Bullet (Pellet) Trap

[GFK]

Well, got my new toy a few days back. And, finally put it together a couple of days ago. It is nice, and it is also heavy. I think it will do a great job at catching pellets. I probably will not try it out until later this year. I will probably spend most of my free time at the range with my Henry or Marlins. But, it will probably get some use with time (or conditions) does not permit a range run.

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[Ernie]

Looked at some but have not taken the bait yet. May I ask where you bought it and what the cost was?
Thanks
Ernie

[North Country Gal]

We use some heavy steel rimfire rated traps and they are heavy. Is yours 22 LR rated?

[GFK]

I got it at Amazon.com. Including taxes, I paid $49 and some change.
https://www.amazon.com/Highwild-Bullet- ... 114&sr=8-2

All it claims is a max of .22 cal rimfire rating. But, the company's site is www.highwildoutdoors.com.

[Ernie]

Thanks for the information, will be interested to hear about your experiences with it.
Ernie

[Mgderf]

I have something similar made by the J.C. Higgins company.
Mine is rated for .22lr and has caught more .22's and pellets than I care to count.

Mine must be at LEAST 35 years old and still works great.
I have a Crosman pellet pistol that I practice with while watching t.v.

[John E Davies]

Watch out for lead dust when using a steel trap indoors.... a soft trap with a layer of rubber mulch and duct seal ( heavy clay) works well without generating so much dust.

John Davies
Spokane WA

[RetiredSeabee]

I have one like it rated for .22lr I believe that the minimum distance for that is 25 yards. I have only used it for .177 pellets. Works great for them at shorter range. I shoot with it at about 30 feet in my garage. I did notice that my targets shredded when just hanging a paper target alone. Backing the target on a piece of cardboard helped to get a cleaner hole. I also noticed that I would get fragments of pellets bouncing out of the trap occasionally. Clipping an old magazine behind the target stopped that.

[Ceapea]

I’ve got one similar to this one. Bought it back when the original designer/owner was selling them. Probably around 1997 or so.
http://www.babymd.net/aa_improved_silen ... t_trap.htm

[GFK]

Interesting.

[GFK]

It has been awhile, but I took the trap to the backyard and gave it a try. I wanted to do some shooting. Yet, I did not want to go to the range. So, I took the trap to the backyard. I like it! It is a nice size and held the pellets nicely (5 pumps per round). I was about 17 yards away and had no problem with the sight picture. I shot 10 rounds. I was shooting to the right. Being the case, I made an adjustment. I will see if there is a difference, on my next outing. I was seated and ending shooting a 2 3/4" group. I am pleased with the results. Maybe one day, I will have a range for firearms, in my backyard. Until then, this trap will work fine.

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[Sir Henry]

Shooting in your own backyard is great. I shot a lot of pellets in Seattle but have switched to rimfire here in rural Wisconsin.

[GFK]

I am hoping to move to the rural somewhere. It will probably be, after market settles some. Hopefully, the cost of a mortgage will not be ridiculous then.

[rickhem]

We had a bullet trap like that growing up. I'd shoot in my basement with my .22 using it. I think ours was an Outers brand. The bullets hit the angle plate and them skip/slide down to the lower area where they collect as dust and small fragments. We'd dump those into the trash after each shooting session. Worked amazingly well, and we were shooting from about 20-25 feet, so pretty close. I will say that it is loud when the bullets hit. It rang like a gong on an outdoor range. My neighbors used to tell me they heard us shooting last night a lot of times.

I now have a small (approx 5" x 5") wall mounted trap that I use for 10 meter shooting. It has a heavier plate mounted to springs and the pellets just flatten out on the plate and drop inside behind the paper target. I'd say that the trap makes more sound than the pistol firing the pellet.

[GFK]

I have not tried a .22s; I don't have one. I did, but I let someone use it. Bought it for target practice. Yet, the pellet gun (cost almost the same) seems to work better, for where I am living. However, that may change one day. For now, the pellet gun will do. Nonetheless, it seems like a nice setup, catches the pellets and disposal is easy. It makes for very little clean up after practice session. Seems like a winner to me!