Quick and simple way to eliminate lead dust indoors while using your pellet gun. Okay, this is not rocket science, but sometimes simple is not obvious.
I use a cardboard box stuff full of junk mail. It's silent, doesn't fragment pellets, and best of all free. I can check how far the pellets are going, and when it hits about 4 inches from back, I replace worn junk mail with fresh ones. There's never shortage of junk mail!
I used to use a Large tray with 1/4" of lead melted into the bottom of it. When cool stand upright and shoot, the pellets "stick to it" and it is virtually silent. After considerable use just remelt and it reforms again ready for use.
Hi just made one myself based on the you tube clip by Archer air guns. Nice and quiet and I found soap and water got the sticky off my hands. Take care
I've been using an electrical box with duct seal on the back (vertical) surface for years, and it works very well. I use a tweezers to pull the pellets from the duct seal and then smash the duct seal down with my hands and it's ready to go again. I don't shoot high power guns into the trap. You have to keep an eye on duct seal and move the target around so you don't blow a hole in the seal and start having results you don't like.
Hello. Just out of curiosity, has the duct seal ever detached at any point? Also, I found out that your Marauder PCP is 700 ft/sec, and a .22 pellet. Just curious how deep, or if it has ever touched the metal backing?
I see a video here on youtube "Best Way to Set-up Air Rifle Indoor Range? : Round Table " where they suggested a setup just like this, except they also spread out a layer of some sand on the bottom. So duct seal on back like this video and then an inch of sand on the bottom. You can buy large bags of sand cheap at lowes if your local dirt isn't sandy.
another product i use is wall tack, its that blue or yellow stuff for hanging posters found at any hardware store, a golf ball size can take a 30 ft/lbs pellet hit from a 25 cal air riffle, but this stuff is for maybe small wood box traps because price is higher, but good thing is its not as sticky as duct seal and easy to take off and recover pellets
Interesting, I have been considering building a Steel Trap like that. And, have experience .25 cal pellets from my Marauder nearly turning into powder when hitting steel at close range. I have mulled over using an absorbing wall prior to the Steel Backdrop. I like your suggestions, thanks for your Post. I also noticed an image in the Background CG-57 and had to back it up several times to be certain that what I thought I saw, was in fact the Hull Number for a US Navy Cruiser. I notice things like that, I am a former US Navy Sailor from the early 70's. I was in Amphibious Expeditionary Task Force 76 aboard the Flag Ship USS Denver for three years including the 1975 Vietnam Evacuation of Saigon....... Operation Frequent Wind. Don
Great job. Don't done play the importance of your videos message. It is a great message. It will help many. Just got new rifle I need to zero scope on. So this helps a lot. Thank you. Nothing stupid about you or what you have to say.
Great idea! Great job with th video! I have a Co2 pistol and shooting my home range in th basement, always thinking how it sounds from out side!! Thanks.....Cheers!
Although you would think Duct Seal would be in the heating and ventilating department (DUCT seal, duh) it is not. The people in that dept at Home Depot did not know what I was talking about either. I had to take the info from the HD web site (Model # DS-110, Store SKU # 593567) to the store where I found that it is actually stocked in the ELECTRICAL department at Home Depot. It is used to seal openings around conduit and wire penetrations through walls, etc. My local HD had lots of it in stock.
Get the metal Trap. But what I do is go to Home Depot. Buy a role of Screen mesh you use to redo your screens in your windows. Get the heaviest one you can buy. I forgot which I buy. But it's the strongest one. Also get the Styrofoam 1 inch think isolation. They sell them I think 2'X2'. Cut the screen mesh into squares. Do layers of the screen mesh. But also cut them in different angles so that nothing (holes) matches up. Cut Styrofoam as well. Than put the Styrofoam behind your creative Screen mesh. Attach however you wish in your project. Just put the layers of screen mesh in front of the Styrofoam. The screen mesh layers acts similar to Kevlar. It slows down the pellet, BB or Airsoft BB.(those airsoft bounce off)..And the foam catches what goes through. Also, a role of Roofing flashing can work the same way as the screen mesh. And cheaper.
How long did it take for the PCP to shred that putty stuff? My .22 in 44 ft/lb (Walther MaximaThor) would blow a 1 1/2 inch hole into that stuff - with one shot. Putting ten on target and you´re gonna breathe duct seal particulate matter and have to renew it,, I suppose.
I tried a similar trap and those same duct seal packets. When the weather turned cooler, the duct seal started to slump and detach from the back of the sloped back plate of the trap. I haven't found a solution. I may switch to the rubber mulch type of storage bin trap.
I found duct seal at home depot and lowes no problem. like $2 a pound and of course there's no shipping since you're in store. Plumbing or gardening section, maybe even AC stuff, can't remember, it's there though, I promise you.
Wow, so many comments on one man’s method for controlling the lead fragments in this bullet/pellet trap! As Clark G said “With a good airplane, you can fly into Reno from anywhere”. One man’s roof is another man’s floor... . There may be “better” ways to contain, control pellet particles, but this looks like a method that will work. Heavy, yes, expensive... ? well, having health issues from lead poisoning or something like that could be way more costly. Me ? I’m shooting into a small shop vac turned on it’s side into the opening filled with old bath towels. It works, but not a solution that works really well (hard to attach a target) I’m going to upgrade to a similar “bullet” trap that cost less, you bolt it together (instead of it being welded together like the Champion model) I’m going to hang cloth, towels, or old denim jean material across the back a few inches behind where the targets are attached in the front. 3-5 layers of material might be enough to slow it down, and/or stop the pellets so they don’t break apart. The bigger concern is the surrounding area behind and to the sides of the trap. Already put two holes in closet door - one penetrated completely, the other didn’t go through all the way. Misses happen, but until I come up with a solution for a proper backstop, I’m not shooting CO2 pellet pistol inside. Thinking of polycarbonate sheet (Lexan) but the bigger and thicker is not an inexpensive proposition... how thick does Lexan have to be to stop a .177 cal. pellet @max 430 ish FPS?
Do you know where i could get a pellet trap in the uk? Do you know if i ordered one from the us i would be allowed? Do you know any websites i could visit for one.. Thank u
Just use that small brown bowx you have, buy a 200 sheet pack of lined paper (looseleaf) 99 cents and fold it in half then stick it in the box, the pellet is completely silent when it hits, the pellet deforms but doesnt brake apart and leave small airborn pieces.
I don't know the cost of the putty but stuffing with old rags and clothes that you're going to discard would have done the trick. I have the same trap.
hey im in the Portland area also. turned out yo be a pretty nice day. if anyone is look8ng for duct seal you can find it in the electrician supply area. its near all.of the comercial electrical stuff near the conduit fittings.
I like the idea but at $28 worth of duct seal and the added 7-8 lbs had it turned out to be "worth it"? I use scrap 2"x12" boards lol as a trap so the price is right and it's quiet.
Get yours ,and your neighbours, out of date phone books .It costs nothing and the pellets wont disintergrate. The thicker the phone book,the longer they will last . Cheers from Downunder.
Hello my friend.... Just subscribed and i live close to amity which is about 30 or so miles from you. It's great to see someone local. This is a great idea brother! I found you because i was trying to help a friend and co-worker. You see i gave him a pellet gun (i like to gift things to people i like) also his wife has baked me lots of cookies! But that may be comming to an end do to the home repairs he's had to do from pellet damage😱 infact I'll now have to gift him a bottle of booze to drowned his sorrows whilst sleeping on the couch! Oh and i bought a great plinker...the bear river tpr1200 it's a bear to cock but man its got some punch for a 177! Got it on Amazon for about 90bucks because i have a huge rat problem where i live.
You know, the reloading bench behind you gave me the impression that you would be wanting to preserve as much of the lead as possible to make your own pellets.
I watched this video, and *still* forgot to put on some latex/vinyl gloves before getting my hands sticky with this stuff. Nothing worked at first to clean it off: soap, iso alcohol, nope. Then I put 3 drops of Goo-Gone on my palm, rubbed them together over the sink, and BAM. It completely dissolves the goo off your hands. Remember that when you do this. Goo-Gone... (I still don't know what they put in that stuff. Eucalyptus oil, petroleum solvents? Something like that)
Save cardboard boxes. Fill one with cheap builders sand. Stick it out in the garden. Pretty quiet and pellets do not go through. When it's shot up fill another.
You could've gotten an old drawer or built a simple box, put a piece of sheet metal at the back if you wanted, and slapped your Duct Seal in there and been done with it.
If this stops your pellets from hitting the metal simply by traveling through the seal, your gun is weak. My friend did this and the .22 air rifle @ 495FPS just blew through it. Couple pairs of old jeans folded up, denim, would work better and be cheaper too.
stick it on the back that should dampen the sound considerably otherwise you're just making a mess, you can't collect the lead then what throw it in the landfills....not good
No good, that was my first attempt, it helped with the noise, but I still get a lot of fragmentation and lead dust all over the floor. Not very healthy for me and the family to be exposed to lead dust. When the putty gets ugly, just touch it up with a heat gun.
so you buy a pellet trap then u buy putty how much is all that, I use a cardboard box I get for free then I fill with old cloths that im throwing away which is free fill the box shoot away free and silent and a hell of a lot easier than this rubbish
He was talking here about his .22 PCP with a max velocity of 1000 fps, according to pyramidair. Cardboard box filled with old clothes isn't going to stop that.
and now the pellets get stuck.. lost the usefulness of the pellet trap.. just fill an old cooler with a sh*t load of old paper and that works perfect! and is A LOT CHEAPER.
A pellet trap isn't for keeping the pellets. It's for "trapping" them from ricocheting or otherwise going somewhere you don't want. This particular trap is meant for .22 rimfire. Your cooler idea might be cheaper upfront, but you'll have to keep replacing the paper and eventually the cooler. I've had this exact trap for about 5 years and it's still working like a champ.
I use a cardboard box stuff full of junk mail. It's silent, doesn't fragment pellets, and best of all free. I can check how far the pellets are going, and when it hits about 4 inches from back, I replace worn junk mail with fresh ones. There's never shortage of junk mail!
Similar i cut up all my cardboard boxes into 4x4 ish squares. Fill a large box with the pieces. Hundreds of pellets and never had one make it through.
That's genius
I used to use a Large tray with 1/4" of lead melted into the bottom of it. When cool stand upright and shoot, the pellets "stick to it"
and it is virtually silent. After considerable use just remelt and it reforms again ready for use.
11 minute video to say, "Put duct seal in a store-bought .22 bullet trap." Wow.
This is just what I was looking for. I just ordered this trap and Amazon has the duct seal as well! Thanks.
thanks-just what I was looking for-excellent video!
Nice one. Could have saved me ten minutes by using the title "buy a bullet trap and line it with putty" though.
could have cut the video by five minutes by having things ready to go instead of waiting to open everything. the putty will be shredded really fast.
Nice clear vid, thank you.
Cardboard box, 3/4 plywood in the back and fill with old clothes , blankets, curtains, towels etc and there you go ! Easy !
Thank you, just what I needed to know.
Hi just made one myself based on the you tube clip by Archer air guns. Nice and quiet and I found soap and water got the sticky off my hands.
Take care
Thanks for posting. Can you post the details of the trap you bought? Have you tried a rim .22 on it? Does it stop the projectile?
I've been using an electrical box with duct seal on the back (vertical) surface for years, and it works very well. I use a tweezers to pull the pellets from the duct seal and then smash the duct seal down with my hands and it's ready to go again. I don't shoot high power guns into the trap. You have to keep an eye on duct seal and move the target around so you don't blow a hole in the seal and start having results you don't like.
Thanks for posting. Can you post the details of the trap you bought? Have you tried a rim.
Hello. Just out of curiosity, has the duct seal ever detached at any point?
Also, I found out that your Marauder PCP is 700 ft/sec, and a .22 pellet. Just curious how deep, or if it has ever touched the metal backing?
I see a video here on youtube "Best Way to Set-up Air Rifle Indoor Range? : Round Table " where they suggested a setup just like this, except they also spread out a layer of some sand on the bottom. So duct seal on back like this video and then an inch of sand on the bottom. You can buy large bags of sand cheap at lowes if your local dirt isn't sandy.
another product i use is wall tack, its that blue or yellow stuff for hanging posters found at any hardware store, a golf ball size can take a 30 ft/lbs pellet hit from a 25 cal air riffle, but this stuff is for maybe small wood box traps because price is higher, but good thing is its not as sticky as duct seal and easy to take off and recover pellets
Interesting, I have been considering building a Steel Trap like that. And, have experience .25 cal pellets from my Marauder nearly turning into powder when hitting steel at close range. I have mulled over using an absorbing wall prior to the Steel Backdrop. I like your suggestions, thanks for your Post.
I also noticed an image in the Background CG-57 and had to back it up several times to be certain that what I thought I saw, was in fact the Hull Number for a US Navy Cruiser. I notice things like that, I am a former US Navy Sailor from the early 70's. I was in Amphibious Expeditionary Task Force 76 aboard the Flag Ship USS Denver for three years including the 1975 Vietnam Evacuation of Saigon....... Operation Frequent Wind.
Don
good info thanks for taking the time
I think I would have tried old heavy duty carpet
Great job. Don't done play the importance of your videos message. It is a great message. It will help many. Just got new rifle I need to zero scope on. So this helps a lot. Thank you. Nothing stupid about you or what you have to say.
Great idea! Great job with th video! I have a Co2 pistol and shooting my home range in th basement, always thinking how it sounds from out side!! Thanks.....Cheers!
Although you would think Duct Seal would be in the heating and ventilating department (DUCT seal, duh) it is not. The people in that dept at Home Depot did not know what I was talking about either. I had to take the info from the HD web site (Model # DS-110, Store SKU # 593567) to the store where I found that it is actually stocked in the ELECTRICAL department at Home Depot. It is used to seal openings around conduit and wire penetrations through walls, etc. My local HD had lots of it in stock.
Buenisima idea, vamos a probarla. Gracias
I like things simple, proceeds to overcomplicate things lol.
When did you serve on the LKC? I was onboard Oct 2005-2009
Very nice. Will add the duct seal to mine. Thanks.
Get the metal Trap. But what I do is go to Home Depot. Buy a role of Screen mesh you use to redo your screens in your windows. Get the heaviest one you can buy. I forgot which I buy. But it's the strongest one. Also get the Styrofoam 1 inch think isolation. They sell them I think 2'X2'.
Cut the screen mesh into squares. Do layers of the screen mesh. But also cut them in different angles so that nothing (holes) matches up. Cut Styrofoam as well. Than put the Styrofoam behind your creative Screen mesh. Attach however you wish in your project. Just put the layers of screen mesh in front of the Styrofoam.
The screen mesh layers acts similar to Kevlar. It slows down the pellet, BB or Airsoft BB.(those airsoft bounce off)..And the foam catches what goes through.
Also, a role of Roofing flashing can work the same way as the screen mesh. And cheaper.
i would just use a couple of carpet tiles with denim in between..silent and very cheap
I was thinking a carpet tile glued to plywood then set in the back.
It sounds good, but what if I want to re-melt and re-use this lead? Would I have to dig all the pellets out of the putty?
How long did it take for the PCP to shred that putty stuff? My .22 in 44 ft/lb (Walther MaximaThor) would blow a 1 1/2 inch hole into that stuff - with one shot. Putting ten on target and you´re gonna breathe duct seal particulate matter and have to renew it,, I suppose.
after u put the duct seal can u still shoot 22lr into the 22lr trap
I tried a similar trap and those same duct seal packets. When the weather turned cooler, the duct seal started to slump and detach from the back of the sloped back plate of the trap.
I haven't found a solution. I may switch to the rubber mulch type of storage bin trap.
It is used to seal conduits so moisture doesn't travel into a house.
Also available at any electrical supply.
I found duct seal at home depot and lowes no problem. like $2 a pound and of course there's no shipping since you're in store. Plumbing or gardening section, maybe even AC stuff, can't remember, it's there though, I promise you.
Wow, so many comments on one man’s method for controlling the lead fragments in this bullet/pellet trap! As Clark G said “With a good airplane, you can fly into Reno from anywhere”. One man’s roof is another man’s floor... . There may be “better” ways to contain, control pellet particles, but this looks like a method that will work. Heavy, yes, expensive... ? well, having health issues from lead poisoning or something like that could be way more costly. Me ? I’m shooting into a small shop vac turned on it’s side into the opening filled with old bath towels. It works, but not a solution that works really well (hard to attach a target) I’m going to upgrade to a similar “bullet” trap that cost less, you bolt it together (instead of it being welded together like the Champion model) I’m going to hang cloth, towels, or old denim jean material across the back a few inches behind where the targets are attached in the front. 3-5 layers of material might be enough to slow it down, and/or stop the pellets so they don’t break apart. The bigger concern is the surrounding area behind and to the sides of the trap. Already put two holes in closet door - one penetrated completely, the other didn’t go through all the way. Misses happen, but until I come up with a solution for a proper backstop, I’m not shooting CO2 pellet pistol inside. Thinking of polycarbonate sheet (Lexan) but the bigger and thicker is not an inexpensive proposition... how thick does Lexan have to be to stop a .177 cal. pellet @max 430 ish FPS?
Stuff a cheap Polly fill pillow into the box that thing came in ,tape it up good and you’ll have a better silent pellet trap for about $5 ..
now you need a new video showing how the pellets hit the backing, results, etc.
Do you know where i could get a pellet trap in the uk? Do you know if i ordered one from the us i would be allowed? Do you know any websites i could visit for one.. Thank u
Great video! Will this setup work with the Benjamin marauder .25 rifle? Thank you.
hollernathan Hw77
Look in electrical supplies. You will find tons of this stuff. I buy them from Menard's. Lowes and home depot have them too.
Hi . Please do a vid when U pull the pellets off the seal. Or don´t you?? Good idea and great vid!!
Just use that small brown bowx you have, buy a 200 sheet pack of lined paper (looseleaf) 99 cents and fold it in half then stick it in the box, the pellet is completely silent when it hits, the pellet deforms but doesnt brake apart and leave small airborn pieces.
I don't know the cost of the putty but stuffing with old rags and clothes that you're going to discard would have done the trick. I have the same trap.
Exactly what I did. Zero cost. works great.
nothing wrong with quick and easy ! :)
how does the maurada compare to shooting a real rifle , i have a springer now im not happy with .
hey im in the Portland area also. turned out yo be a pretty nice day. if anyone is look8ng for duct seal you can find it in the electrician supply area. its near all.of the comercial electrical stuff near the conduit fittings.
lowes carries duct seal i know for a fact i buy it all the time
I made the same with my pyramid shaped pellet trap with just a brick of a similar putty material. Now I can shoot in my garage with minimum noise
Thank you.
Liked the vid!
I like the idea but at $28 worth of duct seal and the added 7-8 lbs had it turned out to be "worth it"? I use scrap 2"x12" boards lol as a trap so the price is right and it's quiet.
it would probably be better to use some rubber or PU sheet, perhaps like the hanging curtains in warehouses. a lot lighter too
"I don't have time for DYI projects" says the guy that reloads for 20 different calibers.
Get yours ,and your neighbours, out of date phone books .It costs nothing and the pellets wont disintergrate.
The thicker the phone book,the longer they will last .
Cheers from Downunder.
Good for steel .177 bbs?
How much does 1 duct seal brick weigh please?
Im particular and do not pertinacity like particulates when my pellet/projectile penetrate me pellet trap. Ten times please.
So how much does one of those bricks of duct seal typically cost?
I think a 10 pound box of 1 pound bricks is 27$ at homedepot or lowes. Just look for duct seal. It's almost like a clay/tar/rubber substance.
Hello my friend.... Just subscribed and i live close to amity which is about 30 or so miles from you. It's great to see someone local. This is a great idea brother! I found you because i was trying to help a friend and co-worker. You see i gave him a pellet gun (i like to gift things to people i like) also his wife has baked me lots of cookies! But that may be comming to an end do to the home repairs he's had to do from pellet damage😱 infact I'll now have to gift him a bottle of booze to drowned his sorrows whilst sleeping on the couch! Oh and i bought a great plinker...the bear river tpr1200 it's a bear to cock but man its got some punch for a 177! Got it on Amazon for about 90bucks because i have a huge rat problem where i live.
lowes carries this all u had to do was ask for conduit seal otherwise known as duct sealant all it is is a very thick tar type material
More fun to cover the inside with exploding targets.
great and I will do the same, any idea if its safe to shoot 9mm handgun or 22lr rifle at 25 ft indoor with this setup ?
You know, the reloading bench behind you gave me the impression that you would be wanting to preserve as much of the lead as possible to make your own pellets.
I watched this video, and *still* forgot to put on some latex/vinyl gloves before getting my hands sticky with this stuff. Nothing worked at first to clean it off: soap, iso alcohol, nope. Then I put 3 drops of Goo-Gone on my palm, rubbed them together over the sink, and BAM. It completely dissolves the goo off your hands. Remember that when you do this. Goo-Gone... (I still don't know what they put in that stuff. Eucalyptus oil, petroleum solvents? Something like that)
mostly citrus if it's the good kind
Duck or duct?
JEEEEZZZZZZZZZ ! 😳 DUDE JUST USE CARDBOARD TO FILL THE SPACE UP ! ! ! VERY CHEAP AND EASY TO USE !
Save cardboard boxes. Fill one with cheap builders sand. Stick it out in the garden. Pretty quiet and pellets do not go through. When it's shot up fill another.
I use an archery target
You could've gotten an old drawer or built a simple box, put a piece of sheet metal at the back if you wanted, and slapped your Duct Seal in there and been done with it.
Gonna wind up with ricochets if the pellets stay in the clay.
Oops, that 700 was for the pistol, but the rifle is 1000 fps. I don't know which one you have.
I think layered cardboard would be cheaper and easier pal. Maybe even foam board from walmart. :)
i will try using used tyre instead
If this stops your pellets from hitting the metal simply by traveling through the seal, your gun is weak. My friend did this and the .22 air rifle @ 495FPS just blew through it. Couple pairs of old jeans folded up, denim, would work better and be cheaper too.
It's Butyl Rubber Sealant
like watching paint dry......no wonder he doesn't have much time on his hands, everything takes so long!
in comparison, paint drying is much more entertaining
stick it on the back that should dampen the sound considerably otherwise you're just making a mess, you can't collect the lead then what throw it in the landfills....not good
No good, that was my first attempt, it helped with the noise, but I still get a lot of fragmentation and lead dust all over the floor. Not very healthy for me and the family to be exposed to lead dust. When the putty gets ugly, just touch it up with a heat gun.
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Good ideas. Check my vid on the BB/pellet trap I built awhile back.
Thanks,
Donnie D
10 minute video that could have been 2 minutes and then you didn't show how it works! You're kidding me!
Dude if you would ask me I would say you are wound up to tight!
cg-20
I bought a 5 lb block of that stuff on Amazon for $19.95. It was delivered the day after I ordered it.
i dont have a gun, but it was great video
Or just throw a bunch of rags or old clothes in a cardboard box
so you buy a pellet trap then u buy putty how much is all that, I use a cardboard box I get for free then I fill with old cloths that im throwing away which is free fill the box shoot away free and silent and a hell of a lot easier than this rubbish
hahaha that actually sounds like a better idea... lol
He was talking here about his .22 PCP with a max velocity of 1000 fps, according to pyramidair. Cardboard box filled with old clothes isn't going to stop that.
I have the same Marauder .22 PCP. Cardboard box stuffed with newspapers / magazines works great.
God that was soooo boring !
you could have given us the info in 2 minutes instead of 11.....and not even a demo...geeze
You really are an idiot...aren't you?
And yet when people don't do the demo, there are comments asking for a how-to video...
Ray Shiner oh, stfu
and now the pellets get stuck.. lost the usefulness of the pellet trap.. just fill an old cooler with a sh*t load of old paper and that works perfect! and is A LOT CHEAPER.
A pellet trap isn't for keeping the pellets. It's for "trapping" them from ricocheting or otherwise going somewhere you don't want. This particular trap is meant for .22 rimfire. Your cooler idea might be cheaper upfront, but you'll have to keep replacing the paper and eventually the cooler. I've had this exact trap for about 5 years and it's still working like a champ.
SIMPLE ? just stuff a big chunk of styrofoam in there....
Rob Aldridge Tried that mine passed straight though.
Stuff a cat or small dog in there.......that would work....
Sorry, that was just my sick humour, actually I would happily peel the skin off any human and roll them in salt for hurting an animal.
I am not against hunting......just animal cruelty.
Sick pretty much describes you.
He looks like Joe Biden
talk faster dude
You can make him talk faster. You have that power.
Haha. Allegedly. That trap is a piece of amazon crap😊
Electrical supply house has the cheapest for service entrances.