Finally a proper bullet trap. DIY of course!

[@warrior-0f-light]

Hi Jim! Make a cover out of thick rubber, like truck wheels for example. And a small hole for the barrel. This thing will absorb sound. You can put felt inside the pipe, it will also make the shot quieter. In general, a useful device for a workshop, so as not to scare others with explosions 😮

[@jimafcarbon4433]

That's the plan !

[@GodsChosen69]

you inspired me to build my own micro gun range. i built one inside an empty can of hormel chili(no beans of course).

[@jimafcarbon4433]

A little sand stops a lot of bullets.

[@jeremyPXP]

One of the jobs I did in Japan was making bullet traps out of sheet metal for the base SF. Pretty cool.

[@jimafcarbon4433]

It's much more enjoyable to make stuff for yourself. Even if you're making it from scraps.

[@UncommonNews777]

Pretty cool man. I use to carry around one of those 45/410's. I decided to get rid of it after a 45lc went through my thigh. Hahaha... I was getting into my car and as soon as I sat down BAM!

[@jimafcarbon4433]

Yeah, they aren't the best design by far. The safety is clumsy as hell.

[@UncommonNews777]

There's got to be a simple way to make them safer, I really like the design. @@jimafcarbon4433

[@jimafcarbon4433]

It's a terrible design to be practical really. But it is simple which makes it easy to build.

[@bioniclife]

My .50 BMG only penetrates 18-20" into my backstop, but I'd think twice about firing it into your trap in the garage. We could test it down range if you want.

[@jimafcarbon4433]

Sounds like a plan !

[@pieteraarts6832]

That thing is i belive a brake rotor not a brake drum bit still a nice job

[@jimafcarbon4433]

You are correct.

[@Mike-ks6qu]

Gonna build one of these to get my wife in the habit of safely clearing her pistol. Many would argue to just properly clear it and i agree, but when you're new you make mistakes. We had a marine in our unit accidentally discharge near the command cp during an exercise. He wasn't very bright to be fair and we were using sim rounds, but it's a good habit to get into just to understand why muzzle awareness is so important. I also believe in redundancy especially when it comes to firearm safety. The marine ran laps for hours with his weapon overhead btw 🤣🤣🤣

[@jimafcarbon4433]

I use it for test firing in the garage. So I don't have to go outside in the rain or snow and tear up the yard outside of the garage. Just for clearing, a bucket of sand will stop most any handgun. You could stack buckets for larger calibers. You'll want something, carpet, rags or the like to keep the sand from blowing back into the action.

[@Mike-ks6qu]

@@jimafcarbon4433 good idea. Thanks for the tips. Great video as well.

[@AAA-j1q5w]

Based af

[@jimafcarbon4433]

When you're working on guns at midnight and need to test fire, this beats going outside and annoying the neighbors.

[@martinswiney2192]

Looks good.

[@jimafcarbon4433]

Thanks, but it doesn't take much to be an improvement over her predecessor.

[@martinswiney2192]

@@jimafcarbon4433 now you can stress test your old bullet trap to destruction. See just what it would have handled.

[@jimafcarbon4433]

@martinswiney2192 4-5 rapid fired 9mm was right at the limit. Apparently the sand is basically aerated with each shot, making it easier for the next round to penetrate if fired in rapid succession. But yeah, that's a good idea! I'll test this one a bit too.

[@MrKingbank01]

i bet one could do this on a bigger scale. A dedicated garage range possibly. think about being able to shoot any time you wanted? ya it might be a suppressed 22 firing subs or something similar but for being able to do that in a gun restricted area or residential area for that matter would be priceless. I don't have this issue...and i feel for anyone that pays for a stall rental in order to shoot.

[@jimafcarbon4433]

I've seen 3' pipe buried with an access port in a basement wall. Line the first 10 feet with sound deadening foam.

[@Speedysun132]

I got a qwestion. Can a metal pipe (4mm thick) handle 16gr of birdshot? Or will it burst . (The pipe can fit and seat a 12 gauge perfectly)

[@jimafcarbon4433]

One way to find out !

[@Speedysun132]

@@jimafcarbon4433 yeah I'm gonna post a video and I'll see if I die or not😀

[@jimafcarbon4433]

@Speedysun132 heck yeah !

[@Speedysun132]

@@jimafcarbon4433 I just tested the barrel and I used some matchead shells 😂 I uploaded the video on yt btw

[@CORI_MADNESS]

Is this what you do for work or just a boredom hobby? Because you seem to have a variety of useful tools that can create more than just weapons. Like car parts or machine replacement parts.

[@jimafcarbon4433]

Oh I do a lot more than just guns. I don't put Homemade guns in my auto repair videos though. But you're not wrong. I spend as much time with tools working on tools as i do working on everything else combined.

[@legitmemedealer2533]

If you don't mind me asking, what do you film with? The vid quality on this is great, whenever I film in my garage its way too over-exposed.

[@jimafcarbon4433]

Just a Samsung Galaxy 20. I have a ridiculous amount of led lighting in the garage. And various color spectrums. I still want more light.

[@craigfinley2507]

Did you say you can shoot a 45 in that pistol you put that adapter for a 32 long ?

[@jimafcarbon4433]

Yes, 45 long colt, or 410. Here's a few more Model 1's kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3Osd2CGfLKUr9U

[@MechanicalMercenary]

That dont look like sch80 looks like 40 at best

[@jimafcarbon4433]

You're right, I had it backwards.

[@MechanicalMercenary]

@@jimafcarbon4433 nice trap though. I've been thinking about a bullet trap that's baffled like a sea shell.

[@jimafcarbon4433]

@hunterrick4 that's a good plan. Theyre loud. I work on a lot in the garage. Often too late to shoot outside.