rodb
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Post by rodb on Nov 14, 2016 17:40:01 GMT -5
Guys, I'm fortunate enough to have my own range to shoot out to 400 yards but unfortunate enough to have neighbors. I use a dirt berm to stop lead at 100 and 400yds but would like to build a trap that can be moved around to different yardages. I have a couple pieces of 1/2" thick AR400 plate steel that measures 2' X 3' and have been studying snail type traps where the bullet hits one of the plates at an angle which deflectes the bullet and directs it though a slot and into a heavy walled tube where the bullet spins around until the energy is used up and the lead falls out the bottom. My question is - will 1/2" AR 400 steel hit on a 30 or 45 degree angle stand up to a 325 grain bullet from an SPML at 200-300 yds?
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Post by Hank on Nov 16, 2016 7:33:18 GMT -5
Rod..
I made a bunch of gong targets for Our Range in Kentucky and at 100 yards standing straight up a solid copper 416 bullet would not damage the steel. If you place your steel on a 45 degree angle there's no way you could ever damage it.
I built a billet trap years ago using a piece of steel set at a 45 degree angle and a built a shallow box (4 inches deep) under it, filled the box with sand and added side walls.. The bullet would hit the angled steel plate and bounce down into the sand where it would stay.. it worked pretty good, but I don't know what ever happened to it.. I haven't seen it in years..
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rodb
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Post by rodb on Nov 16, 2016 7:59:51 GMT -5
Thanks for the input hank. I will have it built by this weekend and will take a picture or two and see how it works.
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Post by Hank on Nov 17, 2016 6:42:18 GMT -5
I believe it will work great.. take some pictures of the build process and share them here if you can..,
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Post by rodb on Nov 17, 2016 10:29:58 GMT -5
Here are a few shots of the bullet trap. the angles sheets of AR400 are 24" high and 36" deep on about a 30 degree angle. |
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Post by rodb on Nov 17, 2016 10:39:15 GMT -5
The finished project ready to test. I had this old steel tub so I thought i would use it. I have built it to slide on top of the grass without digging in so I can move the whole thing around with my Polaris ranger out to whatever yardage i need to shoot. this also raises the trap up where it is about bench high and not setting in the grass. Hope to get to test it on Saturday. Attachments:
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Post by Hank on Nov 18, 2016 7:26:00 GMT -5
Looks good to me.. let us know how it works.
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Post by rodb on Nov 20, 2016 16:43:46 GMT -5
Well I had a chance to try this contraption out yesterday. I was shooting Kyles 275 gr A Max with 70 gr H4198 and after shooting at 100 yards (3shots went .340 but 3/8" low) I dialed 4-1/2 moa and shot the trap at 300. The bullets just left gray streaks on the plate and ended up in tiny fragments inside the tub. No damage to the plates at all. This is going to work great! Point of impact was 2 inches high so not sure if .300 BC was the right dope for this bullet going 2830fps. 3-3/4 MOA would have worked perfect I think. I built one of Richards modified lead sleds and I love that too. Now if someone can just tell me how to quite this thing down??
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