PhilB
07-06-2011, 07:33 PM
Not sure if this belongs here but maybe it can be moved if it doesn't. Just thought I'd show what I shoot my cast boolits at. The first photos are of my temporary backstop for 50 and 75ft range. It's a wood target frame with a trashcan full of dirt behind it. The trashcan stops everything but full bore .357 and .44mag loads and the diamond plate behind the trashcan stops them. I can pick the spent bullets up off the ground under the diamond plate.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/xzkt/backstopfront.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/xzkt/backstopside.jpg
This is the portable bullet trap I've been working on. The sled is not completely painted and the I-bolts aren't installed on the front so I can pull it with my mower. The trap uses 6in of water in the bottom to catch the bullets and a piece of industrual belting covers the front(it's not there either) to contain the splashing water and lead fragments and also is used to staple the target onto. I can pull this anyplace in the yard and when I'm done pull it into or behind my garage. By the way, I use water instead of sand because the lead is easier to recover. Wasn't sure it would work but filled the lower part of the trap with water and it worked with my .44 mag.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/xzkt/bullettrap1.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/xzkt/bullettrap2.jpg
I don't have any photos of my 100yrd backstop because it is a work in progress. That means the holes are dug for the posts and the railroad ties are laying around ready to stack but there is no dirt to mound up yet.:lol:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/xzkt/backstopfront.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/xzkt/backstopside.jpg
This is the portable bullet trap I've been working on. The sled is not completely painted and the I-bolts aren't installed on the front so I can pull it with my mower. The trap uses 6in of water in the bottom to catch the bullets and a piece of industrual belting covers the front(it's not there either) to contain the splashing water and lead fragments and also is used to staple the target onto. I can pull this anyplace in the yard and when I'm done pull it into or behind my garage. By the way, I use water instead of sand because the lead is easier to recover. Wasn't sure it would work but filled the lower part of the trap with water and it worked with my .44 mag.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/xzkt/bullettrap1.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/xzkt/bullettrap2.jpg
I don't have any photos of my 100yrd backstop because it is a work in progress. That means the holes are dug for the posts and the railroad ties are laying around ready to stack but there is no dirt to mound up yet.:lol: