Range Systems – Ballistic Rubber For Shooting Ranges
by
Nicholas C
Published: March 24th, 2017
Range Systems is known for designing and building shooting ranges. Recently a video has been going around social media of a new ballistic rubber lining that can take pistol and rifle rounds at point blank distances.
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I was rather surprised that he shot the ceiling. While I am not comfortable with shooting guns vertically, if the ballistic rubber can contain the round safely then it would be good for negligent discharges. I am curious how thick this ballistic rubber bullet trap needs to be to safely contain pistol rounds and rifle rounds.
For more information go to Range-systems.com
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I've seen something similar...using old discarded tires to form backstops on indoor ranges...
Another misuse of the term "point blank range".
In exterior ballistics, the term Point Blank Range (PBR) refers to that distance at which the bullet has fallen below the line of sight by the same amount that it rose above line of sight at its "midrange height". Point Blank Range can be in the hundreds of yards, depending on the caliber, sight height above bore, and the sight angle, or zero distance.
Therefore it is nonsensical to refer to "extreme close range" or "near contact distance" as "point blank range", Hollywood and news media notwithstanding.