Off-the-shelf self-healing 4x8 rubber sheeting like Linatex?

luvit · March 16, 2013, 06:03 AM

● Has anyone found a off-the-shelf 4x8 sheets of rubber comparable to Linatex? -- Preferably from a place like Home Depot...
● And have you used this substitute?

**hso** · March 16, 2013, 06:35 AM

I've never seen anything like it at big box home stores, but you can look for local sources of mine conveyor belt that has been retired. You find this at mining and gravel pit operations.

osprey176 · March 16, 2013, 03:12 PM

I assume you are using this for a target backer.I use mud flaps from tractor trailers.They aren't as big,but they are self healing and cheap.

luvit · March 17, 2013, 08:49 AM

appreciate the mining info.. i should have reasonable access, if i take time to call around enough.
if it takes me a while to get a 4ft wide belt, i can live with semi mud flap size unitil May. lol.

**hso** · March 17, 2013, 09:08 AM

Just overlap them to make as wide an area as you need.

BTW, just hang them. You want them to move as freely as possible when the bullet hits to rob more of the energy than if they were anchored top and bottom.

**owen** · March 17, 2013, 05:07 PM

Like this?

http://rubbersource.ca/PDF/BALLISTIC...20CURTAINS.pdf

Seems to work well for .223, but .38SPL and .22 rimfire tend to bounce off the front sheet.

I have two sheets, one in front of the other, backed by cinder block.

luvit · March 18, 2013, 03:04 PM

Yeah, I'll overlap by 6" and only fasten the top of the sheets -- like Linatex practices.
Owen, do you find the bounce from .22 or .38 to be dangerous?

towerdog · March 18, 2013, 04:30 PM

We use old conveyor belting from a gravel quary, it works really well and you can staple paper targets to it. Check with quarys around your area some have piles of it out back waiting to be hauled off.

**owen** · March 18, 2013, 06:29 PM

luvit... I haven't been hit by one. I'm sure it would sting like hell.

ihctractor · March 18, 2013, 07:44 PM

Check your local farm stores for "cattle/horse mats". They're really heavy rubber, big and not horribly expensive.
Here's one from our local store:
http://www.ruralking.com/quality-rub...3-4-thick.html

luvit · March 18, 2013, 07:46 PM

but i'm looking for 4x8 or larger.. and hoping not as heavy as those horse mats so I can hang them.. but i've never felt the weight of ballistic rubber.

**owen** · March 19, 2013, 10:31 AM

luvit, I was surpised how light it was. You can get it in 4' x 30' rolls

snakeman · March 19, 2013, 10:40 AM

you can use a yoga mat. Cut it, glue several layers together, compress it aka cover it with a trash bag and park on it, be sure to glue base frame in between layers

Kristensdaddy · April 9, 2013, 04:54 PM

You can get stall mats in 2x4 foot sizes as well. much easier to handle. Got mine at Tractor Supply Co.

medalguy · June 10, 2013, 01:03 AM

Tractor Supply if you have one sells stall mats in various thicknesses: 1/4, 3/8, 3/4 inch. I use the 3/4 as a backer for my range as well as a 2-foot high front stop to keep dirt from falling out the front of the backstop.

March 16, 2013, 06:03 AM	#1
luvit Member Join Date: February 8, 2013 Posts: 68	Off-the-shelf self-healing 4x8 rubber sheeting like Linatex? ● Has anyone found a off-the-shelf 4x8 sheets of rubber comparable to Linatex? -- Preferably from a place like Home Depot... ● And have you used this substitute? __________________ NRA Certified Instructor - NRA Distinguished Life Member Backstop Construction Thread for small ranges Mods.. please do not merge my threads with other threads

March 16, 2013, 06:35 AM	#2
hso Moderator Join Date: January 3, 2003 Location: 0 hrs east of TN Posts: 33,815	I've never seen anything like it at big box home stores, but you can look for local sources of mine conveyor belt that has been retired. You find this at mining and gravel pit operations. __________________ SAF Life Member/NRAILA Contributor **************** Please Read The Forum Rules** TheHighRoad exists to provide a higher grade of discussion than is found on some other gun forums so antis and undecideds can see that gun owners and RKBA advocates are not the reckless misanthropes they tell everyone we are. Personal attacks, group stereotyping, macho chest-thumping, and partisan hackery are low road and hurt all of us.

March 17, 2013, 08:49 AM	#4
luvit Member Join Date: February 8, 2013 Posts: 68	appreciate the mining info.. i should have reasonable access, if i take time to call around enough. if it takes me a while to get a 4ft wide belt, i can live with semi mud flap size unitil May. lol. __________________ NRA Certified Instructor - NRA Distinguished Life Member Backstop Construction Thread for small ranges Mods.. please do not merge my threads with other threads

March 17, 2013, 09:08 AM	#5
hso Moderator Join Date: January 3, 2003 Location: 0 hrs east of TN Posts: 33,815	Just overlap them to make as wide an area as you need. BTW, just hang them. You want them to move as freely as possible when the bullet hits to rob more of the energy than if they were anchored top and bottom. __________________ SAF Life Member/NRAILA Contributor **************** Please Read The Forum Rules** TheHighRoad exists to provide a higher grade of discussion than is found on some other gun forums so antis and undecideds can see that gun owners and RKBA advocates are not the reckless misanthropes they tell everyone we are. Personal attacks, group stereotyping, macho chest-thumping, and partisan hackery are low road and hurt all of us.

March 17, 2013, 05:07 PM	#6
owen Moderator Join Date: December 24, 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 5,460	Like this? http://rubbersource.ca/PDF/BALLISTIC...20CURTAINS.pdf Seems to work well for .223, but .38SPL and .22 rimfire tend to bounce off the front sheet. I have two sheets, one in front of the other, backed by cinder block. __________________ What Would Loki Do?

March 16, 2013, 03:12 PM	#3
osprey176 Member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Location: w.nebraska,hunters paradise Posts: 261	I assume you are using this for a target backer.I use mud flaps from tractor trailers.They aren't as big,but they are self healing and cheap.

March 18, 2013, 03:04 PM	#7
luvit Member Join Date: February 8, 2013 Posts: 68	Yeah, I'll overlap by 6" and only fasten the top of the sheets -- like Linatex practices. Owen, do you find the bounce from .22 or .38 to be dangerous? __________________ NRA Certified Instructor - NRA Distinguished Life Member Backstop Construction Thread for small ranges Mods.. please do not merge my threads with other threads

March 18, 2013, 04:30 PM	#8
towerdog Member Join Date: January 9, 2012 Location: Charlotte, MI Posts: 30	We use old conveyor belting from a gravel quary, it works really well and you can staple paper targets to it. Check with quarys around your area some have piles of it out back waiting to be hauled off.

March 18, 2013, 06:29 PM	#9
owen Moderator Join Date: December 24, 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 5,460	luvit... I haven't been hit by one. I'm sure it would sting like hell. __________________ What Would Loki Do? Last edited by owen; March 18, 2013 at 06:38 PM.

March 18, 2013, 07:44 PM	#10
ihctractor Member Join Date: September 13, 2009 Posts: 28	Check your local farm stores for "cattle/horse mats". They're really heavy rubber, big and not horribly expensive. Here's one from our local store: http://www.ruralking.com/quality-rub...3-4-thick.html

March 18, 2013, 07:46 PM	#11
luvit Member Join Date: February 8, 2013 Posts: 68	but i'm looking for 4x8 or larger.. and hoping not as heavy as those horse mats so I can hang them.. but i've never felt the weight of ballistic rubber. __________________ NRA Certified Instructor - NRA Distinguished Life Member Backstop Construction Thread for small ranges Mods.. please do not merge my threads with other threads

March 19, 2013, 10:31 AM	#12
owen Moderator Join Date: December 24, 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 5,460	luvit, I was surpised how light it was. You can get it in 4' x 30' rolls __________________ What Would Loki Do?

March 19, 2013, 10:40 AM	#13
snakeman Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,987	you can use a yoga mat. Cut it, glue several layers together, compress it aka cover it with a trash bag and park on it, be sure to glue base frame in between layers __________________ Freedom is given to those willing to fight to obtain it.

April 9, 2013, 04:54 PM	#14
Kristensdaddy Member Join Date: June 2, 2010 Posts: 119	You can get stall mats in 2x4 foot sizes as well. much easier to handle. Got mine at Tractor Supply Co.

June 10, 2013, 01:03 AM	#15
medalguy Member Join Date: March 20, 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,073	Tractor Supply if you have one sells stall mats in various thicknesses: 1/4, 3/8, 3/4 inch. I use the 3/4 as a backer for my range as well as a 2-foot high front stop to keep dirt from falling out the front of the backstop.