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Bullet traps Carpet kind

pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
I told a friend about some of the people here that have a bullet trap in the basement made from carpet. He wants to make one. Can anyone, that has one, tell me how many layers it takes to stop different calibers using factory ammo? Handgun caliber for the most part. Rifle if anyone has done it. I know that carpet can be a different thickness, but in general how many layers? Anything other hints I can tell him? I want to get him going on this so I can use it too. LOL

If I knew then, what I know now.
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  • CAndres35CAndres35 Member Posts: 453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i would like to hear this too. i hadnt read that carpet would work but it makes sense and you can get used carpet real real cheap. in fact i think i have a couple rolls out in the garage.
    CARL
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    BTT

    If I knew then, what I know now.
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Stacks of tightly boxed books, compressed stacks of newspapers, old tires, pressed cardboard boxes, sandpiles, your neighbors cat, it all works good as long as you have them thick enough and replace them when they get shot out.

    If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

    The sound of a 12 gauge pump clears a house fatser than Rosie O eats a Big Mac !
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  • lokdok1lokdok1 Member Posts: 383 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I remember reading about a 2X4 frame, about the size of a refigerator.The top of the frame scalloped on the sides to accept furring strips on which the carpet pieces are hung folded over. Kind of like trousers on a wire hanger, I think. Am I right?

    Bartman
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  • daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
    edited November -1
    Take some samples to the range and check out the stopping power of carpet. Once you have found this value-- triple it for safties sake.
    5- carpetpads= 15 pads or more. They will age and you will need to replace them quite often!
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  • interstatepawnllcinterstatepawnllc Member Posts: 9,390
    edited November -1
    Hey Lee,lay off the cats!!
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  • n4thethrilln4thethrill Member Posts: 366 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    so many cats ... so few recipes

    you can be king or street sweeper but everyone is going to dance with the reaper
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