Homemade Bullet Traps or Inexpensive Ones

**markshere2** · February 11th, 2018, 07:27 AM

Since I cast my own bullets, I decided to catch and remelt my bullets.

My target box is 3' x 3' x2' deep.
I filled it with wood chips from a treeservice.
Nothing has penetrated the back yet.
.223, 300 WSM, 7.62x54R, 30-06..all held inside

As the front board (that the targets get stapled to ) turns into air and splinters, I just screw on another piece of chip board.

I have mined it once. Got about 30 lbs of lead back.

**cephas** · February 11th, 2018, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by markshere2

Since I cast my own bullets, I decided to catch and remelt my bullets.

My target box is 3' x 3' x2' deep.
I filled it with wood chips from a treeservice.
Nothing has penetrated the back yet.
.223, 300 WSM, 7.62x54R, 30-06..all held inside

As the front board (that the targets get stapled to ) turns into air and splinters, I just screw on another piece of chip board.

I have mined it once. Got about 30 lbs of lead back.

Same here. Another benefit is no splatter. Mine is filled with any kind of wood I find laying around.
Like Scott if I made one with scrounged steel I'd angle the plate in a wood frame, add sides to control splatter and a few inches of sand to catch .22's.
Replace parts as needed.

**markshere2** · February 11th, 2018, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by cephas

Same here. Another benefit is no splatter. Mine is filled with any kind of wood I find laying around.
Like Scott if I made one with scrounged steel I'd angle the plate in a wood frame, add sides to control splatter and a few inches of sand to catch .22's.
Replace parts as needed.

yeah, I started with chips.

As they turned to wood dust, I started adding wood scraps to the top.

As the center hollows out, it all settles down,but the metal content also increases.

Again, zero coming through the back.