Is there a soft shooting target pellet trap?

[shoot4fun2]

I am looking for a suitable option for backyard use, such as a sandbag target.
Any recommendations or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Please note, my intention is to minimize any disturbance to neighbors.

 

[cavedweller]

I am looking for a suitable option for backyard use, such as a sandbag target.
Any recommendations or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Please note, my intention is to minimize any disturbance to neighbors.

Buy a plastic tote box 2’x3’ and fill with rubber mulch-stand upright with lid as face to target. Screw on clips to hold your paper target and plink away. Easy to clean also! You tube has several variations of this

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I just st use round or square 5 gallon buckets trap with folded blue jeans/ something in them .

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50y

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Nothing fancy ... Just works ..lol

 

[Bramezy]

as cavedweller said, box with rubber mulch. Ive been using them for years. Its cheap and just throw away when it breaks down so much. I got to where I only use it for 20fpe field target setup so my boxes are only 12x10x4 so I can take them places. Works awesome. Ive shot them point blank with .30 100fpe and no penetration. Now the larger stuff if you pound it in the same spot it will go thru so 6-7" deep would be better for high power.
I just use cardboard boxes and tape. Quiet, clean, cheap.

 

[Firewalker]

Duct seal on top of a steel plate is very quiet.

 

[dgeesaman]

Buy a plastic tote box 2’x3’ and fill with rubber mulch-stand upright with lid as face to target. Screw on clips to hold your paper target and plink away. Easy to clean also! You tube has several variations of this

Exactly. Any noise you hear is from the pellet puncturing the cardboard.

 

[rcarlisle]

I like a short section of 4" PVC (maybe 2-3" long) packed with 1lb of duct seal. I tape some carboard onto the back to keep the duct seal from coming out. I've got a few and hang them at various ranges. I can stick paper targets on them or (as I prefer) bottle caps.

 

[6gun]

I am looking for a suitable option for backyard use, such as a sandbag target.
Any recommendations or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Please note, my intention is to minimize any disturbance to neighbors.

I was using an old crossbow brick(packed with black trash bags as I learned) , depending on power level a bail of straw might work. When I first started I filled a #10 can with plumbers putty,which also allows you to inspect projectile deformation for fun and is reusable. The rimfire bullet trap has always been loud, even welded together with rubber mat put on it. It's the nicest to use but won't meet your needs.

 

[RabbitofCaerbannog]

I'm going to invoke the Paul Harrell fleece bullet trap... It works.

 

[Richmeister]

I'm going to invoke the Paul Harrell fleece bullet trap... It works.

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[joeypounds]

I have been using one of these for about 2 years. The vinyl casing has been torn to shreds and it weights way more with all the lead in it. I have to put in a cardboard box to affix targets now but it still works and quiet.
Archery target maker so I think they must do them in runs? They come in and out of stock on amazon.

https://a.co/d/iwKNHz4

 

[ccluck]

I like a short section of 4" PVC (maybe 2-3" long) packed with 1lb of duct seal. I tape some carboard onto the back to keep the duct seal from coming out. I've got a few and hang them at various ranges. I can stick paper targets on them or (as I prefer) bottle caps.
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That looks pretty good, but do any pellets go completely through ? I'm thinking I might use one indoors.

 

[Richmeister]

I would consider a box like this for indoor shooting. The box is 5/8" plywood with grooves for the clipboard to slide in and hold your targets. A few blocks of duct seal *(plumbers putty)* and you have a quiet safe pellet trap. I've been shooting this for 10 years. Occasionally after long shooting sessions you'll have to dig some lead out of invasion pellets will stack up on each other. But I've never had a pass through with 10meter or HW 30 power. I did shoot a few 22's out of a Taipan shorty but you'd have to check more often with high power.

 

[Bander124]

I’ve been having great success using a large cat litter box full of sand loose enough to allow the sand to shift. Either a few pieces of old jeans as a shoot through. Holds the sand back and is quiet or some spay foam insulation to has a shoot through spot.

 

[RabbitofCaerbannog]

I shoot inside and outside.

indoors I used 5 fleece blankets that I've folded into about a 16x16" square and packed them into a milk crate which I cut out the bottom of, screwed thin plastic cutting board over both open ends and cut out a 10x10 square in the center of each. Fasten a clipboard clamp on the top of whichever side I'm using.

Outdoors, silt bag full of rubber mulch.

 

[rcarlisle]

That looks pretty good, but do any pellets go completely through ? I'm thinking I might use one indoors.

If you shoot the same spot with higher powered guns, you will go through. But I'm shooting .177 and I usually shoot 5-10 shots before changing targets. I just kneed the duct seal over to fill in any holes and stick on my next target. If you're shooting larger calibers, you'd want to go deeper and use more duct seal. If you don't tend your targets often, the rubber mulch is probably the better option.
Edited to add: I use one in my basement for pistol shooting. My 1701P shooting 7.3gr pellets at about 450fps doesn't penetrate very far into the duct seal, making the pellets easy to remove. I'd wager you'd need to hit about 100 overlapping shots to get through the duct seal at that power level.

 

[ccluck]

I would consider a box like this for indoor shooting. The box is 5/8" plywood with grooves for the clipboard to slide in and hold your targets. A few blocks of duct seal *(plumbers putty)* and you have a quiet safe pellet trap. I've been shooting this for 10 years. Occasionally after long shooting sessions you'll have to dig some lead out of invasion pellets will stack up on each other. But I've never had a pass through with 10meter or HW 30 power. I did shoot a few 22's out of a Taipan shorty but you'd have to check more often with high power.

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That's gotta weigh a ton by now ... good shooting !

 

[ccluck]

If you shoot the same spot with higher powered guns, you will go through. But I'm shooting .177 and I usually shoot 5-10 shots before changing targets. I just kneed the duct seal over to fill in any holes and stick on my next target. If you're shooting larger calibers, you'd want to go deeper and use more duct seal. If you don't tend your targets often, the rubber mulch is probably the better option.
Edited to add: I use one in my basement for pistol shooting. My 1701P shooting 7.3gr pellets at about 450fps doesn't penetrate very far into the duct seal, making the pellets easy to remove. I'd wager you'd need to hit about 100 overlapping shots to get through the duct seal at that power level.

I'll be stopping by Home Depot today, for sure.

 

[Richmeister]

That's gotta weigh a ton by now ... good shooting !

I've mined out the compacted pellets many times over the years with a small screwdriver and reformed the putty several times. May replace the putty this year .