Over the weekend I made a Silent pellet trap using Duct Seal . I used only 5 lbs instead of the recommended 10lbs , but I think it OK for shooting with my QB . Shooting with the D48 might be different !!! It sells for about $3.50 + tax a lbs. Anyone else make one???
Bob
Silent pellet trap
Just in case someone is interested.
I used to use duct seal in my trap, but it bothered me that after a few shots in the same spot from a high powered airgun the pellets would find the back of the trap. I was using at least 8 inches of duct seal.
What I found to work better(for me at least) is a large coffee can stuffed with rags. It's just as quiet as the duct seal, and I can shoot the same spot many times before the pellets from high powered guns make it through to the back of the trap. It stands up to the punishment of my .22 48 that makes over 22fpe's at the muzzle. It's also a good way to recycle your old shop rags. Just thought I'd share,
Mulby
I used to use duct seal in my trap, but it bothered me that after a few shots in the same spot from a high powered airgun the pellets would find the back of the trap. I was using at least 8 inches of duct seal.
What I found to work better(for me at least) is a large coffee can stuffed with rags. It's just as quiet as the duct seal, and I can shoot the same spot many times before the pellets from high powered guns make it through to the back of the trap. It stands up to the punishment of my .22 48 that makes over 22fpe's at the muzzle. It's also a good way to recycle your old shop rags. Just thought I'd share,
Mulby
Silent pellet trap
I shoot quite a bit and I was concerned about pellet build-up in duct seal and the picky mess involvedwith clean-up. I decided to use a 50-50 mix of old candles and beeswax melted in an 8x12 aluminum baking pan. The candles are scrounged, the beeswax is about 8 or 9 toilet seals and the whole mess can easily be melted on your kitchen stove using a double-boiling set-up. I took the precaution of cutting and inserting a sheet of heavy galvanized steel in the bottom but to date no pellet has reached through the 2-3 inches of wax. You can vary the hardness by adding either candles or beeswax. Now, the trick of cleaning pellets involves simply re-melting the wax and scooping the lead out with a spoon. The block resets into a nice new flat surface and you're set to go. A bonus is, when/if you want to salvage the lead, it's already fluxed with the wax.
Finally, a wood frame to fit the pan and some verical slots for standard 8 x 11 printing paper and you have a trap that will last forever. Works well for me anyway! HTH
Finally, a wood frame to fit the pan and some verical slots for standard 8 x 11 printing paper and you have a trap that will last forever. Works well for me anyway! HTH
Time spent in reconnaisance is never wasted.
I like to keep things simple. 
I use a couple of old telephone books. Wrap each one in a half a dozen plastic shopping bags. Place them in a 12"x12"x12" size cardboard box. I also recycle used paper targets to reinforce the trap. Just wrap a bunch of used paper targets with a few plastic shopping bags and place in the box in front of the telephone books.
This set up will easily last a year until new telephone books arrive. The used target box gets tossed, no mess, no cleaning.
I use a couple of old telephone books. Wrap each one in a half a dozen plastic shopping bags. Place them in a 12"x12"x12" size cardboard box. I also recycle used paper targets to reinforce the trap. Just wrap a bunch of used paper targets with a few plastic shopping bags and place in the box in front of the telephone books.
This set up will easily last a year until new telephone books arrive. The used target box gets tossed, no mess, no cleaning.
My duct seal pellet trap is 5 years old and still working great. I made a wooden box from scraps I had and then fastened a paper clasp at the top to hold targets. Since I shoot mainly 500fps I only needed 1.5" of duct seal. The trap is big enough to use a standard 8.5"x11" paper.
After a few hundred shots I pop out the pellets with a small screwdriver and smooth over the surface. The pellets are tossed in a large 1kg coffee can. When the can is 3/4 full I drop it at a local gunshop for blackpowder shooters to enjoy. I dropped off my 4th can a few weeks ago.
Todd
After a few hundred shots I pop out the pellets with a small screwdriver and smooth over the surface. The pellets are tossed in a large 1kg coffee can. When the can is 3/4 full I drop it at a local gunshop for blackpowder shooters to enjoy. I dropped off my 4th can a few weeks ago.
Todd