bullet trap???

[CJ6]

My friends berm is made from railroad ties. 8ft square/high with a 3ft square front opening (with HVY belting) covering the opening. It's filled with sand and dirt. It gets used for everything from 22 rf to his BIG guns 460 Wea.- 577.
He built it back in the early mid 80s and it's still rock solid. If I remember he's only replaced the belting 3 times since building.

 

[farmerjohn]

Hey Fellers, I built 3 of these, I keep 1 at a hundred yds and one at 3. . the other I can move out to 1k . Every few yrs I replace the target board with a half sheet of what ever is on sale at the lumber yard. Easy to move with the UTV... John

 

[ebb]

My wife has laid down the law and says she is not interested in a 22 bullet trap and has instructed me to buy this so she can shoot her handguns. https://www.thebulletbunker.com/44-ls Sometimes I have to tell her NO but sometimes she makes so much sense I just have to do what she says. I like the idea of the trap so lead gets recycled. I think a "U" from phone poles that encircles the trap may be in the near future.

 

[dantiff2]

 

[DShortt]

It irritates me to no end that people move out of urban areas, then immediately set about trying to make the rural area like the urban area was.
They'd save everyone, including themselves, a lot of time, trouble and money if they'd simply stay put.

 

[Knotwild]

That particular day, I was about 75 yards away shooting a 300 blackout off a tripod and the projectile that came back was a 245 gn cast bullet. I will add though: that I found several 9mm cast bullets out in front of my ties also. These hit and bounced out about 10 feet or so. I was just shooting through carboard/ with targets and using the ties as a stop. That ended once I realized that method did not "capture" the bullets. The sand is a dead stop. All bullets are 6-10" in and go no farther.

I did find 2 38 special 158gr semi wad cutters on the ground. I am limited in space so I would probably have to build a wall to hold the sand. But, you got me thinking. Thanks.

 

[1911nut]

I’d look into increased insurance, liability?