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Backstop material for catch box

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Harry Knuckles
Apologies if this has been discussed already. I wanted to post this in case anyone else was looking for a good backstop material that did wear out after a few 1000 shots.

I've been using this ballistic nylon mesh I got from Amazon for about 1 month now and it still hasn't worn out. I shoot about 300 shots a day. I started to run out of old t-shirts and towels to use for my catch box. I was also sick of having to constantly take the time to replace the backstop.

This is the link (nonaffiliate) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y3QK95Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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snydes said:
curious - anybody tried a piece of rug ? I learned I can't attach it to the back of my catchbox, but if I keep it a few inches from the back, it has room to recoil & doesn't allow the shot to come forward. I'm not sure how long it will hold up though ... let me know if anybody has any negative experiences with using rug material ... thx !
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I use rug with pellet guns but not with slingshots, and I shoot at the edges.

You cut a bunch of strips of rug, wide as your catch box and a few inches deep, stack them between a couple of 2x4s, and use all thread and nuts to compress them. It catches pellets well and you can unbolt and recover if you want but I don't usually bother.
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bottlecap said:
I hung a mop head from the top of one of my catchboxes, zero bounce outs. Probably a smaller area coverage than most like in their boxes but it worked beautifully in a 5 gallon cutout style.
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Wait - you can hit a 5 gallon pail every time?

<shakes head in stunned admiration>
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