Bullet Trap Basics

a bullet trap is a device or structure that is specifically designed to stop and collect fired bullets. They serve a number of additional purposes and make shooting ranges safe by preventing overpenetration, damage from stray shots outside the target area, and ricochets. Bullet traps collect projectiles, preventing the release of toxic heavy metals, like lead dust, into the environment and allowing for bullet material to be recycled.

There are three major types of bullet traps.

Deceleration Traps direct projectiles into a helical or circular chamber. The bullet slides against the curved chamber wall and gradually loses velocity until it drops to the bottom of the chamber. The deceleration chamber itself usually looks like a horizontal pipe that bullets are funneled into by upper and lower steel plates that slope toward it. Deceleration traps use oil coating to capture dust.

Impact Bullet Traps are hardened vertical or angled steel plates up to 10mm in thickness that slope downward. Projectiles hit the steel and are directed by deflection downward into a collection medium, like sand. If the slope is severe enough, bullets will shatter on impact preventing ricochet. At close range, the impact plate may have a anti-splash curtain in front of it to catch any bullet fragments and prevent it from coming back toward the shooter.

Friction Traps gradually slow down a bullet with a particular medium, producing less dust than other traps. A berm at an outdoor range is a friction trap, as is a wall of sandbags, tires, or other materials. These are the best type of trap to use with high-velocity centerfire rifle bullets.

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