Ricochet Potential

[1_OF_1]

Hello,

I am shooting a .25 cal. out of a Benjamin Marauder. I like to shoot metal spinners, however I live in the open plains and car hear ricochets when hitting metal spinners at about 50 yards. I want to be safe and assure no one or thing can be hit by a pellet ricochet. Does anyone have an idea of the maximum distance a ricochet can travel in my circumstance?

Thank you.

 

[wahoowad]

Hundreds of yards, theoretically even further. I made a 3-sided ricochet barrier to go around my 50 yard spinner to stop them. 

 

[Kgphotos]

I have also boxed in my metal targets to keep those pellet fragments contained. For my lower powered HW30 in my backyard I just use a large cardboard box. It does a great job of keeping all the lead fragments and scraps trapped. You could build something stronger and more permanent if needed.

 

[oldsparky]

I guess this won't help much. I use to set up from 10 yards out to 55 yards those animal targets from steel plinker with the knock down paddles. Any way I heard some ricochets and heard a pellet hit some steel junk in the neighbors yard. I was shooting 50 yards then the pellet went sideways about 30 yards. So I ended up making a steel box target with steel targets inside where the ricochets are contained. I do set up some swingers against my block wall with a 24" plate behind them. I liked how I shot before but worried the piece of pellet could get me in trouble or hurt someone. In my case shooting a 177 I dont think there would be enough energy left to hurt anything. But 

 

[1_OF_1]

Okay, thank you. Sounds like a metal box that contains pellets/fragments is necessary.

 

[oldsparky]

Something I thought about but didn't follow up with. Was maybe take a cardboard box or a bucket with a window cut out in it that can set over the target to see if the fragments could even go thru a box or if a bucket or bin could contain the pcs

 

[Red25R]

The test box sounds like good idea . But would have to tested with allot of shots to make sure that you had good info .