similar and I can tell say you need steel at an angle in the back and steel side plates. I used 1/2" in the back and 1/4 inch on the sides. Wood won't do it and going to all that trouble why not make it firearm worthy. Put sand in the bottom 3-4 inches thick.
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I got lucky to make my backstop from left over floor joists from construction sites. 6' tall and 10' wide 2" thick structural treated wood is pretty dense. Low power 22 will dent it. My 25s stick in and 30/357 would go right through, even at 40 yards. I have a 2'x3' steel plate in the kill zone that's 3/4". Nothing gets thru that.
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