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Unless you got a real good ventilation system in your garage, I would highly recommend against it. The primers you are using produce a significant amount of lead vapor.
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I'm aware of the danger, and yes, the garage has great ventilation. I would be careful about a basement, though, for the same reason. If you can ventilate it, and sweep the floor regularly, I would feel fine.
A pellet gun is probably safer. But shooting your 'regular' pistol has benefits, too, if you can deal with ventilation and cleaning issues.
What do I shoot at? I hang a milsurp wool blanket on a portable towel rack. I tape a piece of paper with a hand-drawn target on it. Its ugly, but it works. The wool blanket makes the plastic bullets fall right at its base. Easy to re-use them.
DO NOT use a good blanket. Or a light blanket. Even with primer only, the plastic bullets have enough speed to tear or penetrate a light blanket. I got in trouble with my wife before I got the milsurp wool blanket.