BB Trap

[Jim C Bradley]

Uhhh, Darren? How big does your shop have to be to have a shooting range in it? Inquiring minds, etc.

Carol,

Why did you have to go and ask him that question. Now I am jealous as all heck. I think I will lay down and cry.

Enjoy,

JimB

[Darren Wright]

Got the "baffles" added tonight and did some test shots. To hang the baffles I added a ledge on the sides to set 1x3's on. The baffles got stapled to the 1x3's and hung up. The first baffle is just an old drop cloth. I cut it in two and put a half on each side of the 1x3. I found the bb's were punching right through it.


With the angled back stop, my theory worked, they punched through, but lost momentum and hit the back of the baffle dropping to the bottom.


However I wanted to not have it punch all the way through, so I added another layer using 4 mill plastic, 4 layers, two on each side of the 1x3, This seemed to do the trick.


The last 1x3 I attached binder clips on to hang targets.


I'll probably look for some heavier material soon as the plastic does get punched up pretty bad.


Overall, had some good results from quick draw practice.

[Brent Dowell]

Do you have some sort of collection tray? Like a piece of gutter?

[Darren Wright]

Not yet, was considering a slope from both the back and front to collect them in a center tray. Currently I've just got a floor sweep magnet that will collect them all from the flat bottom once the baffles are lifted up out of the way.

[Ken Cook]

Is that a 'inebriated simulation' target? looks like a good set-up!