The story...
https://thereloadersnetwork.com/2018...-works-part-2/
How it looks...after a few rattle cans of red paint...
Had to get help to mount it into the backstop...
Here's the business end where you get the lead back, it's in the bucket...
No problem stopping pistol cast but it has it's limits though, 170g. 'Jacketed' SP .30-30W rounds dug into the soft 3/8's plate steel...
It does catch the
cast rounds from the .30-30W without any damage but I'll just stick with my 'Barrel-O-Rubber Mulch' for stopping anything from a rifle...
This catcher has a plug in the bottom so I only filled it 2/3'rds with rubber mulch, it's dang heavy and a pain in the tail to empty and retrieve the lead, takes a couple hours working alone...
I cut the top of the lid out to put a round 1/4" plywood face on it, you have to replace the plywood when you empty & reclaim lead...you need to stuff all the plastic bags the mulch came in behind the plywood to stop the mulch from migrating through the face after it starts to deteriorate. That gives it some longevity, a couple thousand rounds or roughly 60 lbs. of lead on each cleanout...
Final assembly, the mulch on the tarp behind the barrel, 8 bags I think...then the rubber floor mat is cut to fit on the plywood and stapled well, then your targets stapled after that and your in business...
Here's the pain with this backstop...the clean-out...You have to dump the mulch and let the cast rounds settle to the tarp as your scooping the mulch in small 3~5 gal. bucks and putting it back into the barrel and tamping it as you go...it's a pain, no doubt but this barrel will catch anything short of a 50 cal. ...
But, it's worth it to get all that lead back...especially the tin rich stuff...
Show us some pictures of whatever you build...OK?