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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » Another day, another question Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Another day, another question   Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:56 pm nonconformist Member Joined: 31 Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OK folks- We are using the air gun for backyard plinking. Targets are fine for sighting it in but not as much fun for us to shoot, so we are looking to shoot reactive targets of some kind. We live in a regular "master planned community" type residential neighborhood with close neighbors on each side and 6' cedar privacy fences. So I was considering setting up something for hanging things like balloons, cans, old CD-Rs, etc. from string or clothespins. What type of backstop would you recommend I make for this? I have to keep pellets oput of my neighbor's yard.   Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:20 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands A box with sand? _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:22 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA My 4H group had good luck with old carpeting in front of plywood. It would stop anything that missed the cardboard/newspaper backstops. Those backstops were cardboard boxes with about 6" of flat newspaper in the back, 6" of crumpled newspaper in the front. You can tape on cardboard shelves for reactive targets, or tape paper targets right to the side. Pellets only - steel BB's bounce. A more elegant solution: http://www.airgunhome.com/agforum/viewtopic.php?t=234&start=0 And more ideas for reactive targets: http://www.airgunhome.com/agforum/viewtopic.php?t=188&start=0 _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:23 pm nonconformist Member Joined: 31 Oct 2008 Posts: 28 broommaster2000 wrote: A box with sand? It would have to be huge. I am thinking of a target area maybe 2' off the ground, 4' x 4'. So the box of sand would have to be about 7 ft. tall and 6 ft wide.   Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:39 pm thepaladin Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 930 Location: TN USA I have a 4 foot square plywood back stop, with cut boards on the front. (plywood can cause a low powered shot to glance off). I have 2 sheets of plywood plus the other boards. In front of these I use cardboard boxes stuffed with old mags, phone directories, etc. Then cheap poker chips and clay discs on toothpicks or short squeres...bottle caps, paint balls, small bottles with tempra paints in them... they can be shot hanging, or whatever etc. Lots of possible targets. _________________ "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)   Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:07 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA Daisy makes shatter discs... expensive but fun... If you use cans... use aluminum for the 1077s... it's not powerful enough for tin... Watch out for the little ones... I hear they are sneeky... You have to have more power to kill the tin cans... _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:16 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA I use old rail road ties... Softer than plywood... less richochets... (SP?) My back side of my property slops up so I keep my targets low to the ground... I like the paint ball idea Pal... I will have to try that... I am getting tired of the beer bottle caps... I would like to see something splat... _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:32 pm thepaladin Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 930 Location: TN USA The Daisy shatter discs are high, but if there's an "Everythings a Dollar" store near you I have found packs of cheap poker chips there that are fun and the packs are large, espically for a dollar. For that matter take a walk through the store and down the toy isles of these stores. You find lots of interesting targets. _________________ "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)   Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:56 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" All sorts of things you can shoot: http://www.airgunhome.com/agforum/viewtopic.php?t=119 http://www.airgunhome.com/agforum/viewtopic.php?t=321 http://www.airgunhome.com/agforum/viewtopic.php?t=291 http://www.airgunhome.com/agforum/viewtopic.php?t=290 _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:00 am nonconformist Member Joined: 31 Oct 2008 Posts: 28 I have no problems coming up with stuff to shoot at. Mostly I was looking for backstop ideas, backstops bigger than a typical pellet trap. I am not fond of leaving plywood out in the yard since it's going to destroy itself with wind, rain and sun. Trying to come up with an effective weatherproof idea.   Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:26 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Maybe excelsior bales like they use for archery? http://www.americanexcelsior.com/woodfibers/applications/specialty/targets.php _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:18 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands I'd love to develope a break barrel Paintball springer. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:07 pm dummyracer36 Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2008 Posts: 723 Location: St. Louis, Missouri for my backyard backstop, i made a 4'x4' frame of 2x4s, to this i stapled and glued 6 layers of canvas both on the front side and back side. in the empty space provided by the frame, i filled it with beer bottle caps. so far, nothing has made it thru, and i have never had any ricochets. i dont know how it would be with a lower powered gun thou (might get bounce backs). when the first few layers of canvas get chewed up, its very easy to replace. _________________ "not tonight dear, i have a race in the morning"   Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:20 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA That takes allot of beer bottle caps... Maybe I should come out and help you produce some more... _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:24 pm dummyracer36 Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2008 Posts: 723 Location: St. Louis, Missouri hahahah, yea i prolly shoulda just said "bottle caps"..... but in my defense, theres a total of 5 of us (myself, my wife, ans 3 employees) providing a daily supply of caps... _________________ "not tonight dear, i have a race in the morning" Another day, another question     Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 2   Goto page 1, 2  Next All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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