Has anyone ever used old stall mats for a backstop? I have beem offered some for free if I pick them up. Right now I am thinking of bolting them to a hanging frame. Thoughts on feasability and effectivness stopping bullets.
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Rubber Stall Mats as a Backstop?
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All of that^^^^^^^^
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Take them, wash them and sell them on Craigslist. They would make an ok backstop, or they could make you money.
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If those are like the 3/4" mat I bought (used CL find) for the bed of my truck, no. It's too thick and would tend to throw back anything not pointed. 9mm, 22lr, even the AWSOME 45ACP.
Rubber mats to stop a bullet? I suppose it depends on how hard you throw them.
I wouldn't expect them to be very effective at all in the long term. If you decide to get them and test it out I'd like to see pics and hear how it goes.
I wouldn't expect them to be very effective at all in the long term. If you decide to get them and test it out I'd like to see pics and hear how it goes.
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Shotgun pellets will bounce back & draw blood. Ask me how I know!
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Friend of mine did this with a bowling pin....
My uncle built him a backstop out of railroad cross ties that he got for free. Works great. Haven’t had anything pass through, including .223,.270,30-06
I tried some heavy fabric-reinforced 18-wheeler mudflaps as a backstop in an air gun pellet trap. Pffft - pellets went right through em. Now have an angled 5/16” steel plate!
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Chasing splittail for 500, Alex.How do you know?
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I use 3/4" thick rubber horse stall mats for archery backstops.
Using a 45# now, the arrow does penetrate. Granted it is more mass than a bullet, at a lower velocity.
If you at up spaced layers, maybe 3 or 4 it might do well. But it would break down quickly as round count increases.
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Using a 45# now, the arrow does penetrate. Granted it is more mass than a bullet, at a lower velocity.
If you at up spaced layers, maybe 3 or 4 it might do well. But it would break down quickly as round count increases.
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This happens a lot. Has happened to me several times. Hard rock maple with a plastic coating and big slow bullets will knock the crap outta you. Some think it's more fun when they shoot back.
That’s interesting, I’ve shot up a few bowling pins and never had anything come back. But now that I think about it, mine were mostly rifles and some .22 from about 30yd.
Hit on the pelvis with 230 ball once. I snatched my pants down to see if it went in!
I was hit with a 44, it bounced off a huge knot in a maple tree, hit me in the gut.
The mats I use to clean at tot hill would seem like they would work for awhile. How many? Just a cardboard box full of sand will stop most bullets.
If you decide to use them, hang them so they can move when hit. Stationary at the top and loose at the bottom. They will last longer if they can "give up" to the impact. Battery Oaks Range is surrounded with 600+ pound tires stacked 5 and 6 high. A 50 BMG will not defeat them. It is important that small targets be allowed to move when hit. Our metal targets have been hit 100s of thousands of times. If mounted stationary, they will eventually get pecked through. We have a steel plate hanging at 300 on chains. Nothing has ever penetrated it. Please, keep us posted on how the mats work out.
Shooting at clay pigeons thrown on ground in a trough made of the mats. The shot bounce back will eat your butt up.How do you know?
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That is what I had in mind but I believe I am going to pass at the moment. I have a place that is allready setup for shooting out to 2oo yds but wanted to build something quck and easy closer to home. I think I am going to use the mats for floor material in some ground blinds.