Clearing trap construction

[IronMonster]

is not that thick, maybe 1/8"

The steel itself is not stopping anything bigger than a slow handgun round.

 

[Velzey]

I personally would put the oxygen cylinder back in there. Bollits do funny things when they impact each other! Even in a sand trap. But if you clean it out often you shouldn't have any worries..Looks great!!

I would avoid any steel core rifle rounds.

 

[BoonDocks36]

You should be good to go..... HOWEVER!!!!!!

HAve you considered Noise Control as a needed Concept, not know where your going to put that trap.... Is it out in the boonies a ways, or in your shop?????

I am just covering the bases here.... By my sign on name, you can tell I am a Country Man.... But recently, I heard Single shots of 12 gauge going off... Super Suspect... Then my neighbor and I were talking about the Darn Starlings...

" I been shooting them" I rest my case...

philip

 

[IronMonster]

I personally would put the oxygen cylinder back in there. Bollits do funny things when they impact each other! Even in a sand trap. But if you clean it out often you shouldn't have any worries..Looks great!!

I would avoid any steel core rifle rounds.

I have a bit bigger pressure cylinder. I'll see what else I can come up with as a liner before I fill it.

 

[IronMonster]

You should be good to go..... HOWEVER!!!!!!

HAve you considered Noise Control as a needed Concept, not know where your going to put that trap.... Is it out in the boonies a ways, or in your shop?????

I am just covering the bases here.... By my sign on name, you can tell I am a Country Man.... But recently, I heard Single shots of 12 gauge going off... Super Suspect... Then my neighbor and I were talking about the Darn Starlings...

" I been shooting them" I rest my case...

philip

It will be in my shop, which is in a heavy industrial area. If I was poppin off rounds on a Sunday afternoon you might hear it but during the work week I doubt anyone could tell it from the background noise. There is a plant right behind me that processes sawdust which uses a 200 HP motor attached to a blower to move product. While that thing is running I am not too worried

 

[IronMonster]

Ok, so I have a 9" diameter 3/8 thick 4140 alloy inner liner and I will fill the outer jacket with sand as well. That 4140 would not take a direct .308 but it will stop one at an angle and I feel certain that if one did make it through it would be broken up enough that the outer sand layer would get it stopped. I won't be firing anything bigger than a .308

Maybe later today I'll be able to do some testing

 

[IronMonster]

 

[etrain16]

Nicely done!

Now I want one....

 

[IronMonster]

I tried to dig out a few slugs. Looks like the 9 stopped about half way down. I didn't find the 5.56 but nothing came close to the bottom

 

[blackadder]

Shoot, you could totally market those. I'm thinking of trying it with two 5gal buckets from Lowe's. Was there any sand in or around your barrels or muzzle devices?

 

[IronMonster]

Nope, That chunk of square tube goes through the top plate and sticks into the can about 6". I figured that would help keep the sand from blasting the barrel.

 

[Velzey]

Very good!
I've been hit by bullet fragments a few times test firing and my wife hangs the paperwork from the ER visit on the fridge.
Once from an older triangle type trap and then from a dirt pile that was actually a pile of rocks covered in dirt.
I need to get a forklift to move my big trap into my shop, and build the sand trap outside!