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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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StringSlap
I said the same thing as Stankard... Hmmmmmm! Might just be worth a shot (pun intended!).
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Hey HK, how are you hanging the material? Fixed in some way or just draped? Single layer or two? Thanks.
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I got this same material from Hobby Lobby (Have a thread posted "Significant catchbox upgrade"). It's the best material I've used so far. You'll have to tweak it to get it set right for your own particular catchbox, but once you do it should work extremely well.
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Harry Knuckles said:
Teep said:
I'm fairly new to this but have tried a lot of different materials (had a huge bag from a second hand clothing store to work with) and have been using a piece of double nit fabric from the back of an old blouse. I have well over 1000 shots at it using 3/8" steel and it is showing very little wear. I am finding the lighter the material and hanging as free as possible works the best to stop bounce outs.
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I started out using old clothing and towels like most others here. I found this material a while back and have put almost 100,000 shots at it with 3/8 steel. Most other fabrics lasted me 1 day, sometimes 2 before I wore a hole in it big enough to allow my ammo to pass through. I shoot around 300 shots a day. Long story short, the first time I ordered this mesh it was a game-changer, I no longer had to worry about changing my backstop. I'm pretty miffed they changed it and I hope I can find more like the original.
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I get it from Hobby Lobby.
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