JP>-> Why not get a bullet trap rated for .22s and use it with ordinary
JP>-> .22s in that case?  A sheet of 1" plywood backed by a sheet of
JP>-> steel, with a 2" separation from the plywood placed behind the trap
JP>-> would be enough to stop the occasional "missed it completely" flub
JP>-> up. Of course, it would be more noisy than CB caps -- but if your
JP>-> wife can stand it . . . :-)
JP>Depending on the price difference between caps and regular 22s, I
JP>suppose the trap plus plywood & steel backstop would eventually pay for
JP>themselves.  Just not sure how long it would take.
Not long -- I can buy .22 LR (if I shop carefully) for less than $100 a
case (5,000 rounds).  If you ran a 50-round session daily, you'd shoot
up about 2 to 3 cases a year.  That would just about pay for the
setup
JP>Another reason I'm interested in the 22 caps:  I've got a big old
JP>ex-hayfield behind my house.  I'd like to set up some of those "Paladin
JP>Scenarios" you read about in Combat Handguns.  There's no safe backstops
JP>there for regular bullets, but BB caps ought to be safe enough without
JP>them, the nearest houses are half a mile away.
I would be VERY leery of doing that -- first of all, you'd be the prime
suspect for any stray bullet or rock that went through anyone's window.
Second, I'm not all that sure a BB cap wouldn't go half a mile.
Third, some kid just might wander into your fan.
I'd definitely use the plastic bullets for this kind of training  -- and
maybe even put up a fence around the area.
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