Up graded my pellet trap to .22LR rated.

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   Just built a very effective pellet trap from an old Systema 30 litre container.  Put a thick plastic chopping board in the bottom, 8 layers of yoga mat rubber, an old bamboo hollofil pillow and a layer of commercial nylon carpet over the top.   From 20 metres the pellets didn't even get through the pillow, but better to have overkill than wall kill.Sighted the rifle in with some Baracuda Power, 10 shots, to get it on target.   Loose groups, but also my first with this rifle.   I need to get a decent bench as I was using a fold up picnic table and it's crap.
The grouping with those was poor.
Then went on to  Baracuda Hunter and they were a whole lot better.   Couple of Ok 5 shot groups but gave up after that as the picnic table was no picnic and I broke the plastic fold out seat on it.
I'll be out in the bush Wednesday/Thursday/Friday on a fishing trip, but I'm taking the shooting bags and I can shoot over the load lid on the ute with comfort, not distorted and bent like an overbaked pretzel.
That'll be the real test.   I have 3 other types of H & N ammo to test but the Hades won't turn up before then unfortunately. 
The magazine feed was flawless. Fair old effort to cock it, but that was expected.
Anyway, the pellet trap is beyond awesome. Between the carpet and the pillow, nothing will get through that for a while.
And I got to shoot my new fairly serious toy, judging by the recoil, not something I ever  thought I'd say about an air rifle. 
All up cost was.... well, there's nothing I actually bought just for the purpose so 35 pellets, where 250 was $35 so $5.60 of pellets. and the boss's printer ink and paper for the targets.
Best, most fun $5.60 I've had, ever.  Takes me right back to my old Milbro 45 I got for my 8th birthday. 

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Ashman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 11 Apr 2026 Location: Christchurch Status: Offline Posts: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ashman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Up graded my pellet trap to .22LR rated. Posted: 13 Apr 2026 at 10:01pm
	Just built a very effective pellet trap from an old Systema 30 litre container. Put a thick plastic chopping board in the bottom, 8 layers of yoga mat rubber, an old bamboo hollofil pillow and a layer of commercial nylon carpet over the top. From 20 metres the pellets didn't even get through the pillow, but better to have overkill than wall kill. Sighted the rifle in with some Baracuda Power, 10 shots, to get it on target. Loose groups, but also my first with this rifle. I need to get a decent bench as I was using a fold up picnic table and it's crap. The grouping with those was poor. Then went on to Baracuda Hunter and they were a whole lot better. Couple of Ok 5 shot groups but gave up after that as the picnic table was no picnic and I broke the plastic fold out seat on it. I'll be out in the bush Wednesday/Thursday/Friday on a fishing trip, but I'm taking the shooting bags and I can shoot over the load lid on the ute with comfort, not distorted and bent like an overbaked pretzel. That'll be the real test. I have 3 other types of H & N ammo to test but the Hades won't turn up before then unfortunately. The magazine feed was flawless. Fair old effort to cock it, but that was expected. Anyway, the pellet trap is beyond awesome. Between the carpet and the pillow, nothing will get through that for a while. And I got to shoot my new fairly serious toy, judging by the recoil, not something I ever thought I'd say about an air rifle. All up cost was.... well, there's nothing I actually bought just for the purpose so 35 pellets, where 250 was $35 so $5.60 of pellets. and the boss's printer ink and paper for the targets. Best, most fun $5.60 I've had, ever. Takes me right back to my old Milbro 45 I got for my 8th birthday.

metallicsting Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 15 Aug 2025 Location: Wellington Status: Offline Posts: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote metallicsting Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2026 at 8:05pm
	My pallet trap isn't the greatest if i have my power on full speed. I need to get old carpet in for the 5 layers rather than the material I used. I've since stumbled accross this guys video and I think he's on to something. Seems like this trap works really well. Check out the video. I've not tried it but sounds like it worked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo2Fx_tQFvM&list=PLN866KRxoRhmH6tVkyUHA6tJCfx2q_WNS&index=2

Ashman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 11 Apr 2026 Location: Christchurch Status: Offline Posts: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ashman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2026 at 5:39pm
	This is all very inspiring. I'm of out in the boonies for the next few days and taking the Swarm with me with some targets and a banana box to stick them on but I've got a 40 metre long warehouse next door and I need a pellet trap for in there. the plastic box with the shredded rubber looks easy and doable if I can find the rubber here in Christchurch.

JasonEdward Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2024 Location: Waihi Status: Offline Posts: 195	Post Options Post Reply Quote JasonEdward Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Feb 2026 at 11:11am
	Great idea with removable layers! Nice work! And I can't imagine pellets getting through all of those layers if you use carpet or similar with better density than clothing textiles.

RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 1095	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 12:47pm
	Hi Matallicsting, Nice box. Adding a piece of sheet metal on the out side of the back will defiantly stop anything from exiting! Replacing one or two of the curtains with old carper will probably stop pellets from reaching the back board. Doing both upgrades will make it bullet proof (probably not, don't try shooting it with bullets!) let us know how you get on and post some pics of the upgrades.
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metallicsting Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 15 Aug 2025 Location: Wellington Status: Offline Posts: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote metallicsting Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 11:14am
	Cheers mate. Yeah will hit up the local store for stuff that's being chucked in the bin. My mate owns a carpet business and I used to work for him many years ago.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2870	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 8:46am
	Go for industrial carpet. Mate of mine got some being replaced from a bank in the naki. Its way more thicker in the backing and much heavier pyle.

metallicsting Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 15 Aug 2025 Location: Wellington Status: Offline Posts: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote metallicsting Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 8:01am
	Cheers mate. Yeah I the curtains can all be removed and replaced. I designed it that way for future proofing. I’m going to try get old carpet for each line of defence. I’m picking the twist piles of the carpet should break up the pallet. Cheers for the washing machine tip. Great idea. Will also investigate if Bunnings sell sheets. I stopped working on this for a while as I felt defeated lol. Either that or my shooting was too good with 5 shots pretty close to being on top of each other 🤣. Will post again when I complete this.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2870	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 6:40am
	The metal off the back of older washing machines is quite thick and cuttable. Sheet metal as well. Dacron out of sleeping bags works well too as a filler. A insert of 4x2 pieces to replace one of the back two inserts would work too im guessing if wood is your preference to work with. I rather like your design, as it allows for framing to be removed and alternate material to be slipped. Be keen to see what you come up with as a fix when you do. 👍

metallicsting Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 15 Aug 2025 Location: Wellington Status: Offline Posts: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote metallicsting Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2026 at 7:00pm
	I tried to make something for my back yard also. Front wall was just core flute for the target. Then I had 5 curtains of T shirts and various material. Back wall was a 18mm Rubber gym mat tile from bunnings followed my 18mm ply wood. My PCP .22 cal shot right through it with this 5 shot group. Very glad I tested this at the range but man I was gutted. Was hoping I'd made something good for the yard. I think I'll try get some sort of steel to go behind the plywood so there are 3 layers for the back wall. With all the stuff in front it shouldn't ricohet and it's angled down. I should have dialled the PCP power down before testing it as the idea was to only shoot at approx 600fps anyways

RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 1095	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 2024 at 10:22am
	I just used what they had, the pieces are between 5mm and 10mm. They sometimes do a bigger pieces mulch which they call the “firearms” mulch, but there is not much of a demand for it and they didn’t have any when I was there so I just took what they had. Works fine for what I need it to do.
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Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 11 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1721	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2024 at 5:27pm
	what size rubber mulch did you use?

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 11 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1721	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2024 at 5:22pm
	Amazing how that worked out being so close. Thanks, I'll do a search.

RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 1095	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2024 at 12:18pm
	Pauly, I searched the web, googles rubber, mulch, recycles tyres, and all sorts of other things. Went to miter 10, phoned companies in Auckland, drove half an hour to bunnings and had all but given up when I discovered there is a company that shreds tyres to make rubber mulch for horses to trot on in horse arenas, and they are litterally a few hundered meters from my house! They are called Treadlite. I think they have distributers around the country. www.treadlite.co.nz
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Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 11 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1721	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2024 at 12:55am
	That's good. Where do you get the mulch from? I must build myself a decent trap. I just use bits of wood with stickers on them.