Am I sick?

[davelarson]

I’m afraid I have airgunitus, I was shooting at mouse targets that I drew (like everyone else does) in my indoor pellet trap when I noticed too many pellets were coming out of the trap and landing on my bed. (Like everybody else I have a indoor range). The trap is on the bedroom wall, and I can get 17 yards from the back bathroom. When I took down the trap to clean it, I was amazed how heavy it was. And when I cleaned it out I sorta wondered if maybe I was kinda sick er something. Anyway, just thought I’d run it by all you folks... I’m ok aren’t I??

 

[davelarson]

And yes that’s a pellet hole in the wall below the trap...must have been the wind.

 

[Glem.Chally]

Youre totally fine, my indoor range is in my kitchen along with a giant tool chest. Needless to say im not married

 

[vinny]

Sick nope “normal yes” don’t we all 

 

[molder]

yall are making me feel like i fit in here lol

 

[Skip-in-WV]

No more than the rest of us.

 

[TNT19]

I have a path from my master bedroom to the garage, it's roughly 30 yards. So yeah nothing wrong with your indoor range man. It literally goes right through 3 doorways to the target.

 

[functor]

How do all of you dispose of that lead mixed stuff? I too have a pellet trap and been wondering what to do with the trash. 

 

[vmaxpro]

Wow, this post really makes me miss being single...

 

[likkitysplyt]

Don't want to be a party pooper … but don't any of you kinda worry about breathing in all that lead dust???

I took some close up videos of me hitting some swinging metal targets and the amount of lead dust produced by hitting a metal target with 25.4 gr JSBs was a real eye-opener … and that was at 70 yards!

 

[2fast2furious]

There can be lead dust flying around and breathing it can cause lead poisoning which lead to cancer. Make sure you have enough ventilation. I wouldnt shoot it in a enclosure space.

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

How do all of you dispose of that lead mixed stuff? I too have a pellet trap and been wondering what to do with the trash.

Your setup doesn't took like it makes too much lead dust You could sift it through 1/4" screen or burn the cardboard/paper pulp and collect the lead it leaves behind, then donate it to a reloader at the local range. 

I have a 10 yard bow and air gun range set up in the basement. The heavy duty pellet trap I use only collects the lead in the back of it, and I bin the "mouse nests" and lead dust it makes.

 

[TNT19]

I use a modified archery target bag with some galvanized rubber in the center to absorb the pellet impact. So no pellet dust per say.

 

[biohazardman]

Yup you is a sick man alright with a nice pellet trap so he can shoot inside. But don't feel to bad cuz most of us here on the forum are sick also. Me, I can stop anytime. ;^)

 

[hitech]

And yes that’s a pellet hole in the wall below the trap...must have been the wind.

Probably hit a branch.

 

[Willie14228]

You did mention one thing that you might want to reconsider

You said the pellets land on bed??? I wouldn't have the trap over sleeping space your sleeping in lead dust not good at all 

 

[davelarson]

Thanks for all the support, I was almost convinced that I’m strange! I’ll simply carry on in full confidence that I’m nowhere near alone! Biohazardman, I can stop anytime too...such a big lie! Hitech, of course! I should have realized that it hit a branch...I’ve never pulled a shot or anything. Willie, you guys got me thinking about the lead dust... and I’m going to switch the range and shoot from the bedroom to the back bathroom. Thanks for bringing it up... I already have airgunitus and don’t want lead poisoning as well!