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I can't remember the name of the thing, but many years ago (12-15+) there was a bullet trap that was a steel box filled with shredded tire pieces and the opening had a ballistic self-sealing film. They advertised that it would even handle a .458WM.. Two sizes were built - one mainly for handguns and the other, much larger box was for centerfire rifles.. All I can think of is "Hot Box" or similar.. I'll try to find it.. added: like this unit: http://www.alternateforce.net/suptrapconsy.html
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A lot of years ago an acquaintance cut a hole through the concrete basement wall, then trenched 40 or 50 yards out into his back yard. The trench was lined with 45 gallon drums welded together. At the end a vertical entry was created so he could get in to hang targets. I was never in the end of it so do not know what stopped the bullets. Maybe just dirt.
In the basement he had a sheet of plywood blocking the hole in the wall with a small hole in the bottom to poke the rifle barrel through. Upon firing the plywood baffle would set back and there would be a hell of a roar in the basement. Why his wife tolerated it no one knew. To put it mildly he was always a bit of a crazy character.
As young guys in our early 20's we thought it was cool. I shot my .270 there quite a few times.
From my experience with that I think shooting in the garage would be evident to your neighbours in a big way unless they were a half mile or more away.
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I get too much lead dust from pellet rifles. No way I'd go center or even rimfire.
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I use a Savage Range Systems Bench Top Gunsmith model. Costs about $1700 and will handle up to 338 Win Mag. Bottom has water with an additive furnished by Savage. There is a pipe coming out of the top at an angle that you attach the shop vac to and no lead dust or powder smoke is in the air. Handiest item I ever purchased. We use it almost daily.
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Check out the Magnetospeed Chronograph (MidwayUSA.com). It fits on the end of the barrel and only adds about a foot to the barrel length. It would reduce the needed distance of the range to only a few feet. Someone here posted about them recently and said they work great.
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had a buddy who buried a muffler in his backyard and used it for case forming. he had houses all around him never got any static about it.
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I hear democrats make a good bullet stop
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