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[Common Sense]

When I was 11 years old I could sit on the cabin's porch and shot my .22 any direction I wanted without fear of hurting someone or their property.

You still can't see any homes from the porch, but theres a few of them nearby now. The chances of a .22 bullet going though all the brush and trees are almost nil; but "almost" ain't good enough. I need something my eleven year old grandson can put targets on that will stop or slow down a .22 bullet; and it has to be "pretty" for grandma. Doesn't need to be real big, as the grandson is not that bad of a shot, but I suppose bigger is better. My son says to just put a bale of straw hay out, even if the bullet goes through it will be slowed down enough to prevent it from reaching someone else's property(grandma thought that would look "hicky").

Went to a gun shop today, and they just kinda looked at me strange. Any ideas?

 

[fossilman]

They make steel targets for 22's.................look kind of nice...

 

[doghouse95]

Carpet bale.
We shoot them all the time at archery clubs. You can make them for almost nothing.
Go to the local carpet store and tell them you need some of the used carpet that they toss out. Cut it in strips about a foot wide and three long. Get two long hunks of all thread in the three eights to half inch area. Put a good three foot two X six or two X eight down with the all thread running through it pointing up about a foot from each end. Secure them with nuts and washers under the boards. Put a little cut in the carpet strips that match where the all thread is and stack them so the all thread runs through the carpet. When you get them stacked up a ways, I'd go at least three feet, put another two X six on top with the all thread running through it. Use fender washers, or other big washers and cinch it down. I used a 2X12 on the bottom of mine and put them on cement blocks so they do not leach moisture out of the ground. I also learned to put an end of the new plastic under the board or carpet before I put it together.
These things are heavy so you want to put it where you want it before you put it together. I cover mine with heavy black plastic and they stand up to the weather very well. We shoot these bales behind my house at least 200 times each week with heavy bows. I move the targets around on the bale but have not shot a hole in any of them in over two years of shooting.
You could make a slip cover for it to use when he isn't shooting and make it look like anything you want or just leave it "plastic black."
I've put more than a few 22 rounds in them with my single six and can't even tell where I hit them. I don't let the kids shoot firearms behind my house so I keep that a secret.
This is the most indestructible target I’ve ever seen. You can make this target any size you want to. It takes a little time putting them together but you shouldn’t have much money in it when you are done.
This is a pain pill night so sorry if I’m rambling.
Paul

 

[shoot-it]

Thats a great back stop thanks for the info.................

 

[Common Sense]

The carpet thing is perfect.

Thanks

 

[fdkay]

When he gets better you can buy a bullet trap, They are portable and you can move them around where ever you like. You can also shoot your pellet/bb gun into them indoors. I had one years ago, it was about 10"x12" and maybe 6 - 7 inches deep.