Hi guys I am new here but have been around these boards for a long time. Hickslawns turned me on to this sight. I have been spending all my time on the home gunsmithing boards lately.
I haven’t been hunting much in the last few years. I have ran a trap line the last couple years and am planning on it this year.
Thought Id share some pictures of a bullet trap I just finished making last weekend.
The first picture is how the bullets enter the trap and will spin around.
I also made a tube with a piece of 3/8” flat to stop the bullets from spinning after they start dropping down towards the awaiting bucket.
Here is the trap almost finished and ready for the test.
This is how I hung the bucket to catch the bullets.
I started shooting 5 - .22 rimfire bullets. Then fired 5 - 9mm bullets then 5 - .45 acp bullets. I could hear them drop into the bucket even though there wasn’t much left of them when they made it into the bucket.
I cast my own bullets so having the trap will make my lead last longer.
Hope you like the trap.
I haven’t been hunting much in the last few years. I have ran a trap line the last couple years and am planning on it this year.
Thought Id share some pictures of a bullet trap I just finished making last weekend.
The first picture is how the bullets enter the trap and will spin around.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi918.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad22%2FBuckrun11%2FBullettrap%2Fbullettrap003.jpg&hash=e18d1adb741b21e8ba090b291968eebf)
I also made a tube with a piece of 3/8” flat to stop the bullets from spinning after they start dropping down towards the awaiting bucket.
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Here is the trap almost finished and ready for the test.
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This is how I hung the bucket to catch the bullets.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi918.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad22%2FBuckrun11%2FBullettrap%2Fbullettrap009.jpg&hash=e711ca05e66578b274a66d1d53b46e3a)
I started shooting 5 - .22 rimfire bullets. Then fired 5 - 9mm bullets then 5 - .45 acp bullets. I could hear them drop into the bucket even though there wasn’t much left of them when they made it into the bucket.
I cast my own bullets so having the trap will make my lead last longer.
Hope you like the trap.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi918.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad22%2FBuckrun11%2FBullettrap%2Fbullettrap010.jpg&hash=f6b065d1f5aced1cd878585a92c2478f)
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