BB trap ideas for Sig P365 practice.

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Intenseaty, thank you for the video. I have a wooden rubber mulch trap that I built over a year ago. I haven't shot my BB pistol into it yet, because I thought that I would get more ricochets from it, rather than it trapping the BB. Have you shot BBs at your trap design? Do the BBs bounce off more than they are captured? I will have to try my current trap and see.



I recall reading somewhere about a BB trap design using a box with a several layers of hanging cloth & towels to trap the BBs. I also recall that some of the cloth layers were penetrated by the BBs, so they required regular replacement. I was wondering if there is some other type of material that would be good to hang and use for BB capture.

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I went to Home Depot and got one of their storage bins -- they are black with yellow tops, come in all kinds of sizes.

Then I turned it on its side, drilled some holes, put zip ties through the holes and hung scrap carpet. Anything over 350 fps will go through the first layer of carpet. This is kind of the "curtain" that allows a pellet or BB through, but won't let it bounce back out. The backstop is 7 layers of carpet stacked tight, with two layers of 3/4 inch plywood glued together behind it. I can shoot .177 cal up to 1000 fps in tight groups of 10 and it never gets through the carpet, let alone the two layers of wood too.

It's also portable -- just snap the lid in place and throw it in the car. All self contained and not too hard to clean out either. I'd post a pic, but I don't have a pic hosting account anywhere.

Actually, I CAN post a pic...

This is my current portable pellet trap. That's a standard 8.5x11 sheet of copy paper that I traced the outline of a quarter onto for "targets". I just needed something simple to sight in a new scope on my crappy Winchester 1977. Anyway, hopefully this gives you some ideas. The storage container was less than 20 bucks. Everything else is stuff I already had laying around, except the carpet. I found that on the side of the road, LOL. Hey, I'm thrifty, what can I say?



And two layers of 3/4 inch plywood glued together just to be safe. Nothing is permanently attached and is easy to switch out as it wears out. So far, no pellets have ever actually hit the wood.

Sirgilbert, thanks. I will have to give that idea a try. I think that the BB pistol is rated at 300fps or so, and the box you describe has enough depth that I can add several layers of carpet/material to trap the BBs. I am familiar with the boxes you describe...I have many of them for storage. Did you cut a hole in the target face area, or just shoot through it?

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I just shoot through it...then replace either the target itself or the whole piece of cardboard. We get a box from Amazon like once a week, so there is never any shortage of cardboard, LOL.

Also, I used paracord and small carabiners to hang the targets. That's just what I had laying around...I should probably find something other than carabiners for the targets, now that I think about it.

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This is a really good idea too. I might downsize my container and do one of these next...

I just made a pellet trap for my basement, I used a square 5 gallon bucket, cut a pc of wood for the bottom, filled it with rubber mulch then taped a pc of cardboard to hold the mulch down. This thing works great and so far it will stop not only pellets but 22lr and 9mm as well. I dont know that i will shoot any more than pellets after the test but it works great. 

@buckyusn I have never shot a BB into these, however, it’s very unlikely that the BB will ricochet as long as it hits the cardboard. This design is meant to use cardboard as a front to serve as a target, or a place to stick a target like a sticker kind, or pinned to it. It also is meant to hold back the rubber mulch so it doesn’t spill out all over the place. It’s a sacrificial, easy to source & replace piece that serves the purpose well.

I have another one I made out of wood. See below. Perhaps a modified design with wood around the edges would suit you better as a BB will stick into the wood (soft pine) & not ricochet. Good luck. 
https://youtu.be/ok2Kraq53Mg

Another good box idea! I like that hinged lid.

Also, looks like you are a watch guy, intenseaty22? 

Another good box idea! I like that hinged lid.

Also, looks like you are a watch guy, intenseaty22?

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Thanks! Yeah, dig watches, or kinda use to. Rocking an Apple Watch these days. Have a nice Omega Ocean Master mid size, but needs service & I have been priced out of it. Freaking service is costing more than what I originally paid for the watch in the first place. Anyway, got that Seiko to hold me over, and now the Smart Watch. 

Here is my adaptation of a pellet trap, probably work for BB's but would test first. 

Built a box in my shop, added carpet to back interior, filled a mesh bag with rags and scrap t-shirts/socks. Added some cup hooks and hung. I've put 1000+ pellets in this with no issues. Easy to clean. I put two side slots and added a cut out clip board for target holding. 

Here is my adaptation of a pellet trap, probably work for BB's but would test first. 

Built a box in my shop, added carpet to back interior, filled a mesh bag with rags and scrap t-shirts/socks. Added some cup hooks and hung. I've put 1000+ pellets in this with no issues. Easy to clean. I put two side slots and added a cut out clip board for target holding. 

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Have you had to replace the mesh bag or the t-shirts? I've been wondering how old t-shirts would fare over the long haul. I end up using them as rags for my oil changes, but if they work for pellet traps too, and would make it easy to clean the pellets out of the trap, that would be awesome.

The thing I like about the mulch is that’s easy to clean the lead out of it. I do this every so often and then replenish a bit of the Rubber and you are good again for a while.

The process is illustrated on the second video. I built a sifter and separates out the smaller, less desirable pieces of mulch and the lead. Leaving behind the large rubber chunks. 

Another good box idea! I like that hinged lid.

Also, looks like you are a watch guy, intenseaty22?

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Thanks! Yeah, dig watches, or kinda use to. Rocking an Apple Watch these days. Have a nice Omega Ocean Master mid size, but needs service & I have been priced out of it. Freaking service is costing more than what I originally paid for the watch in the first place. Anyway, got that Seiko to hold me over, and now the Smart Watch.

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I was HEAVY into watches for a handful of years. It was an all-consuming hobby for me at the time. I still enjoy the ones I have, but I'm down from 13 to just 5 (includes a beater for yard work) and I'm probably about to sell one of them (good condition Seiko Sawtooth) to help fund my first PCP rifle. Fun "hobby", if you can call it that, but the servicing is expensive on the automatics and I kind of burned out on watches. You can only interact so much with them. Air rifles are much more involving and there's more you can "do" with them.

The thing I like about the mulch is that’s easy to clean the lead out of it. I do this every so often and then replenish a bit of the Rubber and you are good again for a while.

The process is illustrated on the second video. I built a sifter and separates out the smaller, less desirable pieces of mulch and the lead. Leaving behind the large rubber chunks. 

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Any use for the old lead?

Maybe melt it down and cast it into large chunks for powder burner projectiles? I cleaned out my trap a couple of nights ago and I felt just a little weird throwing all that lead away. I was wondering if I'm the only one?

Is there such a thing as casting your own pellets? Do they make a pellet mold? I might have to google that one...

Yeah, always a use for old lead. Yes, I feel the same way. However I am not at a point where I can do much about it. I’m saving it in a bucket for now. 
*yes, there are molds, but not sure how consistent your pellets may be. Perhaps someone can say. Can always cast fishing weights, I likes fishing too

That's a good idea. I think I'll save it too...maybe I'll find a use for it eventually.

I just looked up casting your own pellets and it looks like a giant waste of time. So...that's out.