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Haha. Funny you say that. You should see my plans for the original one I wanted to build. Self resetting knockdowns and an ammo funnel. I'll build one day lol.
Finally made a portable catchbox.
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i can just imagine m8 . I have some 3/4 multiplex but it's wraped in 3 mill stainless some machines came packed in it I thinking something like that
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I had the same thought. All my machinist friends are big time over achievers. I dig their style, but I am a bit lackadaisical and more of a wing it tinkerer.
Island Made, that is simple and very portable catchbox, friend.
I sometimes carry paracord and an old bed sheet for a takedown pocketable backstop...like on hikes.
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Wow, that's a superb catchbox! Very nicely made... I think you could sell self-resetting target systems... I've seen some Chinese one's that look interesting... I'd love to see one built!
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Great built as always, Island.
My concern is the ricochets when you accidentally land shots on the metal components that hold the spinners. Since you place the various spinners together within a small area, my experience tells me ricochet is likely to happen very often. I reckon elastic tubes (yeah literally those for slingshots) or regular strings are better fits to avoid ricochets.
My concern is the ricochets when you accidentally land shots on the metal components that hold the spinners. Since you place the various spinners together within a small area, my experience tells me ricochet is likely to happen very often. I reckon elastic tubes (yeah literally those for slingshots) or regular strings are better fits to avoid ricochets.
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Thanks Pat! Ya sometimes us machinist can get a little carried away lol. But I'm a full believer that simpler is a lot of the times better. And that's a great idea carrying a bed sheet and cord! That's about as portable as it gets!!
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Thank you! One day I'll build one lol.
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Thank you, and thanks for your concern. I shoot pretty heavy (full butter) and I've shot this about 200 times in the past few days with 0 ricochets, the threaded rod is round of course, so any shots that hit it above Center will deflect up into the catchbox, and any that contact low with get drove down into the backstop. And if you manage to get it dead on Center, with 15-18 pfe coming at it there's enough give in the plastice tub that it just gets out of the way lol.
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Thank you very much. I've yet to have a ricochet, even when you hit the bottom of the tub below the bottom targets it just drives the shot down into the ground.
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Haha your funny!!! Maybe I'll have to incorporate some of that in my next one lol.
Thank you very much brother.
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