Anybody use this type of air gun target system?

[Wayne02]

creedmoorsports.com/users_manual.pdf

I'm thinking of building one sort of like this for airgun use in my shop. I might be able to eek out a 33' clear length but it will likely be closer to 28-30'.

It would be a single station and I'm thinking of using pvc as the frame, although I also have fabricating capability so I could make it out of steel (might be more stable).

I don't want one that breaks down into pieces as I'm too lazy to assemble the thing every-time I get a hankering to send some pellets downrange. As such I'm looking at one of these bicycle pulley lifts which would lift the entire target frame up into the ceiling (tall clear-span roof in the shop).
harborfreight.com/bicycle-lift-95803.html

For the backing I'm thinking about getting some denim from the fabric store.

One thing I like about this style of target is the target holder box concept. I assume it holds 8.5x11 targets that could be printed at home. The box itself looks like it has a hardened plate for the back wall and you glue a paper target to a piece of cardboard which slips down a vertical slot in the box?

Anybody use an airgun target system like this or have other target systems they use in in their garage or backyard?

Even though we are talking lead pellets here, should there be some sort of ventilation system? If so, should the system originate at the target box itself or maybe just above the box? My shop is about 1000 square feet with 13' eaves and about 18' at the peak, but it is pretty well insulated and of course closed up during the cold weather months. Not sure how much of a concern the lead is under these conditions?

Thanks

 

[sar4937]

I am also building a 10 meter range in my new pole building. I looked at the Creedmore set-up, but it seems way overpriced. I have chosen to use a Do-all 22 bullet trap, and set it into a 4x8 sheet of plywood. A good sub for the denim would be a canvas tarp.

 

[Smith357]

I built a pellet trap for indoor use, it's waht's called a Silent trap, a wooden box with a spot to slide a piece of cardboard in and uses duct seal to collect pellets.

Improved Silent Pellet Trap

The duct seal is pretty darn tuff stuff that can be found at electrical supply houses for about 10 bucks for a 5 pound block. I have shot a block of it with a 22lr and a .38 special and it stops the bullets cold. My high powered air rifles barely penetrate it and then begin to stack up and melt together. After a couple hundred rounds I just pick out the lead, reform the duct seal and start shooting again. In the bottom pic the duct seal was just cleaned it and reformed. Then I took a dozen quick shots at point blank range to show how they just stack up.

 

[sar4937]

I haven't noticed duct seal in the home improvement stores. I guess I need to look for it. Thanks.

 

[Smith357]

I haven't noticed duct seal in the home improvement stores. I guess I need to look for it. Thanks.

You won't find it in home improvement stores. It's more of an industrial thing, you get it where electricians get their supplies.