pellet gun backstop.

[ccphilly1984]

I am intrested in making a pellet backstop for my basement so i can shoot targets on days my range is closed and i can't go shoot my real guns. I heard pellet guns are safe for indoor shooting with a decent homemade backstop. I am looking for ideas for a backstop that will last. my airguns range from 560fps to 1000fps in .177 and .22 caliber. I have a variety of pellets laying around. bb friendly backstop ideas would be a plus (you know how bb's are notorious for bouncing when they hit a hard surface such as metal). anyone have pics of their pellet backstop? I wish i could mount up some dirt to use as a backstop, because I know that works great for even real firearms. I thought this would be a good place to post this because airguns are firearm related and the people's republic of new jersey thinks they are firearms.

[625]

I use something like this, but I wouldn't use bb's with it. They have some nice targets/traps for bb's as well, but they all seem limited to around 750fps.

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=172588

[ccphilly1984]

i was hopinmg for something a little bigger... where i could put some beer cans in front of it to plink or daisy shatterblasts... maybe 2-3 feet wide by 4-6 feet tall... that and if you miss, you could break something with that small area... i mean i could hit that small area veasily, but a little more space would be nice and safe.

[Dredly]

Use a piece of 3/4 inch plywood. They aren't going to go through but they will go in far enough to stick If you want to set stuff up in front of it screw a 2/4 to the front as a shelf.

[tdyoung58]

Use a piece of 3/4 inch plywood. They aren't going to go through but they will go in far enough to stick If you want to set stuff up in front of it screw a 2/4 to the front as a shelf.

I was gonna say, to put a couple of 3/4 together

[625]

Use a piece of 3/4 inch plywood. They aren't going to go through but they will go in far enough to stick If you want to set stuff up in front of it screw a 2/4 to the front as a shelf.

fine for pellets, but a big no no for bb's. If you hit a knot, it will come back to you. Ask me how I know.

[eulogyADD]

I always used a cardboard box with 2-4 inches of newspaper and magizines fasened to the back. Its cheap, easy, and pretty safe, as long as you chage the paper every few months and put a new cardboard front on it every few weeks. Also if you do use this method make sure the newspapers are still folded nicely, not crumpled, but make sure they are not packed too densely, you want a good amount of shock-absorbtion, especially with BB's.

[gf45acp]

Used to take cardboard boxes and fill'em up with layers of cardboard and newspapers. You can use a box as big as you need, and tape new cardboard in front for targer holders.
With lower power BB handguns many of the BB's where reusable, Important when I was a kid with limited $$$. My dad and I spend many rainy days in the basement shooting many 1000's of BB, great pratice.

[Twister]

I have seen people use plumbers putty (just a big blob of it in a box behind the target) as a backstop. Although, you still have to deal with any flyers that miss the target

Side effect is reduced noise because the pellets don't bounce or clang off any hard objects.
I would assume that it would be recyclable as well seeing as you could pry the pellets out of it afterwards?

[PennsyPlinker]

i was hopinmg for something a little bigger... where i could put some beer cans in front of it to plink or daisy shatterblasts... maybe 2-3 feet wide by 4-6 feet tall... that and if you miss, you could break something with that small area... i mean i could hit that small area veasily, but a little more space would be nice and safe.

I have a guy welding up some plate steel for me for when my suppressor arrives. He is doing the job for about $150.00. I will have a frame approximately 30" square, with a 45º slanted back, and an open bottom where it can be set and then filled a bit with sand. The front will have a flange on it so I can screw wood to it or hang things from it. Of course, it might be hard getting it into a basement. While it only weighs around 150 lbs, it is sort of big for some door frames. But you might think about having someone do the same for you if you can't find anything already made up.

I already shoot indoors, but that is with a Crosman pump pellet pistol and a Beeman trap.