What are your favorite targets?
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My system is similar, but I really like your idea of using worn-out jeans and whatever (farmers could use (or maybe supply?) empty burlap and other feed and seed sacks). Currently however, for my own indoor shooting, I built a large cardboard box with an approximately 12 x 16 inch opening in front. The box then gets filled with about thirty large sheets of cardboard assembled from the cut-up boxes in which our online-ordered goods are delivered. Each sheet measures 14 x 19 inches, and on the sheet that gets placed in front, I'll have applied 8 rows of six across stickers of the aforementioned two inch Shoot-N-C targets. Depending on whether I'm using a .22 or .177 caliber airgun, I'll shoot up each target's bulls-eye (hopefully the bullseyes!) using groups of 3 or 5 shots, respectively. Considering most of my airguns are single-shot variable pumpers, there's actually a pretty good amount of time required for each session, so it often takes two or three days before I need to replace the targets. Eventually, when all 48 targets have been shot to smithereens, I remove all the cardboard sheets too holed to be useful anymore and pour out all the pellets that ineviteably fell to the bottom of the box. Then I'll replace those first six to ten heavily-holed sheets (depending on how many pumps I was using to shoot with my variable pumpers -- if I'm using CO2 or break barrel air rifles, it might require as many as twenty to twenty five sheets being replaced, since those airguns always shoot at full power). Finally, I'll place a fresh sheet of cardboard with new targets at the very front, on which I've stuck the six by eight rows of 48 Shoot-N-C targets and it's ready to go again. Easy peasy.Works for me, anyway.
One of these daze, I'll redo everything, building a new box of the same size out of thick plywood instead of cardboard. I'll still use 14 x 19 inch cardboard sheets on which 48 self-stick targets have been applied in the front of the box, just behind its 'window' opening, but instead of many more cardboard sheets behind it, I'll use something more substantial to fill the box and absorb pellets. Hopefully, whatever I use as filling won't need to be replaced as often as cardboard sheets, something like the packed-in cloth you use, or maybe those cut-up rubber shards often used in landscaping, or even sheets made from rubber-like, 'self-healing' floor tiles... whatever. Like I said, one of these days...
I used a clipboard to clamp printer paper with peel and stick targets with center cutout so pellets pass through and stop in duct seal that is on the back inside. Quiet and not expensive. I used 4 of the duct seals installed a handle on top.
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I built my box in 2007 when I first bought my beeman 97K. it's built out of 3/4" plywood and has a opening a little smaller than a piece of printer paper. Inside there's a sheet of 1/6 stainless steel attached to piece of plywood and it's tilted forward almost a 45deg. when the pellets come in and hit the steel plate they are smashed and get deflected down in the bottom. On the outside I have 4 metal clips around the opening that look like little pocket books...lol. I use a piece of cardboard and duck tape over it, then attach printer paper with the clips. It will last a long time before I need to change the cardboard and duck tape out. I haven't cleaned the pellets out in years, and it weighs a ton..lol.My system is similar, but I really like your idea of using worn-out jeans and whatever (farmers could use (or maybe supply?) empty burlap and other feed and seed sacks). Currently however, for my own indoor shooting, I built a large cardboard box with an approximately 12 x 16 inch opening in front. The box then gets filled with about thirty large sheets of cardboard assembled from the cut-up boxes in which our online-ordered goods are delivered. Each sheet measures 14 x 19 inches, and on the sheet that gets placed in front, I'll have applied 8 rows of six across stickers of the aforementioned two inch Shoot-N-C targets. Depending on whether I'm using a .22 or .177 caliber airgun, I'll shoot up each target's bulls-eye (hopefully the bullseyes!) using groups of 3 or 5 shots, respectively. Considering most of my airguns are single-shot variable pumpers, there's actually a pretty good amount of time required for each session, so it often takes two or three days before I need to replace the targets. Eventually, when all 48 targets have been shot to smithereens, I remove all the cardboard sheets too holed to be useful anymore and pour out all the pellets that ineviteably fell to the bottom of the box. Then I'll replace those first six to ten heavily-holed sheets (depending on how many pumps I was using to shoot with my variable pumpers -- if I'm using CO2 or break barrel air rifles, it might require as many as twenty to twenty five sheets being replaced, since those airguns always shoot at full power). Finally, I'll place a fresh sheet of cardboard with new targets at the very front, on which I've stuck the six by eight rows of 48 Shoot-N-C targets and it's ready to go again. Easy peasy.
One of these daze, I'll redo everything, building a new box of the same size out of thick plywood instead of cardboard. I'll still use 14 x 19 inch cardboard sheets on which 48 self-stick targets have been applied in the front of the box, just behind its 'window' opening, but instead of many more cardboard sheets behind it, I'll use something more substantial to fill the box and absorb pellets. Hopefully, whatever I use as filling won't need to be replaced as often as cardboard sheets, something like the packed-in cloth you use, or maybe those cut-up rubber shards often used in landscaping, or even sheets made from rubber-like, 'self-healing' floor tiles... whatever. Like I said, one of these days...
I do have a carry handle screwed to the top of it. And can attach a wind indicator on the back if needed. Painted the box camo, and cover it with a 30 gal trash bag if I leave it in the yard for a long time, it's still looks good after 16 years.
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What are my favorite targets?
Pests. And I try to end them without any more pain than necessary.
Location, location, location! In other words, accurate/precise shots.
Still working on that... (smile)
Pests. And I try to end them without any more pain than necessary.
Location, location, location! In other words, accurate/precise shots.
Still working on that... (smile)
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MDT - Mikes Dandy Targets and S&S Targets - Phoenix AZ.
my back yard looks like i live in a remote country trailer park of some sort.
Notice the REAL squirrel sitting at the base of the tree... brave soul he is.
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Hey, thanks very much for including the Amazon.com ad for the clay! Compared to what gets called 'ballistic' clay these days, the duct sealant is practically free (well... <grin>). Anyway, it should be a very practical and affordable substance with which to fill just about any sort of pellet trap. Seriously, thank you very much for the help!
Bubba
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