what type of bullet trap do i need for a .22 round?

wooden box:

1/2" plywood in the front, 3/4" plywood on the sides, back, top, bottom.

dimensions 3x3 feet wide/high and 2 feet deep.

good for pistol shooting under 15 yards, rifle shooting under 50 yards (beginner). safe for small caliber/low power like .22 rimfire, .17hmr, .22 magnum, .25acp, .32 acp, .38 special. cowboy calibers are also ok, but no magnums.

fill with light dirt like potting soil or beach sand. do not pack in dirt.

shake or stir the dirt in the box every 100 or so rounds, the lead bullets are heavier than dirt and will settle on the bottom of the box. Eventually after maybe 2500 .22LR rounds you'll need to dissemble the box and remove all the bullets. 2500 .22LR bullets will cover the bottom of a 2x3 foot area maybe 1" deep. its really not that much actually and won't interfere with shooting, but as a safety precaution you should do that anyway.

or build a proper backstop since you say you have some land. if you can shoot outside without the neighbors or people complaining or calling the cops, I suppose you can probably make a mound of dirt 5 feet high someplace on your property. with that simply shovel the dirt around (the top 6" of the shooting surface) every time you're done shooting. you can shoot larger calibers into that if you wish. surprisingly even a high power rifle .308 round will only get maybe 8" penetration into dirt.

22 Bullet Trap

Are you trapping for pelts or pest control? If you are just getting rid of some pests and don't care about the pelt I'd just run .38 wadcutters through the .357 For SD .22 mag beats nothing, and a lucky shot would stop someone but don't count on it, even with premium ammo, it's just too iffy to be a primary choice, although it would be excellent for running trap lines. Once again the .38 wadcutters would be better than the .22 mag for SD. Taurus makes a decent revolver, by no means the smoothest or fanciest, but I own a couple of their revolvers and can't fault their function one bit, and actually I really like some of their grips, especially the ribber ones. The only complaints I've had are things such as too sharp of checkering, and sometimes the front sight could use a little paint. Things that are mostly minor annoyances that can be dealt with or easily remedied. While not as nice as the Ruger or S&W offerings, they're decent guns and I rather enjoy mine.

Homemade Bullet Trap

I built one for myself. Depending on what you have for materials but I built one with an old water barrel where I used the flat steel of one end cap, its 10 gauge I think, angled at 45 degrees to direct the .22 bullets into a depth of sand of 5 inches cradled by the other end cap. I used a couple barn door hinges to hinge the pieces and welded a block on the steel to keep them from closing narrower than 45 degrees. It looks like a clam shell. Its based on the military's old .22 trainer back stop. Otherwise I use dead spongey wood in my highpower rifle back stop. Most of it stops a 30-06 with a 6 inch diameter log.

Well it would be a good idea to put wood logs into a hill. But a 1/4" peice steel sheet would stop .22. Wouldn't stop any centerfile calibers. Have it at tilted towards you at a 30 degree angle and when it deflects it goes down.

Sandbags (several layers thick) or a big (3'x3') wooden box-o-dirt will work just fine.

Have fun

A good mound of dirt without rocks.

A pile of logs will do fine. Or shoot into a hill.