Pellet trap for Texan 45cal

just stack a couple of cinder blocks behind the box lol .. i really wouldnt be shooting that baby in a direction that doesnt have wide open field beyond .. i can see it now, neighbor rolling up with a golfball sized dent in their cardoor lol ...

BOLISTIC RUBBER OR TRY TO STACK UP 4-5 SEMI TRUCK MUD FLAPS THEY REALLY STOP LEAD 

Hello you can alway use a 1/4 or 3/8 steel plate at the back of your box trap that way it should be silent, but as the trap starts to fail you have the safety of the steel plate and once you start to here the hit of the steel you will know its time to repack the trap. Hope this helps Eric

I’ve not shot a .45 into my trap. The highest power I’ve shot is a .35 at PBR.
Mine sits at the back of my Chrony stand. It’s a five-gallon bucket filled with rubber mulch with a 1/4” thick piece of polycarbonate cut to fit in the bottom of the bucket for added safety.

I’ll bet the mulch in and of itself will stop the projectile and dampen the noise of the impact as well. Prior to the bucket, I had a cardboard box about 8” square and 8” deep also filled with mulch. Never had a .35 pellet (pellets are all I shoot) penetrate the box. I went to the bucket because after repeatedly shooting into the box, it caused the box to bounce around because it wasn’t heavy enough and cardboard starts to breakdown after awhile. 

I have another idea for a bullet trap for the Texan 457 caliber.

Using 4 foot railroad ties, I will cut each into 2 foot pieces and stack them horizontally to a height of 4 feet using 2 vertical steel poles for back support.

Then, I will place 3/8 steel plate in front at an angle of say 45 degrees to deflect the pellets down into a sand box to recover the lead.

I will get the steel poles and steel plate from the local used metal recycle yard. The total cost should not be too much using recycled metal.

The only draw back I see is portability.

I use rubber mulch inside a cardboard box that I wrap with duct tape to keep together and make more weather resistant. I don't often shoot it in my backyard, as it's a bit over the line for my situation, but I do confirm zero before hunting trips, and it does stop them. With the right size box and a solid backstop, just in case, it works.