Indoor Target Backstop?

[Alan83]

So I only have 15-20 feet inside my garage to shoot.
What are you all using for a target backstop?
I was thinking maybe a small portable archery target?

 

[Dstrac]

So I only have 15-20 feet inside my garage to shoot.
What are you all using for a target backstop?
I was thinking maybe a small portable archery target?

I have a wood back stop in my basement, i do my tuning down there. Its three layers thick of 2x4s, Screwed together With 1 layer of 4x4s on the back Approximately 2ft wide x 3ft tall. Stops everything. 25- .50 cal . Its heavy, but traps all the rounds i throw at it

 

[SLICKNICK]

Milk jug filled with beach sand. Fairly quiet too. I normally give it a wrap with duct tape to keep sand from coming out after each shot

 

[beerthief]

plastic tub filled with rubber mulch , cut a hole in the top and tape cardboard on the inside for the target backing , replace as it gets shot through .

Catches all the lead and is very quiet ( i use Lowes finest quality tubs although Wally World tubs might be less $$ )

 

[Avator]

Wooden military ammo box with a 3mm thick high strength steel panel in the back and stuffed with old jeans.

 

[Frank in Fairfield]

Take one piece of 1” x 4” x 8’
Cut into eight pieces one foot long.
Make a square out of four of the pieces.
Put the other four on the back.
Put in duct seal to a debt of 3”.
Or….
Get one of the large Priority Mail boxes from the post office and fill with rubber mulch from Home Depot.
Tape up the box with duct tape.
As the box gets shot up, turn it around and shoot the other side.
More duct tape to cover the holes and prolong the life of the box.
When the box gets too shot up or too heavy to move dump everything in a big bucket type vessel.
The rubber will float to the top.
The lead will not.
Re-cycle the lead and fill another box with the mulch..

 

[trapdoor2]

plastic tub filled with rubber mulch , cut a hole in the top and tape cardboard on the inside for the target backing , replace as it gets shot through .

Catches all the lead and is very quiet ( i use Lowes finest quality tubs although Wally World tubs might be less $$ )

Exactly the same. No shoot thru...even with heavy/fast .25 slugs. I got the size that fit my target paper.

 

[beerthief]

Exactly the same. No shoot thru...even with heavy/fast .25 slugs. I got the size that fit my target paper.

i decided on a larger one , 18 D x 18 W x 26 ? something like that , also spread a tarp down and "air -out " the mulch for a day or so .

 

[maxtrouble]

I have a wood box with a steel plate and about 10 lbs of duct seal. Silent trap and great for pistol shooting. I use tweezers to pick the lead out when I put a new set of targets up.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

5 gallon,+/- bucket stuffed with old tight folded jeans .. but you never said what power of gun your using in that short of space .. 10m sub 600fps stuff or 1000fps somthing or another..

 

[JDR]

Cardboard box stuffed with Rags. Change out box when no place to staple paper targets. Sort out BBs with a magnet and dump the lead in a container. I have a board behind it in case any pellets get through the box.

 

[Powerstroke]

I use tight folded jeans too, works great. I use old jeans. Then shake off all the pellets then use to cast bullets!

 

[terrykuz]

I shoot at 10M, and I use an old electrical box. I put plumbers putty sticks in the back, followed my paper magazines, then a layer of old folded car towels. Front face is cardboard. I dump the towels, and magazines about every 6 months. I usually stuff the worn holes around the bullseyes with additional rags. Safe, compact, quiet, but kinda heavy.

 

[rsfrid]

I use commercial metal backstops filled with rubber mulch. I don't turn down power - shoot full power.

 

[drdirk]

I use commercial metal backstops filled with rubber mulch. I don't turn down power - shoot full power.

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I have a simliar 22 pellet trap but it splatters the lead everywhere, how do you keep the mulch in it? Does yours have a cover? Mine is just an open box with a hanging target clip.

 

[Hammer]

I have used a 50 caliber ammo can with about a 2'x2' piece of plywood behind it. Duct seal in the bottom of the ammo can, and I used magnets to hold the target. I have never missed the can and shot into the wood, but shooting at 20-30', the can is a pretty large target. I also only shot guns in the 400-500 fps range.

 

[Mr.Brocock]

I use an old Hoffman electrical enclosure. Put on an old stand with wheels. Thick foam from the delivery vans floor cut into the right size for the box. Perfect. I even have extra foam when needed.

 

[Bramezy]

i use 12x10x4 boxes filled with rubber mulch and a steel plate. Quiet and safe and portable.

 

[c_m_shooter]

I set the pellet trap in front of an old worn out archery broadhead target in the kitchen when shooting pistols. With rifles, I make sure the trap is up off the floor, but dont usually bother with the backstop. The cabinet behind it is one that I made (where dishwasher used to be), and just has the garbage cans in it.

 

[rsfrid]

I have a simliar 22 pellet trap but it splatters the lead everywhere, how do you keep the mulch in it? Does yours have a cover? Mine is just an open box with a hanging target clip.

As shown in second pic, the cardboard front slides into grooves and holds the mulch in place. Clips at top keep cardboard from bowing out.