.22lr rimfire bullet trap

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marcella69

marcella69

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I have been using a .22lr rimfire bullet trap to do my Chrony work in my apartment. It has worked well thus far. I have it filled with rubber mulch with layers of bath towels and bed sheets on the front, duct-taped to the unit. I secure my rifle on a rifle rest sitting on two kitchen chairs, with my Chrony sitting on another kitchen chair in between. So far I have used this set-up with my P-Rod, Daystate Pulsar .25, and FX Impact .30. I have now evolved to the RAW HMx .357 (130 ft-lbf regulated) which I am due to receive in four weeks. My question is: Does anybody out there have experience using a .22lr rimfire bullet trap with a .357 (81 gr @ 850 fps) in a confined area?

So far, I have not had any complaints from neighbors. I also run an Omega Air Charger in my apartment.

I suppose I could buy another Primos Trigger Stick tripod and mount my Chrony on that, and shoot from my Primos Trigger Stick tripod w/ two-point rifle rest out in the field. I really wish I had the trick resources that a lot of you guys have with a backyard benchrest and shooting range; but down here on the border, it's slim pickins these days since the carnage that was my divorce. (Is there any other kind?)
 
Don't do it. I'm having trouble typing this as I'm lmfao. Seriously, I can only offer my opinion from shooting the RAW 357 for a week.
  • i would not advise any point blank range indoor shooting with it unless you live in a concrete bunker even though you may be using a high strength PB rated steel trap with additional backstop
  • It is loud! You will definitely get the attention of apt dwelling neighbors unless they are hearing impaired and haven't put on their hearing aids. You would need to crank up your monster audio or home theater system to 120db to mask any Chrony testing you're doing, at which point the Po Po would come visit anyways. :)
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That's what I'm thinking, Mick. My FX Impact .30 was on the verge of being too freakin' loud. I can only imagine what the RAW .357 at damn near twice the power will sound like! I was going to go the The Home Depot and get some of those self-adhesive roofing pads to put on the outside of the trap and put some of those plumbers' putty pads on the inside angle panel, then encase the whole shebang with sand bags to try to keep the bell ringin' to a minimum.

I will try one shot to see what's actually what, but I'm sure you're right knowing you've actually shot her. My Chrony will readily mount on a separate. Primos Trigger Stick tripod; and with the stable two-point rifle rest on my other Primos Trigger Stick tripod, I will have a decent set-up out in the field. It's just that having a mini-shooting range for Chrony-ing in my apartment is so dang convenient! God, I miss the days when I had my own house out in the boonies with a big back yard! Oh well, one could do worse than a beach bum in SoCal, I suppose ;-)
 
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Subjectively, It is louder than any pellet firing gun I own, 14 PCPs and 11 springers ranging from .177 to .30. I kinda expected that. Compared to PB, I'd say it must be pretty close to a subsonic .22 short with no can.

i have only ever shot two .357 and one .45 air rifles, all Evanix and all louder and they were moderated in some form or fashion.

I have not been downrange on the receiving end of this thing. I would speculate anything with decent hearing would know "something" happened within at least 60-70 yards of them. Typically, most animals have way better hearing than us mere mortal humans.

Whether they would spook or not at the report would depend on the animal in question. Deer? Most likely so hit them with your 1st shot. Armadillo? Probably won't even flinch, at least not for the 1st minute or so while their prehistoric nervous system catches up and induces a delayed reaction.

Is it adequate? I'd say yes given any hunting situation I can think of that requires one shot on an individual medium to large game animal and requires no further shots on accompanying animals. Analogous real world situation would be a group of hogs, (in a location where taking more than one is legal). If you shot one of them with this .357 at less than 60 yards - I would certainly expect the remainder to scatter to the winds. Unless one of them had less than average intelligence.

Having said that, I have successfully picked off more than one in a group using a moderated .25 Bobcat or Cricket, or Vulcan. I would prefer it to be quieter but I'm not fully versed in the art of LDC engineering and not personally aware of someone that has found a way to quiet this thing down to levels we are accustomed to with smaller bore air rifles.

Stated in another way - Have you ever made a lip squeak within 50 yards of a deer, rabbit, fox, or coyote?


 
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Mick, thanks for that. I very well may have gone a bridge too far for my purposes, which is so me. The main efficacy for me with airguns was the stealth factor. Hopefully out in the field the noise will not be prohibitive. I will be nice, though, to have a rifle that is truly effective out to 100 yards for any game I'm likely to encounter down here on the border. My FX Impact .30 was advertised as a 100 yard gun, but I did not feel confident going over 75 yards with her. But with my two-point rifle rest I got for my Primos Trigger Stick tripod, I should be able to reach out and touch some bunnies at 100 yards.
 
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