'Silent' Back Stop?

[E-B]

If you can get a slab of old lead, it will make a good backstop, for 12 ft/lb rifles, 30-40 mm thickness is enough,

Jesus H, you'd have to tuck your balls in your socks

My lead backstop is 320x320x14mm fixed to a 3/4" ply. Took about 14kgs of lead if memory serves. I shoot at 15yds and at 20yds in the garden with 12ftlb rifles(.177&.22).

Works great, pretty quiet too.

[gravity sucks]

Jesus H, you'd have to tuck your balls in your socks

What a great expression, I'll have to remember that one...

[Punchsteve]

I use the free pellet catchers from Argos, they are pretty effective, but unless you use some
sort of putty material, there is always going to be some noise.

Nealsey

Me too. So kind of them to provide complimentary pellet catchers.

[John Henry 1]

Big box, plenty of tel. directories and about 4 layers of carpet, very silent.

[woodmister]

iv eseen some good ones my favourite is a 3/4 grown rabbit it doesnt really make that much noise with a head shot or there was one in the agw he used pva glue dont know if this works though give it a go and see

[Pod]

Magazines and catalogues quieten down after a while

[aeron]

i would imagine bank managers woukld make good backstops

[Punchsteve]

Magazines and catalogues quieten down after a while

I've also found that tearing out the front (glossy) page of the magazine helps, to get to the softer paper underneath. I also sometimes use an old padded jiffy bag (with the target taped onto it) and tape the jiffy onto the magazine.

[Punchsteve]

i woukd imagine bank managers woukld make good backstops

"Leave it Aeron, he's not worth it"

[Opal]

I find the ar$e end of an intruder a wonderfully quiet, soft backstop.

[mand]

breeze blocks are very quite,after a while rotate it as small holes form over bulls
Mand

[Willyleigh]

breeze blocks are very quite,after a while rotate it as small holes form over bulls
Mand

Don't you get richochets?

[One Shot]

Have you tried getting a tub of Plumbers Mate? i have and 'tis wonderful stuff.

I made a 6inch x 6inch frame and have 5mm ply on the back and fill it with plumbers mate to a depth of 1/2 inch. None of my pellets have made a sound when they hit the mark. In fact, i use this when i'm running my rifle over my chrony, which is linked to my pc in my bedroom - very effective so far.

I also use the plumbers mate frame in the garden for zero-ing in as well.