The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Using rubber conveyor belting as partial backstop?

wogpotter · January 28, 2011, 05:24 PM

We put some heavy-duty industrial ones (from a quarry, so they are 3/4 thick) as safety berms at the firing line. When we tested the nylon reinforced belts a .22RF penetrated 3 layers & partially penetrated the 4th.

I'd take that into consideration when planning the installation.
They are heavy as all get out BTW, specially when lifting a 15' long section & holding it in place while attaching mounting hardware.

January 28, 2011, 05:24 PM	#2
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	We put some heavy-duty industrial ones (from a quarry, so they are 3/4 thick) as safety berms at the firing line. When we tested the nylon reinforced belts a .22RF penetrated 3 layers & partially penetrated the 4th. I'd take that into consideration when planning the installation. They are heavy as all get out BTW, specially when lifting a 15' long section & holding it in place while attaching mounting hardware. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”