pellet trap made easy
Thought some of you might like to see how I made my portable pellet trap.
I made this to be quick and easy, something I could set up in the backyard and not disturb the neighbors with the loud clanging of a metal trap or throw in trunk of the RX8 and head to my favorite hunting area and check the sights the rifle before the hunt. A trap that would be easy to set up so I can do all my testing without blowing the back out of something or through something.
I also needed one that could hold my targets without the wind blowing them and easy to attach and remove. I have found that office supply push pins work great, better than thumb tacks.
The box is constructed from 3/4″ ply back with sides 1×4. The plates are 4×4 blanking plates which as well as the duct seal, floor flange, pipe nipple, can be found in your home improvement electrical department. I used about a dozen packs of duct seal for this trap. I attached a floor flange to the bottom of the trap, screw a 1/2″ threaded pipe nipple and slide it over a 24″ rebar stuck in the ground. You may want to wrap a piece of tape around where the nipple slides over the bar to keep the box from spinning on pellet impact. 😮
I am using four plates stacked on top on one another from top to bottom drywall screwed to the plywood. I then pack the duct seal about 3″ thick on top. Depending on how far you shoot, caliber, pellet size, power, etc., you can add more plates and or more duct seal.
My last pellet trap did not have any metal in the back and only about
1 1/2″ duct seal and after about 500 .22 pellets at 30 yards blasting out at 30FPE I was replacing the back. You might want to check yours after about the same amount.
the box constructed
the electrical blanking plates. I stacked 4 deep and drywall screwed in place.
the duct seal. I used about 12 total in mine.
1/2″ floor flange with 6″ theaded pipe nipple
Flange, pipe nipple, rebar
Just the right size for up to 8 x 11 targets.
Thanks for looking!
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I bought a 20mm ammo can across the hwy at the surplus store for 3 bucks. It is made of pretty heavy metal and I cut out one side with a sawzall leaving a 1″ lip around the perimeter. The inside dimensions are about 13″x13″x4″ then I put 15 lbs of duct seal in back. Filled the empty void tightly with 13″ square pieces of cardboard and put the lid back on it and screwed it to a small furniture dolly so the wife can push it out of her way if she needs to. Seems to work pretty good in the garage. I can push in on the cardboard from the front and slip a target up in between the steel lip to hold it securely.
Job on the trap,,I like it.
Dam nice bollistic gel!
reactive target as well, seems to just about cover it!
Is the cat quiet after the first couple shots?
How many pellets does the average cat absorb before wearing out? 😳 😉
The neighbor’s cat works well too…….. 😯 😯 😆 😆 😆 😆
For me the most silent and easiest are old clothes wrapped together in a bag.
Dead silent and very strong.
I found a breaker box that is close to the size of an 8×11 piece of paper. Added a steel carry handle to one side with self tapping screws and a piece of plywood to the back, some duct seal… 😉
The breaker box has tabs and I use them to clip a piece of cardboard on and tape the target sheet to that.
I was too lazy to make a wood box… 😉
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You guys are pretty creative.
I think how many pellets a cat can absorb depends where you shoot it and how many times you shoot it in the same place. 😉