Air Venturi Trap Backstop, 10-Gauge Steel

Works as intended. Reliably stops pellets that penetrate the layer of duct seal. It's rated at 20 fpe which is very, very conservative: I shot the trap with all I have up to 38gr .25 cal slugs at 65 fpe at 10 yards and it handles it like a champ. When you start stacking your shots, projectiles that penetrate the duct seal just flatten against the plate without leaving a dent. The putty captures the fragments, nothing comes back at you and the trap is still in one piece. Obviously I don't recommend that you do it too often: when you hear that your pellets start smacking the metal, its time to stop and repack the putty, but rest assured this plate will save your trap and your walls.

A bit undersized for the trap. When centered in the wooden frame, leaves 1/4" gaps on each side. Not a big deal, just don't shoot it close to the edges with 65fpe guns.

Should come stock with the trap.

Solid back stop.

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Upon received that one side almost totally rusted but it not a big deal.

Fast shipping. Fit well.

For safety put this behind your targets angle down stops any airgun pellets for life

Nothing really just perfect

Safety always comes first

10 gauge steel is almost 1/8" thick so it makes a substantial backstop for your putty filled backstop. A smaller and thinner piece of steel cost more at our Lows and Home Depot.

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Buy more stuff and get free shipping.

Is nice piece of steel looks like it will stop what's supposed to

A little bit less expensive would be nice but ya get what pay for

It stops the pellets.

Wish it were a little bigger.

The old Air Venturi Quiet Trap stood a little higher and the standard two blocks of duct seal was simply insufficient to fill centerline and top edge gaps. Pellets just ended up piercing the backside wood. While the smaller new trap is easier to fill the gaps by kneading the duct seal, the steel backstop is just plain good insurance against pellets breaking the rear wood. The backstop fits perfectly and doesn't add significant weight. Works as advertised.

PA should just sell all the traps with the backstop. Stop selling the version without the backstop steel. If you do a search on the website it's easy to find the trap without the backstop and many shooters don't know the backstop is available. I didn't, and had to place an additional order after I found it as an accessory.