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<blockquote data-quote="Wheel Gun" data-source="post: 2660557" data-attributes="member: 19286"><p>Speaking of indoor ranges, I own one. Well, it's a tiny one. My workshop is 16' long and includes a bullet trap. I'm outside any city limits and my homeowners' association is cool with it, so I can shoot on my property legally. Anyway, I've got this bullet trap that I made from a 5 gallon pail, some rubber mats and a bunch of sand. Until very recently, I'd only ever fired handguns into it. </p><p></p><p>But, when I built my 6.8SPC AR, I wanted to do some test firing without driving all the way to the range. I was a little worried that my first round might leave the back of the trap, so I (unnecessarily) placed several plywood boards behind it. I was also worried about the noise it would make, so I (unwisely) closed all the windows and the door. The building really seals up tightly. I scooted back as far as I could--taking all 16 feet available to me. With safety glasses, hearing protectors and dust mask on, I put that front sight on the plastic lid of the trap and squeezed one off.</p><p></p><p>What happened then was remarkable. I guess 6.8SPC creates a lot of muzzle energy. Sure, the bullet hit the trap and didn't come out the back. But, the muzzle blast in that small contained area was stunning. The dust in the workshop showed me a shock wave that looked like an explosion. The shock wave slammed into the back of the shop and then turned around and bounced off me at the front. Simultaneously, about a third of the hand tools hanging on my walls jumped off their pegs and crashed to the floor. I was stunned. Firing an AR in a small enclosed place is inadvisable.</p><p></p><p>Now, I've done it quite a few times since then. I've learned to open a window at the back and I have a box fan there to draw away fumes. I also secure the tools on the wall to keep them from flying toward my jugular. With a window open, it's not bad. The wife says that she can never hear me shooting my pistols in the shop. But, when I shoot "The Operator" in there, it's quite obvious from within the house. She often makes some comment like "When the sheriff's deputies ring the doorbell, I'll let you do the talking".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wheel Gun, post: 2660557, member: 19286"] Speaking of indoor ranges, I own one. Well, it's a tiny one. My workshop is 16' long and includes a bullet trap. I'm outside any city limits and my homeowners' association is cool with it, so I can shoot on my property legally. Anyway, I've got this bullet trap that I made from a 5 gallon pail, some rubber mats and a bunch of sand. Until very recently, I'd only ever fired handguns into it. But, when I built my 6.8SPC AR, I wanted to do some test firing without driving all the way to the range. I was a little worried that my first round might leave the back of the trap, so I (unnecessarily) placed several plywood boards behind it. I was also worried about the noise it would make, so I (unwisely) closed all the windows and the door. The building really seals up tightly. I scooted back as far as I could--taking all 16 feet available to me. With safety glasses, hearing protectors and dust mask on, I put that front sight on the plastic lid of the trap and squeezed one off. What happened then was remarkable. I guess 6.8SPC creates a lot of muzzle energy. Sure, the bullet hit the trap and didn't come out the back. But, the muzzle blast in that small contained area was stunning. The dust in the workshop showed me a shock wave that looked like an explosion. The shock wave slammed into the back of the shop and then turned around and bounced off me at the front. Simultaneously, about a third of the hand tools hanging on my walls jumped off their pegs and crashed to the floor. I was stunned. Firing an AR in a small enclosed place is inadvisable. Now, I've done it quite a few times since then. I've learned to open a window at the back and I have a box fan there to draw away fumes. I also secure the tools on the wall to keep them from flying toward my jugular. With a window open, it's not bad. The wife says that she can never hear me shooting my pistols in the shop. But, when I shoot "The Operator" in there, it's quite obvious from within the house. She often makes some comment like "When the sheriff's deputies ring the doorbell, I'll let you do the talking". [/QUOTE]
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