Does anybody have any ideas for a slilent/quiet pellet trap. Have a .25. I tried duct seal. It was quiet but I couldn’t get it to stick very long. I am currently using the Airgun Target Systems ballistics pellet trap. It works really well but it is a little loud. Looking for something quiet that I can buy or make. Some of the neighbors might be catching on to what I am doing. Lol!!
Quiet pellet traps
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I’ve been using one like this and it works very well and is quiet. You can get different size containers to fill your need but, obviously, you will have to get more mulch for the larger ones and they can get a little heavy.
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/rubber-mulch-trap-re-posting/
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/rubber-mulch-trap-re-posting/
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The ballistic rubber panels is what I got for air gun target systems. It’s like 2 or 3 glued together with steel backing. It’s just not that quiet.
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Cardboard cereal case box stuffed with old jeans towels clothes with a 1/4" steel plate packed behind once you hear the metal sound time to shuffle them old clothes and towels and reuse and repack. Yo!
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I use rubber mulch as well. But I believe the impact of a .25 caliber pellet is going to be louder than the report of the gun regardless of materials.
It is in the case of my .25’s anyway.
if they say anything tell them it’s an electric staple gun and you repair furniture
It is in the case of my .25’s anyway.
if they say anything tell them it’s an electric staple gun and you repair furniture
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Rubber mulch trap. I have an ammo can with a window cut into it. I shoot everything into it. 12" deep,
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I buy the duct seal in 5lb bricks it just stands upright no need for it to stick to anything.
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I have tried most of what’s mentioned. What I found to work best is a slice of palm tree, the core is fibrous and silent when hit with a pellet. If you live where there are palm trees lots of people have them removed as I did and they cost nothing. You could call local landscape company and ask. Mine are about two feet in dia. I use over size thumb tack to mount the target.
ps and they last a long time.
ps and they last a long time.
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Looks like a Filipino Simmons 44Mag old school scope. What's the label say can't read it. Great old school scopes that have a vibrating ring in them when shot from springers. Yo!
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Good eye there YO it is as you state. 44Mag 6.5x20x44 AO it's a Filipino scope with a mildot reticle. Smallish eyebox but other than that great budget scope for their day. Never put one on my springers cuz I figured they would not last long.
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I've been shooting into duct seal for years. But that box got so heavy, when I tried to clean it out, I just gave up and replaced the duct seal and even that was a chore. I started shooting into rubber mulch (as many have said here). Just save boxes, fill with the rubber mulch and shoot at them. once in awhile I patch them back up with some duct tape, then I throw out when it has reached a point of no return. I had one rubber mulch trap I made from a rubbermaid box. I poured out the mulch and had a heaping bunch of pellets and could recycle the mulch. The mulch approach still requires you shoot through cardboard and that is the loudest part. Duct seal is a tiny bit quieter since it is just smacking the paper target.
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I use a plastic recycling bin that the city provided before thy went to recycling cans.
16"w x 12" h x 14" d
From back to front inside the bin are
It is absolutely quiet, & will stop anything I own as close as 10 yards
(I have not tried point blank range)
This includes my Sumatra 25 cal, on medium power, pushing JSB 33.9 in the 900's
(Thank you Mr Piatt)
Ed
16"w x 12" h x 14" d
From back to front inside the bin are
- Single layer of 2x6 PT lumber
- Old clothing folded,then rolled tight & packed in very tightly; multiple layers until the box is full
- Piece of hi density foam cut to fit the inside dimensions
- All held in place with plastic snow fencing stretched across the face & bunjeed around the back
It is absolutely quiet, & will stop anything I own as close as 10 yards
(I have not tried point blank range)
This includes my Sumatra 25 cal, on medium power, pushing JSB 33.9 in the 900's
(Thank you Mr Piatt)
Ed
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Silent Squirrel. I'd like to give this a try with the clothes and maybe trying to adapt with the rubber mulch. Can you elaborate on the high density foam (where you get it/ and what type and the purpose). Seems like the foam keeps the clothes in place and the pellets from bouncing out, Also, is the snow fencing to keep the foam in place? Thanks
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You are correct!
The foam evens out the clothes layer and keeps it in place.
It's the perishable part of the trap
The snow fence holds in the foam, and also provides a way to clip up targets
You can use any foam, quite frankly
I used one layer of this only because we had some left over from a theatrical project (before retiring....amen!)
https://www.amazon.com/Upholstery-Density-Cushion-Wheelchair-Replacement/dp/B07WVRDDHH/ref=sr_1_107?dchild=1&keywords=1+inch+foam+padding&qid=1590630862&sr=8-107
Same is true for the fencing.
I used what was left over from a garden project
Anything similar will work, as long as it is not stretchy, & is strong enough to take some modest bunjee tension
https://www.homedepot.com/p/BOEN-4-ft-H-x-100-ft-W-Green-Plastic-Safety-Garden-Netting-Above-Ground-Barrier-Snow-Fence-Temporary-Fencing-Pack-of-2-SF-41012/312429118
For me the bonus (after quiet) is that clearing pellets is simply a matter of unrolling and shaking out the clothes.vs, sifting through plastic mulch.
Hope this helps
Ed
You are correct!
The foam evens out the clothes layer and keeps it in place.
It's the perishable part of the trap
The snow fence holds in the foam, and also provides a way to clip up targets
You can use any foam, quite frankly
I used one layer of this only because we had some left over from a theatrical project (before retiring....amen!)
https://www.amazon.com/Upholstery-Density-Cushion-Wheelchair-Replacement/dp/B07WVRDDHH/ref=sr_1_107?dchild=1&keywords=1+inch+foam+padding&qid=1590630862&sr=8-107
Same is true for the fencing.
I used what was left over from a garden project
Anything similar will work, as long as it is not stretchy, & is strong enough to take some modest bunjee tension
https://www.homedepot.com/p/BOEN-4-ft-H-x-100-ft-W-Green-Plastic-Safety-Garden-Netting-Above-Ground-Barrier-Snow-Fence-Temporary-Fencing-Pack-of-2-SF-41012/312429118
For me the bonus (after quiet) is that clearing pellets is simply a matter of unrolling and shaking out the clothes.vs, sifting through plastic mulch.
Hope this helps
Ed
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Silent Squirrel, THanks! I'm intrigued. Perhaps the thick foam keeps things extra quiet by dampening the sound. Will be trying this soon.
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Please post how it works for you
Also interested in any improvements/modifications you make
As soon as my urban backstop is built I'll be making more traps to place at various yardage.
Ed
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I use rubber mulch in a cardboard box exclusively. It is extremely quiet and effective. If you want a pellet trap quieter than that, then you're probably shooting someplace where you shouldn't be shooting anyways due to some sort of shooting or hunting restriction, or a noise ordinance. I shoot my rifle in an urban setting. I quiet down the gun with a DonnyFL Ronin suppressor, and I shoot into the cardboard box filled with mulch. The though of the impact of the slug in the mulch has never crossed my mind. Reason being, it's so quiet. Plus you get to recover all your lead.
Use the box and mulch. It's cheap, effective, and extremely quiet. It's hands down the best urban pellet trap.
Use the box and mulch. It's cheap, effective, and extremely quiet. It's hands down the best urban pellet trap.
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They used to sell these but the plans are attached so you can make it cheap from materials at Home Depot and then go buy the duct seal and it is quiet easy to carry.
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