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272 FPE in a plastic grocery bag
JonnyReb:
I would have never thought those bags could have possibly stopped a pellet either but seeing how the plastic seems to stretch quite a ways before the pellet passes through, it's like a slingshot in reverse. I have a whole new way of indoor test firing now, ;D Thanks Lloyd!
lloyd-ss:
--- Quote from: Onebaddj on April 15, 2011, 08:51:25 AM ---........................ I would have never thought those plastic bags could stop that much force.
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It took about 30" of loose bags in the pipe to stop that shot, and the bullet compressed the bags pretty well into the end of the pipe. If I hadn't had a board over the end, it would have blown everything out the end of the pipe. And I had the pipe lashed down pretty well.
Just as a plain pellet trap, I've used the plastic grocery bag method for a long time (and some other folks have too), mainly stuffed solid into a plastic milk crate, with a back-up board in the bottom. It works really well for low energy stuff and is light and easy to move around. For that, you can compress all the bags with a piece of cardboard cut to fit inside the milk crate, and then slip a few thin sticks thru the holes in the side of the crate to keep the cardboard from popping out. You can really just stuff a cardboard box with grocery bags and tape it shut. Somebody else was using that method, too.
For big bore, you have to re-stuff the bags fairly regular so that you don't hit the same hole too often and get a pass-thru.
uncle paulie:
Love hearing about your adventures, Lloyd, but I also find it a bit scarey..... CAUTION!!! MAD SCIENTIST AT WORK!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
PV
Toolmaker:
Cool stuff!
Nathan:
Cool, thanks. I may have to go get me a length of PVC pipe and try it out. I would have thought that 272 ft. lbs w/ 196 grain bullets would have tore right through those plastic bags and the wooden back plate. Amazing stuff.
Nathan
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