Pellet Trap

[flagger]

I have a city lot so shooting outside is not an option. I do shoot paper targets in my basement at 10 meters.
I was looking at the Sig Sauer Quad metal target trap for indoor use in the basement.
Has anyone had any experience with this pellet trap? And if so, I have a few questions on this pellet trap.
Would this pellet trap work well at 10 meters?
Do the pellets ricochet out or bounce back out of the trap often when hitting the target?
How often do the targets need to be replaced? How long do they last? Do they sell replacements?
Good build quality?
Does the reset function work well?
Thanks!

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Just looking at some pictures it looks like thin sheet metal . Unless the backstop part is a lot thicker I don't see it lasting .

Maybe if you only shoot sub400fps stuff ... Maybe

Or if you do have it and the back stop gets swiss cheesed have a metal shop /votec/?? That can cut you a bolt in piece of 3/16min plate. Or just donate to a school metal shop and have one build with 3/16" steel and probably last a lifetime vs that sheet metal one

Just seems a lot of them traps like your looking at is basically red Ryder grade ( opinion)

 

[drpietrzak]

I use this one. Not sure if it meets your needs.

Highwild Bullet Trap Box Rated for .22/.17 Caliber, Rimfire Only | eBay

The Highwild Bullet Trap is a portable shooting range for. 22 and. 17 rimfire (or Air gun non-steel pellets). - Highwild designs and manufactures top quality shooting and hunting accessories. - At Highwild, you will find exactly what you want.

www.ebay.com

 

[Rondo]

Any one piece, welded .22 trap is adequate.
I have an Outers, Brownell makes a similar model.

 

[Frank in Fairfield]

Just build one.
one piece of 1”x4”x8”’ lumber.
8 pieces 12” long.
four for the sides, four for the back.
put some duct seal (It looks like C4 explosive in the electrical section of hardware store).
about 10 pounds of it.
put a bull clip or two on the top to hold your target.
I added a lower box to catch the occasional fall out:

 

[Frank in Fairfield]

You can also see some aluminum strips around the edges to protect the wood.
Even with the duct seal, I have shot through thee things so, behind the duct seal is a 16 gauge metal plate.

 

[jkingrph]

I use this one. Not sure if it meets your needs.

Highwild Bullet Trap Box Rated for .22/.17 Caliber, Rimfire Only | eBay

The Highwild Bullet Trap is a portable shooting range for. 22 and. 17 rimfire (or Air gun non-steel pellets). - Highwild designs and manufactures top quality shooting and hunting accessories. - At Highwild, you will find exactly what you want.

www.ebay.com

Thanks, ordered one plus the tripod stand and adapter to use with 2x4 post.

 

[flagger]

Maybe I should have added that I make my paper shooting back stops using shipping boxes filled with old blue jeans and it works very well.
I reason I was looking at this pellet trap, it would give me another option for target shooting in the basement, instead of just shooting at paper targets all the time. This would be an alternative to shooting paper all the time, that is why I am considering this trap.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I kinda do that I my soft catch traps . I use 5 gallon buckets

A indoor

Some outdoor



I keep this handy just in case I get enthusiastic

 

[SLICKNICK]

This wokrks good on 700+FPE big bore. Regular Box, plastic wrap, and packed paver base sand. You can recover your slugs everytime

 

[Ricklin]

Just have a look right here on Airgun Nation. Large plastic tote filled with rubber garden mulch with a target sized window cut out in the lid. I used scrap carpet glued inside the lid for the target surface. Line the bottom with 1/2" plywood for just in case. I have no doubt mine would hold up to .22 LR. Metal pellet traps are loud on impact. Our home page has a resource center with plans. About 20 bucks to build a nice quiet effective pellet trap. Will take 2-3 bags of rubber mulch 7 bucks a bag plus the tote. Got rather angry a few days ago, I went to my club for pistol practice. The target plywood was really shot up so one of my fellow members put their targets on the 4 X 4 supports and shot the S out of the 4 X 4's. That jerk is a member, apparently. They made the repair cost 100 bucks rather than 25. What is wrong with people today to destroy equipment at "their" club??? Had another clown shoot our very costly bullet trap with .50 AP they aimed to do maximum damage to the bullet trap. Why??

 

[ThomasT]

I have a city lot so shooting outside is not an option. I do shoot paper targets in my basement at 10 meters.
I was looking at the Sig Sauer Quad metal target trap for indoor use in the basement.
Has anyone had any experience with this pellet trap? And if so, I have a few questions on this pellet trap.
Would this pellet trap work well at 10 meters?
Do the pellets ricochet out or bounce back out of the trap often when hitting the target?
How often do the targets need to be replaced? How long do they last? Do they sell replacements?
Good build quality?
Does the reset function work well?
Thanks!

Hello @flagger

I have two of the Big Bang Pellet Traps and have shot over 6,000 rounds through them over the last couple of years. Not sure if Pete @Pellet trap man has any left in stock.

ThomasT

 

[maxtrouble]

I use my 1701p in the basement. A sturdy cardboard box with a pair of old jeans was my first pellet trap. Works great until the box wears out. Lasts all winter and does not make any noise.

 

[Frank in Fairfield]

If you are really cheap, go to the post office and get some priority mail boxes and fill with rubber mulch.
as the boxes get shot up use duct tape to seal the holes.
hint: you can shoot both sides.
when the tape doesn’t work anymore (about 5000 shots), dump everything into a large tub of water.
the lead will sink to the bottom and can be re-cycled (give it to your Black Powder friends) and the rubber will float to the top where it can be used indefinitely!!!

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I get old jeans from good will type thrift shop cheap if I'm not wearing mine out to use .

Folks say hard to clean that out but it's pretty easy

Shake out the pants



Shake and trash comes to top



Then dump clean used pellets in save container

 

[coastal drifter]

I've had this one for longer than I can remember. shot it with .177-.30 cal, it's been outside in the weather for the last 8 years and still stopping pellets daily. might be noisy indoors but there are way around that.

 

[Ricklin]

I really like the rubber mulch trap per the plans here. The scrap carpet keeps the noise down. I dislike the metal traps indoors or out. Quiet means pellet impact too, some traps can be quite loud. Here's a link to the resource center here, I built the storage box style in this thread.https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/how-to-build-a-pellet-trap-using-rubber-mulch.1302643/

 

[igolfat8]

This is what I have used for years. Built like a tank and rated up to 44 mag.

Bullet trap 12" for use with .22 thru .44 magnum | eBay

For use with. 17 to. 44 magnum pistol ammo. Target area 12" x 12". Designed and built in USA.

www.ebay.com

 

[BABz58]

Just have a look right here on Airgun Nation. Large plastic tote filled with rubber garden mulch with a target sized window cut out in the lid. I used scrap carpet glued inside the lid for the target surface. Line the bottom with 1/2" plywood for just in case. I have no doubt mine would hold up to .22 LR. Metal pellet traps are loud on impact. Our home page has a resource center with plans. About 20 bucks to build a nice quiet effective pellet trap. Will take 2-3 bags of rubber mulch 7 bucks a bag plus the tote. Got rather angry a few days ago, I went to my club for pistol practice. The target plywood was really shot up so one of my fellow members put their targets on the 4 X 4 supports and shot the S out of the 4 X 4's. That jerk is a member, apparently. They made the repair cost 100 bucks rather than 25. What is wrong with people today to destroy equipment at "their" club??? Had another clown shoot our very costly bullet trap with .50 AP they aimed to do maximum damage to the bullet trap. Why??

 

[Ricklin]

This is what I have used for years. Built like a tank and rated up to 44 mag.

Bullet trap 12" for use with .22 thru .44 magnum | eBay

For use with. 17 to. 44 magnum pistol ammo. Target area 12" x 12". Designed and built in USA.

www.ebay.com

The storage container linked above costs less than the shipping cost of this bullet trap. Very nice unit for those that can shoot PB in the backyard, I'd guess the majority here are like me and don't need to go this far. I'm certain my rubber mulch box would easily handle .22 PB. Very nice for those that could use it. We built a massive trap for our rifle range, some bozo snuck in and shot it up with .50 BMG AP rounds.