Dodgy DIY Pellet trap

[schnoo]

Fancied breaking out my seldom used Gamo Compact to practice and then enter one of the monthly CAPOF comps BUT... no pellet trap or target holder.

I could order one from Amazon for pennies that would arrive tomorrow but why do that when I can make one from some janky old scrap metal? 

(It actually works quite well)

[A29Adriver]

Nice Job, I like it.

[JMJinNC]

Nice!  Filled with rubber mulch?

JMJinNC

[schnoo]

Thanks guys 

Nah, I just leave the back metallic and the bottom open so the pellets drop into a tray for recasting into fishing weights.

Sub 12 ft lbs doesn't even make a dent at 10m!

And I like the 'ping' sound 

[JMJinNC]

Got it. I live in a wooded neighborhood, so I'm all about stealth; rubber mulch and duct seal in my traps, and muzzle brake on my squirrel gun.

JMJinNC

[KevinP]

Nice job >>>   

[schnoo]

Got it. I live in a wooded neighborhood, so I'm all about stealth; rubber mulch and duct seal in my traps, and muzzle brake on my squirrel gun.

JMJinNC

Makes sense... very considerate!

Fortunately my neighbours are far enough away that I don't have to worry

Thanks KevinP!

[DHunter]

A box of books works too, with old phone books, catalogs, unwanted books, etc..

[KevinP]

I have been using phone books, getting hard to find ....

[schnoo]

What's a phone book?   

[jkingrph]

Looks like a good job, wish I had the welding skills and equipment.  Aren't you concerned about ricochets/ bounce backs with that straight back. 

[schnoo]

If you know someone with welding gear I highly reccomend just having a crack at it.

Its good fun and easy to make functional welds even if they're not pretty!

I did wonder if that might be an issue but haven't had any ricochet or bounce back yet, all pellets nicely flattened on the back wall and dropped into a catch tray below.

[jkingrph]

I was wondering about the bounce back.  I have a commercial model with the angled back and a trap and if too close I can at times detect some bounce back.  Be careful.

[Rezarf]

Interesting project. Do you know what gauge the metal was?

[schnoo]

18 gauge I think.