Shooting indoors means red alert for anything that moves near or unexpectedly through the makeshift range, (wife, kids, pets) and for all objects that make a rather worrying "smashed" sound: one bad release, and it's a worst case scenario. :hmm:
One solution I yet need to try is to suspend an old thick bath towel with a small circle cut into the towel at your typical shooting height, and to stand a yard or two behind this towel, with a clear view of only your target placed at the backstop through the hole cut into the towel. If you do have a bad release, the ammo will bounce off the towel in front of you safely, but you will be able to hit the target visible through the hole if you're shooting correctly.
Ideally, the section where the hole in the towel is cut out should be reinforced by a layer of extra material, particularly the edges of the hole (anyone with sewing skills in your home?). Technically, this should significantly reduce the danger of stray ammo smashing stuff next to the backstop.
A picture says more than a thousand words:
One solution I yet need to try is to suspend an old thick bath towel with a small circle cut into the towel at your typical shooting height, and to stand a yard or two behind this towel, with a clear view of only your target placed at the backstop through the hole cut into the towel. If you do have a bad release, the ammo will bounce off the towel in front of you safely, but you will be able to hit the target visible through the hole if you're shooting correctly.
Ideally, the section where the hole in the towel is cut out should be reinforced by a layer of extra material, particularly the edges of the hole (anyone with sewing skills in your home?). Technically, this should significantly reduce the danger of stray ammo smashing stuff next to the backstop.
A picture says more than a thousand words:
