For anyone considering archery curtains as a short range backstop

[Unframed Dave]

These were suggested to us for our indoor airgun range, but we decided against and went for airbag material instead. Stops a full power .177 or .22 rifle pellet* at 10m, (round or flat head - NOT - pointy pellets though). I believe some archery clubs use it (indoors), but I can't comment on the efficacy of it.

Milliken Ltd sell it.

* Repeated hits in the same area will cause the material to weaken. We hang a patch of heavy duty ground sheet directly behind our pellet catchers and spinners.

Have looked at their website, struggling to find it. Do you have a link or any reference?

Cheers

[Rog5]

I used to use archery curtains at a club, as long as they weren't pulled really taut, they worked ok, even with .177 could be that there's different thicknesses or weight, I never pulled them tight.

[Unframed Dave]

I used to use archery curtains at a club, as long as they weren't pulled really taut, they worked ok, even with .177 could be that there's different thicknesses or weight, I never pulled them tight.

Ours are allowed to hang freely.

Dave

[pa_broon74]

Have looked at their website, struggling to find it. Do you have a link or any reference?

Cheers

You just need to phone and ask for it. I hunted and hunted for it on their website, eventually got a name and phone number:

Simon Hartley

Market Manager
Milliken Industrials Ltd
Wellington Mill
Bury

Lancs

BL8 2AY.

United Kingdom
T 00 44 161 762 3611 / M 00 44 7770 685055

Simon.Hartley@Milliken.com


That fellow knew what I was after as soon as I started to explain. On the invoice I have, the product code is 7363-235-2050. It's what other scout groups who shoot have used. You hang it loosely from the ceiling. I bought 10m x 3m for £90 at the beginning of 2020, just before everything shut down.

[T 20]

Our local leisure centre used rubber conveyor belting as a backstop curtain for short rimfire use --- it may be a bit ott for your use, Dave, but it's another material to consider.




All the best Mick

[Unframed Dave]

Thanks very much.

Dave

[Neil54]

I have some fine nylon mesh that I am going to try. It looks pretty strong.

[angrybear]

How about rubber welding shield curtains ? or might they have a recoil risk.

[harvey_s]

I think when NCTC looked at this - Airbag material was what they were recommended.
To be honest I thought that was what we were using, I've never actually thought about it before...