Beeman Pellet Trap

I was looking for a versatile, portable, low cost trap for indoor and outdoor shooting. This fits the bill perfectly. The combination between the swingers and paper helps keep my son's interest up, too. The NRA silhouettes are really nice. Although an occasional miss hits and bends the hanger rod, it is easily straightened. I keep a can of orange spray paint handy. I cut sheets of cardboard to back up the paper targets when we use those. So far, it has taken a few hundred rounds. Mostly, we've used CO2 177 pellets and BBs from rifles and pistols. It is really priced right, though.

The back plate is getting distorted. Another gauge or two thicker sheet metal would help. I will probably make an insert for it. We've only shot it a few times with gas piston break barrels. I don't think it is tough enough to withstand too many shots from those. I would also put putty in the bottom if I want to use it in our unfinished basement. These are minor complaints considering the low cost and high value. It is really priced right.

Keep track of the rubber stops on the ends of the main rod. They hold it in place. Without them, it won't stay put. I always have the opinion that something should do what it says it is supposed to do, even if the price is low. This trap has done just that. There may be higher quality out there, but this is a good overall value as long as you don't use high powered arms.

This is a nice little target/trap set up for my lower power airguns (Daisy 853 and Beeman P17). It offers all the variety I desire for my backyard, after work attempts at more formal silhouette and 10-meter target shooting. Fits 7x9 paper targets. The silhouettes are good quality.

The metal is not all that thick, which is fine for the guns I use with it, but a more powerful airgun would dent the trap.

Great little trap, esp for indoors shooting, great price.

The steel is lightweight - the back plate is already bulging from about 30 strikes at 800 fps .177 pellets. Higher velocity may penetrate the steel.

It's fun like it for what it is

Would make the little animals a little more durable my wife shot the weight off the bottom of the biggest animal.

You get what you pay for not bad

Well made. The steel targets are actual air gun silhouette targets.

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The threaded bosses on the back of the steel targets strip fairly easily. Don't over tighten and use blue loctite.

Sets up literally anywhere, indoors or out. Perfect for air pistol practice and checking your guns before a silhouette match.

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I would advise setting up at least 50' away when shooting rifles at this equipment, to minimize damage and ricochets.

It's a good value for the money.

The inside of the trap should be white to help see iron sights. I did a rattle can paint job on mine and it's much easier to use with the silhouettes. I painted the animals black.

Comparatively inexpensive, and easy to store away when not in use. For target shooting, just cut up cereal boxes to use as target backers, to get clean holes. I use target backers for all my target shooting.

Not much, for what it is.

It is a sheet metal trap, so it is NOISY when hit. You can dampen the sound with a layer of duct seal on the outside back. The duct seal will absorb the reverberation and reduce the noise.
Keep targets away from the edge of the trap. I accidentaly hit the edge of the trap, and the pellet fragments bounced back at my face, 6 meters away. So forget using multi bull targets with bulls next to the edge of the trap. For multi-bull targets I would use a larger trap.
This is a sheet metal trap, if you want a trap that can take high velocity air guns w/o damage, get the Champion Heady Duty trap.
Because this trap is not large, you need to make sure you have a good/safe backstop...just in case you miss the trap.

Works o.k if you are shooting the iron targets. But @ 25 yards using air arms 8.44 gr. roundnose pellets, shooting a beeman x2. On paper targets this trap allready has been shot thru and I think it is supposed to be rated to withstand that kind of hits. That is why I bought this trap.

Double the gauge thickness of the rear of the trap to be able to withstand hits from most springers (1000 fps)at least

If you purchase this trap only shoot the iron targets supplied and hope you hit them every time or know someone that is a welder, to reinforce the back of this trap

Good Idea

Size, build, action

Had this 1 season and its totally toast. Also even with light amo it sometimes returns the shot. Targets routinely fall off or twist and sometimes jam. I think a little heavyer, larger and better trap would fix things.