![]() If I don't want to use the stand, I can just slide the pellet trap off the top of the stand and use it alone. The target center will adjust from about 2 - 5 feet high. Release the button and it will hold position at any point. This video describes the benefits of a 'silent' pellet trap for use with airguns. The handle slides up and down the stand when you push the red button. I mounted the handle on the back of the pellet trap. With either, you do need to make sure that you are not shooting at the same place, for you will wind up making a hole through the media. The electrical duct seal, or rubber mulch in a box works for this purpose quite well. I removed the screen and the handle that adjusts the height of the screen. It is indoors that you may want a pellet trap that captures all the lead. Turns out, it made a great stand for the pellet trap. I didn't know why I was keeping it, but I was sure I would find a use for it. ![]() Then, one day while the in-laws were cleaning out the garage, I acquired an old portable movie screen. It worked great just like that for many months. Finally, I filled it with about 10 lbs of duct seal. When the putty gets loaded with pellets you can clean them out or replace with new duct seal. It’s also easy to make a plywood box and put 2 inches of duct seal at the back wall to make a safe quiet trap. Then I put a few rubber feet on the bottom. Duct seal can be bought at most home centers and local hardware stores. I used an old steel carry handle I had lying around and riveted that to the top to make it easier to transport. That way, even if I shoot through the putty, there is no chance of a pellet going through a hole in the trap. There were a few small mounting holes in the back of the unit, so I cut a piece of tough aluminum from an old street sign to fit the back and riveted it in place. I cut a 8" x 9.5" opening in the front cover and fitted a cardboard backer behind it. I started with a 9" x 12.5" x 4" breaker box. I don't really like to work with wood and I didn't like the idea of a stray pellet hitting the wood and damaging it, so I decided to go with steel. plugs of Duct Seal putty Four 6/32 x ¾ machine screws Four 6/32 flat. Strongly-constructed, it stops and catches pellets fired from your air guns without the noisy, annoying clang of a metal trap. The putty catches the pellets silently and almost unharmed so there is no lead splatter or bounce back. This 'Silent' Pellet Trap is beautiful, durable, functional and long-lasting. I came across this trap design online that seemed like the perfect solution. ![]() It is plenty strong enough but the pellets do splatter on impact and this thing is LOUD. And lastly, it would be nice if it isn't too loud, especially if you shoot indoors. Additionally, you don't want your pellets to splatter on impact spreading lead fragments all around as they do when they hit a hard surface like steel. One requirement is a safe backstop that will stop even the most powerful shots. 177 QB79 just about went through and embedded itself in the 2x12 redwood back. Used left over 2x lumber and two layers of duct seal. I do a lot of target shooting with my airguns. Ive been wanting to make my own pellet trap for months.
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