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Handgun target set up completed.
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The grandkids love to shoot my handguns. Decided to put something together that they could shoot at in the basement. Used a 24" X 36" X 1/4" plate, 26" X 20" X 9" heavy sheet metal box, 2 X 8 side & front frames set outside of the sheet metal box, with 2" X 2" pieces holding the front of the plate (plate set at maybe a 45 degree angle) and then 2"-3" of sand. Set the thing on a piece of plywood on an old "Wood Matte 200" work table! Had to add light ga. metal plate & angles in various places to prevent the lead from collapsing my ingenious set up!? At any rate it is now working well after the required tweaking😏
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... and the pictures to follow?
Shooting lead bullets indoors can result in lead exposure.
What could go wrong? Seriously ? Lead exposure at minimum, likely serious injury to ricochet
The build, the idea is great. I personally don't like the application.
Ventilation will be an issue... cleaning up lead will be an issue...
I am trying not to be a downer about this as it is something I have tried to figure out how to do the same thing. An indoor range I used to shoot at frequently starting having issues with fired bullets coming back. I caught a .38 Spc. in the chest. It felt like someone thumped me with a finger. Not hard enough to do anything but I felt it...
That was the last time I shot there until after they had redone the bullet traps and plates....
I hope you figure out the safest way to use your new range....
What caliber are you shooting? I've set up a 22cal airgun trap that uses 40 pounds of rubber mulch and a plastic bin. As a failsafe, I backed it with a large piece of steel but the reality is that nothing gets thru the bin, even at 900fps.
I don't know if I'd recommend that setup for a 22lr but if that's what you're shooting, it would make a great way to slow a projectile before hitting the back of the trap you made.
🇺🇲 "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson 🇺🇲
I can't wait to see the pictures. Sound really cool.
When the kids were young, Donna and I would put them to bed, then head down to the basement to shoot the 22's. I had several 2x6 boards as a backstop. DON'T DO THIS. LOL. They went right through and eroded the cinderblocks behind them.
I thought Chris was your only child, you got more??
Yes, one older son from another marriage.
I mounted an exhaust fan in the basement window where we shoot from. I was also concerned about the bi-products. I've tried MANY times to post photos. But then I still carry a "flip phone"🤔