bullet trap recommendations
10-16-2011, 11:21 AM
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Spike
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bullet trap recommendations
I'm building a bullet trap for my .270 out of several sheets of 3/4" plywood. Hopefully the plywood will slow the round enough so that it can be trapped in a box behind it. I'd be interested as to whether this will be enough to stop the bullet, and whether I should use hollow point or solid rounds. Any recommendations?
10-16-2011, 10:15 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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10-17-2011, 06:17 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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10-24-2011, 07:19 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Check out this thread. Since I cast my own bullets this is what I'd build if I had my own place to shoot. I'm sure that you can find some steel fairly cheap at a scrap yard, and if you have a friend who has a welder it'll probably cost you a 12 pack to make it.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=21235
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=21235
10-24-2011, 07:42 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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mythbusters shows you can bounce bullets mathematically off of steel....so if you have a steel plate...placing it on a 45* down angle, the bullets will bounce right into the ground....
i was also thinkin, bout the sand box..if ya lign the front with telephone books, it would be real hard for the sand to get out.....and besides, who uses a phone book anymore?
i was also thinkin, bout the sand box..if ya lign the front with telephone books, it would be real hard for the sand to get out.....and besides, who uses a phone book anymore?
