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BULLET TRAP COMPARISONS (PT. 1)By:Ac'onTarget
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Formanyyears,bullettraptechnologyhasbeen
miredinconfusion,misunderstanding,and
misinforma'on.Thevariousapproachestobullet
containmentanddisposalhavebecomeasdiverseastheyarenumerous.Thepurposeofthisar'cleisto
provideaccurateinforma'onandvaluableeduca'on
byexaminingvariousbullettraptheories,
technologies,andapplica'onsinanobjec'vemanner.
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TYPES OF BULLET TRAPS
SandorDirtBerm
PitandPlateTrap
WaterandPlateTrap
Vene'anBlindTrap
TheEscalatorTrap
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THE SAND OR DIRT BERM
Thesandordirtbermusesthemass
ofthebermitselftostopandstore
bullets,andonoutdoorrangescanliterallybethesideofamountain;on
indoorrangeshowever,sometypeof
structureorbarricadeisgenerally
usedtosupportthebermandhold
backthesand.
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THE SAND OR DIRT BERM
Concentra'onsoflead(calledhotspots)
canformbehindtargetscausing
subsequentshotstoricochetandbounce
backtowardtheshooter.
Sandanddirtbermsarecomingunder
increasinglyharshenvironmentalscru'ny
duetohighleadlevelsintheground
aroundthetrapandthetendencyofthe
leadtoseepintosurroundingground
water.
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THE SAND OR DIRT BERM
Ul'mately,benefitsofasandberminclude
lowcost,rela'velylowmaintenance,and
theabilitytouseanykindofammuni'on.
Weaknessesincludepoten'al
environmentalhazards,expensivemining,
andhotspotricochet.
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THE PIT AND PLATE TRAP
Inapitandplatetrap,asteelplateisused
toredirectbulletsintoabedofsand.
ThesteelisoRencalledaSmashplatebecausetheacuteanglecausesbulletsto
smashintosmallpiecesonimpactbefore
theyarescaeredonthesandbelow.
Undermoderatetoheavyuse,athicklead
build-upcandevelopinthebackcornerof
thetrapcausingbulletstobedeflected
backtowardtheshooter.
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THE PIT AND PLATE TRAP
Thebenefitsofapitandplatetrapinclude
lowerini'alcostandsimpleinstalla'on.
Weaknessesincludebulletfragmenta'ononimpact,leadbuild-up,ricochet,and
highmaintenance.
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THE WATER AND PLATE TRAP
Awaterandplatetrapissimilartothepit
andplatetrap,exceptthesandisreplaced
byalargetroughofwater;bulletss'll
fragmentintosmallerpiecesaRerimpact,
butbulletfragmentssimplysplashintothe
waterandsinktotheboomofthe
trough.
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THE WATER AND PLATE TRAP
Leadmustbeshoveledorscoopedfrom
thewateranddisposeofitproperly.
Thewaterinthetroughmustbereplenishedduetoevapora'on,andthe
evapora'oncancauseincreasedrange
humidityandven'la'onsystemproblems.
Thebenefitsofawaterandplatetrap
includelowerleaddustlevelsandno
ricochetoffotherbullets.
Weaknessesincludebulletfragmenta'on
onimpact,maintenanceofthewater,and
thelimita'ontoindooruseonly.
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THE VENETIAN BLIND TRAP
AVene'anBlindtrapusesaseriesof
angledsteelsmashplatestoredirect
bulletstothebackandboomofthetrap,
withsomeversionsofthistrapincluding
smashplatesmountedlooselytohelp
absorbsomeofthebulletsenergy.
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THE VENETIAN BLIND TRAP
Tokeepbulletsplaerfrombouncingback
attheshooter,rubbercurtainsareoRen
mountedacrosstheen'refaceofthetrap.
Becauserubberisdestroyedevery'meits
shot,thesecurtainsmustbereplacedor
patchedfrequentlytomaintaintheir
effec'veness.
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THE VENETIAN BLIND TRAP
Thebenefitsofavene'anblindtrap
includethedurabilityofsteel,nosandor
granules,andasmallfloorspace
requirement.
Weaknessesincludebulletfragmenta'on
onimpact,splaerandricochet,noclose-
rangeshoo'ng,andmaintenanceofthe
rubbercurtains.
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THE ESCALATOR TRAP
Theescalatortrapisanotherold-fashioned
steeltrapthatusessteeplyangledsmash
platestostopbulletsanddirectthe
fragmentstoanopencollec'onarea.
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THE ESCALATOR TRAP
Somemanufacturersrecommendthatthe
impactplatesbecoatedwithoiltoreduce
fragmenta'on,however,thisoilcanbe
washedawayintothesurroundingsoilif
thetrapisnotprotectedfromthe
elementsinoutdoorapplica'ons.
Thesamesystemofprotec'verubber
curtainsmayalsobenecessarywiththis
trapduetotheacuteangleofitssteel
smashplates.
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THE ESCALATOR TRAP
Benefitsofanescalatortrapincludethe
durabilityofsteelandnosandorrubber
granules.
Weaknessesincludebulletfragmenta'on
onimpact,noclose-rangeshoo'ng,
maintenanceoftherubbercurtains,and
poorleadstorageandcollec'on.
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Althoughbullettraptechnologyhasbeenmiredin
confusion,misunderstanding,andmisinforma'on,
thatdoesntmeanthatbullettrapconstruc'onneeds
tobeconfusingordifficult.
Ac'onTargetsrangeexpertscanhelpanyshoo'ng
rangegetanswerstotheirques'ons,ensuringthat
therangehasacost-effec've,efficient,and-morethananything-safebullettrap.
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