Homemade Ballastic Putty?

[yoopper]

I'm looking for a recipe for making ballastic putty. I'd like to line a pellet trap for use in my basement over the cold Wisconsin Winter. I have a bucket full of clay that was excavated from my backyard last summer. I thought to mix the powdered clay with some oil, maybe linseed or motor oil to make the putty. Has anyone tried anything like this?

Thanks, 

Howard 

 

[CmdCtrl]

For a pellet trap, I've been using Gardner Bender DS-110N 1-Pound Duct Seal Compound.

About twelve pounds in a cookie tin (8x10in) makes an awesome pellet trap.

Pellets penetrate about 1/2 inch but 5 shot groups pellet on pellet will make a bulge in the back of the tin.

I'm shooting .22 cal 18gr diabolos at 890 fps at 27 yards for reference.

 

[gunsnknives]

I use duct putty as well and it works great. 

 

[Insanity]

Dose that putty sag with time? Also is it easy to maintain as you sead groups build up?

 

[CmdCtrl]

When I'm not shooting into it, I lay the cookie tin flat and put the lid on.

I would if left upright it would eventually sag as it warms up. Plus it's a pretty thick load.

As to group build up, I never let it accumulate... I pluck out my lead at the end of the day so I can recast them whenever I get around to that part of the hobbie.

I use a pair of needle nose pliers to make extraction easy. Then I just press the putty back together and use my fist and palms to sort of level her off.

 

[TheManFromGeorgetown]

For anyone who doesn't know you can buy this stuff at home depot pretty cheap. 

 

[Elbowgrease]

Just make a rubber mulch trap. There are several different ways to make one but I think the most common and easier way to do it is with the 5 gal bucket. Probably the least costly as well at about $12. And you wont have to dig out the pellets.

 

[218bee]

If you use the square kitty litter boxes, they don't roll away on you. Stuffed it with Home Depot mulch and all I have to replace is a few cent's worth of duct tape on the face every once in a while. It has a handle too, so when done, just pick it up and walk away with it. The rubber mulch really stops the pellets. My 25 Cricket is shooting 25 gainers around 950-960 and they only seem to go in a few inches.



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[Bam86]

I use the duct seal in a trap in my basement mounted on the wall. It is about 1" thick. The trap is just the size of a Air pistol target, and so far over the past 3 years, no sag. Occasionally I will pluck out the lead buildup and press the duct seal back into the center, buy no issues with sagging.