Airsoft sniper for target shooting with 8 year old son?

XlBrumlX said:
and 8m you will be fine with .20's
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You're right - I read that as only being able to see 8m without the scope so assumed it was longer range. Either way I believe the BBs are being sorted now.

 
Is this for stopping BBs? Even a hanging towel will do that :)

 
proffrink said:
Is this for stopping BBs? Even a hanging towel will do that :)
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Yes it's for stopping BBs. I want to build a frame and cover it with something permanent but I want it to be see through if possible, so as not to block out light or look ugly.

The framework below the fence line can be anything just to stop ricochets (probably old carpet) but above it would probably look better if it was some kind of mesh.

May have to take a trip to Wickes to see if this would be any good - Metal lath

 
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BBs will bounce back from that. Towel or something similar should work. It has to be able to bend so it catches the BB instead of bouncing it back.

 
Samurai said:
BBs will bounce back from that. Towel or something similar should work. It has to be able to bend so it catches the BB instead of bouncing it back.
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I'm not too worried about them bouncing back because the chances of it getting shot would be slim. It's only a safety precaution to stop BBs hitting next doors window (I'd rather they bounced back than hit next doors window). Also, I'd fix it loosely to the framework to try and minimize ricochet.

 
Maybe just some green tarpaulin that you can have on a roll and frame? I dunno.

 
I've got some black tarpaulin here. Not sure if it would look ugly though.

Would a BB be able to smash glass?

 
I would be astonished if a 0.2g bb would damage a double glazed window. Certainly all the juvenile mini-skirmishes my parent's garden hosted over the years didn't see any window damage caused to the house, although we were mostly using 0.12g bbs...

 
Dentonboy said:
I would be astonished if a 0.2g bb would damage a double glazed window. Certainly all the juvenile mini-skirmishes my parent's garden hosted over the years didn't see any window damage caused to the house, although we were mostly using 0.12g bbs...
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Aye, but if you can hit a window you could just as easily hit a person. :(

 
Sacarathe said:
Aye, but if you can hit a window you could just as easily hit a person. :(
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Exactly - I'm not prepared to take any risks, however small they are.

Think I'll also knock on next door to explain that my son will be firing plastic ball bearings in the garden and will emphasis the point that these plastic BBs can't break the skin.

 
fatmarley said:
Exactly - I'm not prepared to take any risks, however small they are.

Think I'll also knock on next door to explain that my son will be firing plastic ball bearings in the garden and will emphasis the point that these plastic BBs can't break the skin.
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Might leave out the word bearings. Bearings are scary (and heavy), either way, when you do go, take some BBs with you.

 
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Hang on a sec, not a page down we have a topic about a child losing his eye in a accident with an airsoft sniper rifle.

You say your not taking risks but you really really are.

Giving any type of firing gun to a child is a risk. That's a fact.

Shooting in an area that is likely the BB will leave your boundary is not just a risk but illegal.

You keep mentioning g 8m, is that your maximum range? If so that's a huge ricochet risk with plastic bbs.

The more you talk, the more this setup sounds incredibly dodgy.

Don't be naive, at <10m a 450fps rifle will break skin.

 
I think that's why we're encouraging the use of a fabric backdrop - metal will ricochet, but tarpaulin or just a towel won't. You're right though - ricochets will happen with anything that doesn't have some elasticity to it.

 
Mr Monkey Nuts said:
Hang on a sec, not a page down we have a topic about a child losing his eye in a accident with an airsoft sniper rifle.

You say your not taking risks but you really really are.

Giving any type of firing gun to a child is a risk. That's a fact.

Shooting in an area that is likely the BB will leave your boundary is not just a risk but illegal.

You keep mentioning g 8m, is that your maximum range? If so that's a huge ricochet risk with plastic bbs.

The more you talk, the more this setup sounds incredibly dodgy.

Don't be naive, at <10m a 450fps rifle will break skin.
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He'll be supervised by me at all times and will wear safety goggles at all times.

I'm going to fit bipods to the rifle and will only allow him to use it on the floor. That way he wont be able to accidentally fire it over the 6ft fence.

The BB wont be able to ricochet because the backdrop will be old carpet or something. I was only going to put some metal mesh above the fence as an extra precaution that probably wont be needed, but will give piece of mind.

I didn't realise a BB could break the skin at that distance. Guess I wont be able to tell the neighbour that then.

 
proffrink said:
, but tarpaulin or just a towel won't. You're right though - ricochets will happen with anything that doesn't have some elasticity to it.
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Will tarpaulin stop a BB? I was worried it would go through it.

 
I am starting to wonder if it's worth the bother. Perhaps I should buy him some lego instead.

 
Yeh, it will. It's about it deforming when it hits the tarpaulin - so long as you hand it slightly lose you'll be fine.

 
The more I think about it, the more I'm not happy about the whole idea (shooting in the garden).

I've found a local shooting range and I've decided to book him in for a session or two to see if he likes it. If he does, I'll buy him an air rifle and use the shooting range.

This is the gun I'll probably get - LINK

 
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