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Offline ABaker

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« on: February 25, 2005, 03:52:57 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2005, 08:03:07 AM »
:D Sweet - I have plenty of those ammo cans sitting around.  What are you putting in the back to prevent riccochets (spelling may be a bit dodgy)?
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2005, 03:05:39 AM »
The best thing to use is Duct Seal. It comes in a block. It is a putty. You can pick it up at most plumbing stores. Or you can buy it on the net. In the picture I am using an old book with duck tape wrapped all around it. Do a google search for improved silent pellet trap.
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« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2005, 03:02:33 PM »
Your excellent work with wire and duct tape indicates that you must have graduated cum laude from Georgia Tech.

Just kidding. I couldn't resist.

Nice job. I think that ammo can will work great. I wish I'd thought of it.  Some guys like to use Duct Seal as a back stop because it catches the pellets quietly and it will catch a lot of pellets before needing replacement. Duct Seal is cheap and is a hardware store item.
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2005, 02:39:17 PM »
Airgun Express sells putty for silent traps. I don't know how the price compares.
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2005, 06:30:53 PM »
To think that I've been using newspaper... the pellets sometimes bounce off, too!  :eek:


I'll look around for Duct Seal, if it's cheap enough I may have to make myself a new pellet trap. Is ducttape as a screen needed, or is that just because you had no duct seal??
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« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2005, 07:12:47 AM »
Third Rail:

Having a barrier down there like the duct tape is a good idea because of the paper chaff that's cut out of targets by the pellets. Quite a lot of it builds up and while the barrier won't catch everything it will help.
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« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2005, 11:49:52 AM »
The duct seal is plenty cheap, $8 for 5lbs of it. I think I may try making my new pellet trap this week, if I do I'll post pictures.  :-)
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