DIY Bullet trap

[DoglegArms]

But you posted a thread about building one. Were you originally going to glue it?

Some of us build because we enjoy it, doesn't mean it always saves us money. I'm sure there's people cranking these out and selling them for less than what it would cost to gather up the materials and supplies, unless you have access to free scrap steel somewhere

I guess you haven't used JB weld before? j/k.

Yes I want to build one but I was thinking of using a medium to slow and trap the bullet.

 

[Okuma Steve]

If youre trying to demonstrate silencers it won't do you any good. The impact on the metal sounds like a gunshot. Thats why we have all those blocks of books and magazines to shoot at the shop. They make a little "whack" instead of a loud "clank".

 

[DoglegArms]

If youre trying to demonstrate silencers it won't do you any good. The impact on the metal sounds like a gunshot. Thats why we have all those blocks of books and magazines to shoot at the shop. They make a little "whack" instead of a loud "clank".

That's why I was thinking a metal tube of clay. I've been shooting into my lawn.

 

[Cudruln]

Ideally I don't want to hear the impact of the bullet and the steel. That's why I was thinking of filling a tube layered with sand and clay. I wonder if you can make one that muffles the impact.

I would think that would be manageable. Should be fairly easy to do some type baffles to help suppress it some.

 

[Willy Leadwell]

That's why I was thinking a metal tube of clay. I've been shooting into my lawn.

If you can do that, then a dirt mound would really probably be your best bet. If you don't like the way it that will look in your future YouTube videos, you could always build an old west storefront in front of it or something. I'll even donate a life size cutout of myself wearing my cowboy hat and assless chaps drawing my six shooter.

 

[Mac11FA]

A 5 gallon bucket with half full of wet newspapers works great
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[erkinator 2]

A 5 gallon bucket with half full of wet newspapers works great
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Yea but he wanted less redneck. I guess from 55 gal to 5 gal is a little less.

 

[DoglegArms]

A 5 gallon bucket with half full of wet newspapers works great
!

That's a good idea!

 

[Mac11FA]

That's a good idea!

I watched a video from a guy on uzitalk.com run a FA test on a mod. into one.

 

[Mac11FA]

Here is another simple alternative to DIY bullet trap.