thequietman
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I got around to making a "silent" pellet trap. I can't remember where I saw this on the web, but it seemed like a good idea. The box is ~2.5" deep, and an 8.5x11 piece of paper fits perfectly and is held in place by the clipboard (which slips into a dado on the inside of the box).
I first tried using plumbers putty, but found that even my 500 fps Daisy M853 (CMP) put an impressive crater in it, and let the pellet hit the back of the box. After some more research on the web, I went with Duct Seal instead. The duct seal works very nicely. Pellets only just bury themselves. Anyone need 5 lbs of plumbers putty?
Now that I have a pellet trap, I can shoot indoors. My wife wasn't too happy when I explained that the only 10m distance in our house is from our dining room into our family room.
The dining table makes a nice rest though, and the pellet trap sits at the perfect height on top of the piano. 
I first tried using plumbers putty, but found that even my 500 fps Daisy M853 (CMP) put an impressive crater in it, and let the pellet hit the back of the box. After some more research on the web, I went with Duct Seal instead. The duct seal works very nicely. Pellets only just bury themselves. Anyone need 5 lbs of plumbers putty?
Now that I have a pellet trap, I can shoot indoors.
My wife wasn't too happy when I explained that the only 10m distance in our house is from our dining room into our family room. The dining table makes a nice rest though, and the pellet trap sits at the perfect height on top of the piano. 
