Home, indoor range?

[small hole shooter]

I can shoot 14 yards from the front of my living room to the back of my den.
I used to shoot from the front of my garage to the back cinder block fence which is 23 yards, however the neighbors complained so I had to move it indoors. I am fortunate in that the indoor range I go to allows air rifles.

[crufflers]

Indoors is great when everyone is gone as long as a pet doesn't walk happily into the line of fire. It happened to me but I didn't pull the trigger. Crosshair was right on the cat's noggin when she came to see what I was up to. Lock up pets.

We have family land to shoot 100 yards on but it is 1.5 hour drive. Still I prefer that for sighting in and experimenting rather than going to a public range these days.

[junior40er]

Wot m8?

[Jel]

I can shoot 14 yards from the front of my living room to the back of my den.
I used to shoot from the front of my garage to the back cinder block fence which is 23 yards, however the neighbors complained so I had to move it indoors. I am fortunate in that the indoor range I go to allows air rifles.

Just curious as to why a gun range would NOT allow air rifles?

[small hole shooter]

Just curious as to why a gun range would NOT allow air rifles?

Stupid SoCal thing. It's just a little pellet. I have shot at Angeles shooting range with my Big Cat 1200, got a lot of funny looks. Just across the parking lot is a dedicated range for Air Rifles that is free to use, its just 38 miles from my front door.

[katranch]

Backyard, and no complaints.

[Jel]

Speaking of home/indoor ranges, what are you guys doing for BB/Pellet traps?

I've seen DIY plans online and although some of them did the job of stopping the BB's, they had all this packing material/paper/cardboard/foam/bubblewrap inside and it would be a pain to get the BB's back. For pellets, I understand, just leave em.

I would like to find plans for a decent trap that allows you to recover the BB's easily to be reused.

I also seem to remember reading that a lot of city's prohibit the use of BB guns as they classify them as firearms. Do they care if you are indoors?

[LT1Silverhawk]

Speaking of home/indoor ranges, what are you guys doing for BB/Pellet traps?

I've seen DIY plans online and although some of them did the job of stopping the BB's, they had all this packing material/paper/cardboard/foam/bubblewrap inside and it would be a pain to get the BB's back. For pellets, I understand, just leave em.

I would like to find plans for a decent trap that allows you to recover the BB's easily to be reused.

I do the same thing as the online plans. I just use a magnet to pick up the BBs out of the box as I take out the packing material. A buddy of mine hangs a blanket as a backdrop and says it makes it easier to collect the BBs afterwards.

I also seem to remember reading that a lot of city's prohibit the use of BB guns as they classify them as firearms. Do they care if you are indoors?

There is a discussion in this thread on the topic of using air guns on your own property: Backyard Plinking - Local Laws Discussion.

[ERdept]

Air rifles not allowed becasue they think they're bb guns,which bounce back when hitting steel parts of the target.''''really no reason

[small hole shooter]

I use a cardboard box with layers of carpet/pressboard/junk mail inside with a 3/4 inch board as a outside of the box back stop because I tend to shoot small holes in the same spot and will bore a hole through the layers. I rotate the box and tape the target to the box. Cheap because I use whatever is mailed,
leftover carpet samples/whatever boards I have laying around.

[ebencikiv]

[colhazard]

I found this product while searching for "creating backstop for pellet" discussions on the web: Gardner Bender Duct Seal Compound Plugs.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-Duct-Seal-Compound-Plugs-10-Pack-DS-110/100212441?keyword=gardner+duct

It looks like a bar of play-doh but does not harden. I found it at the electrical section at Home Depot. Stops a .22 pellet up to 750fps (my chrono on a nitro venom).

[brassburnz]

I have Crosman pellet trap. I only shoot .177 pellets from a RWS Diana air rifle, Crosman 1377 pistol, Daisy 717 and Daisy 747 pistols. I shoot from my laundry room door into my backyard. Haven't measured the distance, but it's about 60 feet. I have a terraced back yard with a cinderblock wall for a backstop.

http://www.amazon.com/Crosman-BB-Pellet-Target-Trap/product-reviews/B000FEUUFQ

[Lead Waster]

I haven't set it up yet, but I can at most, shoot from the stairway in my "basement" (more like a finished crawlspace) to the back fence, but it's only 12 yards! I haven't even fired my air rifle yet, but it's a Benjamin Marauder (I know, wasted on 12 yards!) that I bought due to it's reputation of being quiet.

I bought a bunch of "pugs" of that duct seal, and a 9x13 inch metal baking dish, with the idea of using that as a backstop.

[FreshPrinceofRP]

I'm glad I live in a neighborhood with a bunch of old people. They wondered why I would even ask if I can shoot a BB gun in my backyard.

I haven't measured it but I've got a good 20-25 yards I can shoot in my backyard. And luckily my fence is cinder block up to 4 feet high.