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  • ClutchyMcClutcherson

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    Aug 29, 2016
    703
    Odenton, MD
    I took my 4 year old and 3 year old boys to the range to shoot their Savage Rascal .22 caliber rim fire on Tuesday. They did incredibly well. This was my 4 year olds 2nd trip, and my 3 year old’s 1st trip. They were killing clay targets at 7 yards and then we moved on to shooting paper targets so I could see just how good they were really doing. I was impressed. As you can see the 3 year old “Nicholas” hit the bullseye (He was so pumped) and the 4 year old (JJ) had better grouping. All in all they did great, especially for their age IMO. And they followed all safety rules, and started reminding me of the rules as we went.

    This outing made me think about the B.B. gun I got them. We hardly shoot it much, mostly because I don’t have a ton of spare time. My thought though was to make something in my basement for them where it can stay set up. Then it would be as simple as walking downstairs to shoot. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to build a decent trap? And also I’d like to have fun stuff for them to shoot other than paper. Any thoughts on what to shoot that could make noise or fall down, while still being safe?
     

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    CroftonBilly

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    Apr 26, 2011
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    Crofton
    Lots of ideas/solutions from google image/forum searching (I've looked recently too for inspiration).

    Duct Putty is awesome for stopping all pellets and bbs quietly in your DIY backstop with zero ricochet.
    Best price on a few 6lb bricks is from Pyramyd Air if you get it with free shipping (free ship with $150 order total). https://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Air_Venturi_Impact_Putty/1017
    Local suppliers were expensive when I last looked, but now I see Home Depot and Lowes have decent price per lb.
    https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-1-lb-Plug-Duct-Seal-Compound-DS-110/100212441
    https://www.lowes.com/pd/Gardner-Bender-16-oz-Duct-Seal/4595233
     

    Uncle Duke

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    Feb 2, 2013
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    I used to have a setup as a kid with a piece of hanging heavy canvas tarp to stop any possible strays, and a cardboard box filled with layered sections of newspaper as the primary trap. I'd reuse my BB's too as that was like mining gold to me as a young kid. :)
     

    John from MD

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    May 12, 2005
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    For a BB gun I used to just fill a cardboard box with old rags/t-shirts and tape a paper target on the front

    I did the same thing when teaching my young nephews to shoot. I just found a oblong box and cut a 1/8 piece of plywood to slide inside at the back. I then put squished up newspapers in the box. Nothing ever left the box, not even Colibri .22 rounds. The plywood was to insure nothing went into a wall.

    Don't ever shoot directly at plywood with BB's or low powered .22's as they will come directly back at you. Ask me how I know. :rolleyes: :lol:
     

    ClutchyMcClutcherson

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    Aug 29, 2016
    703
    Odenton, MD
    What about fun targets other than paper? When I was a kid I had a cardboard box with telephone books and crumpled papers. I was gonna try to make something a bit more substantial since mine are so young they’ll probably be using it for a few years.
     

    G O B

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    Nov 17, 2007
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    Cen TX
    Bigger box with carpet for a backstop, and interesting things hanging on strings - like army men, or old nerf stuff. Styrofoam craft store shapes, empty water bottles or whatever.
     

    John from MD

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    The plastic water bottles are so thin today, they hardly move when hit. I put sand and water in them so the kids can see them move.

    You can hang small clay targets (the kind used in sporting clays) in clamp type paper clips. Kids always like to smash them up. :party29:
     

    Ranchero50

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    Dec 15, 2012
    5,411
    Hagerstown MD
    I shoot 3/16 steel plates with lead pellets and the pellets splatter like .22's do. No ricochet and the steel is a more enjoyable sound when it connects. I wouldn't do steel BB's against it though.

    There are commercially available bullet traps that would work well.
     

    Doco Overboard

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    What about fun targets other than paper? When I was a kid I had a cardboard box with telephone books and crumpled papers. I was gonna try to make something a bit more substantial since mine are so young they’ll probably be using it for a few years.

    Rig up some flat metal fender washers hanging from a string. Tell them to try and shoot through them while they're moving a bit for fun. It'll also help with learning to pick the target up and adjust their grasp of the rifle.

    Pretty soon they will be able to hit the string or fishing line with regularity and learn to help with maintaining the target box and repairing the targets.

    We still have two or three red ryders around for monkeying around on the lawn and having fun.
    When they start to shoot archery they will instinctively know to watch the arrow strike the target.
     

    ClutchyMcClutcherson

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    Aug 29, 2016
    703
    Odenton, MD
    Rig up some flat metal fender washers hanging from a string. Tell them to try and shoot through them while they're moving a bit for fun. It'll also help with learning to pick the target up and adjust their grasp of the rifle.

    Pretty soon they will be able to hit the string or fishing line with regularity and learn to help with maintaining the target box and repairing the targets.

    We still have two or three red ryders around for monkeying around on the lawn and having fun.
    When they start to shoot archery they will instinctively know to watch the arrow strike the target.

    Great advice. Thank you!
     

    Koolmoe

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    Apr 21, 2012
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    Ah, brings me back to the 80s... local mall had styrofoam doves hanging from the ceiling. A few of us troublesome teens would test our white-men-can't-jump skills to grab'em. We got a few. Had one then hanging in the corner of my bedroom...and when avoiding homework, pull out my Dad's old Daisy and try to hit the swinging bird from across the room. I missed more than I hit it.
    My parents were so annoyed, years later, when repainting the room - why the hell there were a hundred BBs embedded in the upper-corner drywall...
    So...old drywall could make a decent fill, and cheap styrofoam decorations from your local dollar store, good targets :)
     

    Shamr0ck

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    Aug 6, 2011
    2,505
    Frederick
    My daughter shoots a LOT in the basement with an air rifle. We built a pellet trap out of 1x lumber, used Masonite fronts which are easily replaceable and use electricians putty (monkey poop) to catch the pellets

    Archer air guns made the single width trap which was used as a pattern for the double wide. We sized it so a standard air rifle target would slide in and be held within the saw kerf so no tape is needed.

    For fun you can tape lifesavers to the Masonite and shoot the hole :)

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    John from MD

    American Patriot
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    May 12, 2005
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    Socialist State of Maryland
    My daughter shoots a LOT in the basement with an air rifle. We built a pellet trap out of 1x lumber, used Masonite fronts which are easily replaceable and use electricians putty (monkey poop) to catch the pellets

    Archer air guns made the single width trap which was used as a pattern for the double wide. We sized it so a standard air rifle target would slide in and be held within the saw kerf so no tape is needed.

    For fun you can tape lifesavers to the Masonite and shoot the hole :)

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    Nicely done, will last a long time. :thumbsup:
     

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