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Bullet Trap
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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 659750" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>Riley....</p><p> </p><p>Wood won't cut it, not even for a .22. You need plate with a high Rockwell, as in hardened and stress relieved to contain and deflect (downward) the projectile. Sand should work for containment. You could make a frame from wood but the deflection/containment must be metal and substantial and it must be angled so the return path (of the projectile after it makes initial contact with the backstop metal) is downward and not returned horoziontally.</p><p> </p><p>Interestingly, I've seen telephone books (thick classified ads) used to contain bullets fired at close range from handguns...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 659750, member: 39764"] Riley.... Wood won't cut it, not even for a .22. You need plate with a high Rockwell, as in hardened and stress relieved to contain and deflect (downward) the projectile. Sand should work for containment. You could make a frame from wood but the deflection/containment must be metal and substantial and it must be angled so the return path (of the projectile after it makes initial contact with the backstop metal) is downward and not returned horoziontally. Interestingly, I've seen telephone books (thick classified ads) used to contain bullets fired at close range from handguns... [/QUOTE]
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