Bb trap

[Mtemprell]

Can anyone recommend a decent BB trap for using targets with.

Currently using a cardboard box with foam in. Tried the pellet traps in past but found bbs tend to ricochet back out and not really trap them. Would it be worth getting one of these and lining it with foam? Or is there something decent and reasonably priced on the market.

It's either that or I build my own with a wood frame and line that inside.

 

[ButcherBill]

There is another thread discussing this, got a few good ideas in it.

I used to use a box with a noddy suit in it but it was cumbersome so these days I'll shoot at a spare flack vest/body armour & hoover up the bb's... eventually.

 

[novioman]

The SRC Giga bb trap is excellent, not cheap but really good.

 

[The_Lord_Poncho]

This was my DIY effort - and it works amazingly. Never had a BB bounce out - no matter how high or low the energy of the gun. Target held nicely in place, only a few quid. Effectively the same idea as the commercial target linked above - but a cheap and easy DIY project using plywood and 5x 'kentucky' mop heads purchased as a job lot on ebay. Before this i was using a very very tired cardboard box stuffed with rags.

 

[Mtemprell]

There is another thread discussing this, got a few good ideas in it.

I used to use a box with a noddy suit in it but it was cumbersome so these days I'll shoot at a spare flack vest/body armour & hoover up the bb's... eventually.

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I'll try find that one. Didn't come up on search when I tried looking.

 

[RostokMcSpoons]

That mop-head strategy is really good - I might well emulate that for an indoor trap.
My own garden backstop was built out of a wooden pallet. I used old cardboard cat scratcher pads as the main BB catcher (great if you don't keep hitting the exact same spot) and strips of yoga mat and camo netting to prevent ricochets.
To be honest the yoga mat strips tended to end up in a tangle and not in the right place. And the squirrels loved the camo net for their nest!.
I bought some cheap car floor mats from Halfords to ensure nothing bounced off the fence behind - but I think they'd be much more likely to induce some impressive bounce-back ricochets, so never got around to fitting them.

Now, sorry to partially hijack this, but I've recently been gifted a couple of .22 air rifles, so I ideally I could do with a backstop that can do 'double duty'. Any thoughts on what that could look like?
I could just drop a couple of plastic bags of sand in, but I'll end up with sand all over the ground, and partly empty sacks... maybe there's a better way?

 

[ButcherBill]

I'll try find that one. Didn't come up on search when I tried looking.

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To be fair, I went tlooking & couldn't find it either.

 

[The_Lord_Poncho]

Now, sorry to partially hijack this, but I've recently been gifted a couple of .22 air rifles, so I ideally I could do with a backstop that can do 'double duty'. Any thoughts on what that could look like?
I could just drop a couple of plastic bags of sand in, but I'll end up with sand all over the ground, and partly empty sacks... maybe there's a better way?

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I'm not sure they are interchangeable really - I use a propped up paving slab in a wooden frame as my air rifle back stop. The lead pellets flatten and drop just in front of it.

 

[Cannonfodder]

I use a cardboard box stuffed with old carrier bags

 

[Tommikka]

Now, sorry to partially hijack this, but I've recently been gifted a couple of .22 air rifles, so I ideally I could do with a backstop that can do 'double duty'. Any thoughts on what that could look like?
I could just drop a couple of plastic bags of sand in, but I'll end up with sand all over the ground, and partly empty sacks... maybe there's a better way?

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The MoD policy on firing ranges is publicly available, complete with a chapter on air rifles covering anything from a full range down to a mobile range in the back of a lorry

Defence ranges safety (JSP 403 volume 2)

This volume explains in detail the design and construction of standard and non-standard military small arms (SA) and infantry weapon systems (IWS) ranges.

www.gov.uk

In general the other chapters can be worth a browse for the various back stop suggestions complete with advantages and disadvantages of various designs

 

[RostokMcSpoons]

Definitely leaning towards bags of sand as the safest thing and maybe a down-angled paving slab above. I won't be doing that much shooting, so a few holes in the bags and a bit of sand on the ground won't really be an issue. The important thing is stopping ricochets.

 

[Rickwales]

That mop-head strategy is really good - I might well emulate that for an indoor trap.
My own garden backstop was built out of a wooden pallet. I used old cardboard cat scratcher pads as the main BB catcher (great if you don't keep hitting the exact same spot) and strips of yoga mat and camo netting to prevent ricochets.
To be honest the yoga mat strips tended to end up in a tangle and not in the right place. And the squirrels loved the camo net for their nest!.
I bought some cheap car floor mats from Halfords to ensure nothing bounced off the fence behind - but I think they'd be much more likely to induce some impressive bounce-back ricochets, so never got around to fitting them.

Now, sorry to partially hijack this, but I've recently been gifted a couple of .22 air rifles, so I ideally I could do with a backstop that can do 'double duty'. Any thoughts on what that could look like?
I could just drop a couple of plastic bags of sand in, but I'll end up with sand all over the ground, and partly empty sacks... maybe there's a better way?

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For airguns, I use few layers of carpet at the front, then wood then a paving slab as a backdrop. Never heard any ricochets or issues with full power rifles.

 

[Tws-Airsoft]

we use the south coast tactical double tap target system, its easy to store, can be used inside and out as well as use a range of targets, it has a gully at the bottom that catches 99% of the BBS as have used this in a full range of weapons from bolt actions to LMGs. uses a large surface area so easy to set up multiple targets or life size, targets used are paper so easy to print as well

 

[Mtemprell]

we use the south coast tactical double tap target system, its easy to store, can be used inside and out as well as use a range of targets, it has a gully at the bottom that catches 99% of the BBS as have used this in a full range of weapons from bolt actions to LMGs. uses a large surface area so easy to set up multiple targets or life size, targets used are paper so easy to print as well

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AHH nice I've seen these but was unsure how well they caught the BB. Good to hear someone's first hand experience.