D'oh!!!!!

[OleTomCat]

This thread makes me smile.

BTW, I little joint compound has made the problem nearly invisible. next a bit of sponge work and a tad of paint and I'm good to go.

Downside, I'm seeing all these other little dings and separations that need a little joint compound and painting... and now I feel obligated to deal with them... so much for loafing.

You can use that as an excuse to cover up your goof....

[thekid]

is plumbers putty as good as duct seal for stopping pellets ?

http://www.lowes.com/pd_23503-138-31174_0__?productId=3132879&Ntt=plumbers+putty&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dplumbers%2Bputty&facetInfo=

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100122577/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=plumbers+putty&storeId=10051#.UR5QiqVf13t

also , how thick should ether be if using a 15 fpe pellet gun ?
and how thick if using a 25 fpe pellet gun ?

Plumbers putty is not good for A.Ging
You need duct seal, I made a killer heavy box, that I line 3 bricks deep for use with my 30fpe FX indy.

That does not so good mebits, at least you can laugh about it and it is easily fixed.

I remember when i was a kid, I went home to find my uncles in my room, shooting my air rifle at some targets.
The gun a russian model (unknown), they had the targets, setup on my table near my bed...in front of the window, curtains closed. Just as I entered the room, they said listen, this makes a funny sound, when it hits the target.
I went to the window, which had frosted (mak tak, for a lack of a better term) privacy plastic on it, and said thats cause the pellets are going through the window stupid. The window looked like swiss cheese.
That stick on privacy plastic, kept the window together, I was left with the repair bill too!

[drewciferpike]

Doing research for a safe, silent indoor trap, I found someone's report (somewhere... don't remember exact site) about stopping PB lead with his duct-seal-lined pellet trap. I think he said it took his brother's 9mmP to finally punch through.

I put in 2" of duct seal, and until I get a rifle with some serious FPE, I'll be fine. I'm usually super-cautious with any type of projectile weapon, but I feel totally fine shooting in the garage.

The OP's story is a great reminder to keep checking our gear and assuring safety (and it's funny, too; if my wife found out I'd done something like this, my HD-list would be a mile long!).

[45Man]

Doing research for a safe, silent indoor trap, I found someone's report (somewhere... don't remember exact site) about stopping PB lead with his duct-seal-lined pellet trap. I think he said it took his brother's 9mmP to finally punch through...

I remember reading that, too, but I'm not ready to try it myself.
One layer of duct seal is plenty, probably could slice them in half, but I only needed 9 bricks to fill my trap.  All my pellet shooting is indoors.

[Bryan Heimann]

And deal with them you will, becuase when she notices all those different spots you can explain it without telling her about the hole you shot in the wall...

[mooseslayer]

I'm new to this, so I filled a cardboard box that my Kuerig coffe maker came in with old bed sheets and haven't had one go thru yet. It is probably about 16x16x16 and had a handle on top which is great for carrying. Probably have 500 pellets and although cardboard is worn out it still works. Emptied a cup full of pellets out of it a while back and probably needs again. I staple  a target on all 4 sides and just turn it and until they are all shot, then replace all 4 at once. I'm shooting nitro venom .177 over 1000fps.