BACK STOPS PELLET CATCHERS..

[redial 81]

I was thinking about the large bags of garden compost to place at the rear of targets ,any thoughts or ideas please.

[BASE JUMPER 18]

i use a piece of old kitchen work top or 25mm ply does the job for me

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Old style big yellow pages work well too!

[matt_hooks 188]

The bags of compost would work, but an expensive way of doing it. Can you get hold of some empty sacks, malt sacks from a brewery are fine, and if you have a local brewery they'll more than likely be happy to give you a few for free. Fill them up with garden earth and they're perfect (also good for growing spuds in, though not at the same time)

 

The little "snail" pellet catchers are good too, though a bit noisy.

 

A good earth bank is the best thing. A few old wooden sleepers is also a good way of doing it for air rifle (not good for anything more powerful though!)

[pianoman 3,587]

Large Paving Slab "Box".

Take four paving slabs. Stand three vertically and secure into a three-walled box by hammering down 2 pairs of iron spikes per slab to act as firmly anchored, supporting guides and slide the slab in between the spikes. so it stands firm as a wall. Fill with sand or earth as a sloping earth-damper. Add the fourth slab as a roof and Voila! You have a backstop that will safely halt any air rifle pellet regardless of power. Safest thing you can get.

 

Simon.

Edited March 15, 2011 by pianoman

[secretagentmole 1,701]

That would work very well, just have to ask the wife if I can pinch them from inside the greenhouse!

[RaiderBoy 19]

I used to have a 2x2 plywood box with apholsterers foam inside, stop any pellet and for quite a while pretty quiet.

 

Richard

[nangell 50]

i use a 25ltr tub ,ive cut a square out of the middle of one side just slightly smaller than the paper target i am shooting ,ive pop rivited a spring clip to hold the target in place then fill the tub with old clothing which makes it very quite which is a good thing when shooting in the garden

[outdoorsman 0]

Hi just seen your help for pellet back stops it just reminded me when i was a kid and used my little dart gun in my bed room putting paper targets up the funny thing was the back stop was my mum n dads copper water cylinder ooooopppps! laugh out load i didnt know i was a wee lad only noticed when my bedroom floor and carpets was absolutly soaked need i say more my dad mnoved my shooting in to the garden and we used a sack full of saw dust worked really well any way hope you get sorted

[ButterWouldntMelt 0]

Just recently got my first air rifle so I'm not fully 'kitted out' yet.

For plinking in the garden (all I've done so far) I have salotaped some printed off targets onto an old kitchen cupbord door that my uncle asked me to dump for him.

I lean this forward against the edge of a fence post.

I fetch it back inside after plinking so it does'nt get wet & turn to mush.

 

When I've got rid of my two rabbits, I'll use the hutch to set up a more permanant (rain proof) target set-up. (Quite apt I think.) lol.

[Alan Clark 7]

I use a galvanised steel box and tape the paper target over the front of it.