What happens at the muzzle

[BrownBear]

If I could stop a 540 gr bullet in my garage reliably....

We're using a 5-gallon bucket of sand (usually damp due to climate) as a stop for recovering lead. Try it yourself to confirm, but even 560-grain 58 cal versions never penetrate.

We line the inside "face" of the bucket with a piece of truck innertube to keep the sand from spilling out the bullet holes in the bucket, but you still get a pretty good spurt of sand straight up at the shot. A square of carpet sample on top would mostly damp that, I think.

BTW- In our early tests of the buckets we fired an 06 with ball ammo into the bucket from 15'. Same results. Gives me a lot more respect for sandbags used by the military for "bullet proofing."

 

[Larry Pletcher]

Bear,
I thought once about filling a 5 g bucket with sand, covering the top with something,laying it on its side, and shooting into the end. It sounds like you are sitting the pail normally and shooting into the side?

Regards,
Pletch

 

[BrownBear]

It sounds like you are sitting the pail normally and shooting into the side?

Yup. Since we live on the coast we do most of our shooting on or near the beach where sand (and weight!) is no problem.

Some on here have reported similar results with mulch from old tires available at most garden stores. I don't recall the details or what size of box, so hopefully someone here will chime in. It might be a more reasonable source for you, and I can guarantee it would be a lot less messy for indoor use! :rotf:

 

[Idaho Ron]

I read where a guy used boards and made a long box that held sand. It was about 4 foot long. Then he shot conicals into it. Ron

 

[dogface]

It taught me I wouldn't want to be downrange of that beggar ! :surrender:

 

[hoochiepapa]

Amazing video!!
Rifleman:
You didn't learn anything?? So you have seen this all before??

 

[270WSMANIC]

I was amased to see no movement of the barrel in recoil even if in a vice wood have expected to see some movement.