kent Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 never before have i actually tried this (though thought i had a good enough idea). Spent yesterday building a better bullet catcher on my 50 yds home rimfire range (previously it was a little basic consisting of a few block, big pile of sand and still relying heavilly on the rising ground behind). Its mainly a timber afair but the main catcher as such is a big pile of sand, though as a double check before filling it i thought it might be wise to check a shot into the still unprotected timber back (3" thick good dry redwood). Well at 50yds the first and only shot fired punched straight through and into the forementioned rising ground behind, so i guess its time to add a blockwork wall behind or a good size steel plate backer, as you never know if you might have a shot strike off the sand or in an area with less of a covering. perhaps i might even build it in on all three sides with solid block then bury it in earth Suprised me and i have fired thousands of the things in the field i sort of expected about half that amount at 50 yds if i am honest, but perhaps it shows there is little point in going HV for more hitting power on quarry and illustates plainly the humble .22 sub with correct placement will kill just about anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I've found Winchester subs to go through 2" pine, 3" pine, but stop in 4" decorative sleepers (also pine). For my garden backstop I use a sleeper back with a double width 9x2 frame around it. I then lie the sleepers down and fill the frame with sand and then tack some thin timber on the front to pin the target to. When the thin timber is shot out enough for the sand to start falling out I lie it down again, sift out the mushroomed bullets which generally haven't made it to the sleepers, re-timber the front and stand it up again. It's about 2'6" square so just about movable with a sack truck and I'm not likely to miss it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZshooter Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 what i use is a plywood box, its got 2 sheets of 3/4 inch ply on the front same on the back and 4 inches of sand packed hard in the middle. it stops every .22 bullet i shoot at it and stops .223 fmj but i only shot them into it to see what would happen http://www.youtube.com/user/HuntingWestCork?feature=mhum#p/a/u/2/OSdNI8yP6ck this is a video if you want to check it out the spinner is just for fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 what i use is a plywood box, its got 2 sheets of 3/4 inch ply on the front same on the back and 4 inches of sand packed hard in the middle. it stops every .22 bullet i shoot at it and stops .223 fmj but i only shot them into it to see what would happen http://www.youtube.com/user/HuntingWestCork?feature=mhum#p/a/u/2/OSdNI8yP6ck this is a video if you want to check it out the spinner is just for fun no doubt ply offers more resistance, though i do say i find your backdrop behind those targets scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I shot 40mm kitchen worktop at various ranges, I think I went out to 125 yards (can't remember now the pictures are on here somewhere) anyways, at whatever range I ended up at the round went straight through no bother at all. Shot a breezebolck with one once and it just exploded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZshooter Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 no doubt ply offers more resistance, though i do say i find your backdrop behind those targets scary what about my back drop do you find scary, the hill covered in trees rising up behind it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Found my old post, here is a 40mm kitchen worktop shot at 75 and 100 yards with Winchester hollowpoints and Lapua round nose .22 subs The rest of it is HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I was plinking and generally zeroing the other week, and had set a target up against an old hay bale (in front of another backstop) Managed to observe the 22 winchester subs going clean through the bale of hay, yet a 75grn V-max out of my 243 was breaking up within said bale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I was plinking and generally zeroing the other week, and had set a target up against an old hay bale (in front of another backstop) Managed to observe the 22 winchester subs going clean through the bale of hay, yet a 75grn V-max out of my 243 was breaking up within said bale! Your post has just reminded me of a story told to me by the farmer where i shoot. He,as a lad was shooting the .22lr in the yard with his mate,at 50yrds,they had set a bale up with a sheet of steel behind it. one would shoot at the target whilst the other stood behind the barn out of view of the rifle but in view of the target to let the other know how he was doing. When it was the farmers turn,his mate didnt reply after one of the shots,he ran up the yard to find his mate laying out flat holding his stomach,the round had ricoched off the steel and hit him in the stomach,he said it was like being punched,luckily the round had flattened or he wouldnt have got off so lightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 what about my back drop do you find scary, the hill covered in trees rising up behind it? the fact that the cover might hide allsorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 the fact that the cover might hide allsorts That's the problem with backstops like that. It may well absorb the bullets great and be in the middle of nowhere but if some dumb*** decides it's a good idea to trespass and wander about in there and you hit him, it's not him who's in trouble. Just a tip, not having a dig. Better safe than sorry though right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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