grampajack
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I've noticed that a lot of gunsmiths will use bullet traps to test fire guns in the shop. I was wondering if such a device would be legal for a person to use at home. I like to fix old guns just for the fun of it, but it's very irritating having to drive to the range to diagnose cycling issues. It slows down the work and makes it frustrating. I certainly can't afford to install an indoor range in my house, but if I could do it legally using a simple bullet trap would make things a heck of a lot easier.
I wouldn't even ask, but the whole time I was growing up my grandfather had a bullet trap in his basement for shooting pistols, and he lived in Oak Park in Kansas City. Granted that was a different time, and he was a Johnson County sheriff, so I don't know if he was doing it legally or just got away with it because he was a cop. He was very by the book, though, so I imagine it was legal for him at the time or I don't think he would have been doing it. He was the kind of cop who would (and did) give his own daughter a speeding ticket, so I doubt he would have been discharging a firearm in city limits if it weren't legal for him to do so.
If anyone knows the legal requirements for having a bullet trap I would appreciate it. My plan if it's legally possible would be to build a little soundproof closet in my workshop, that way it wouldn't scare the neighbors.
I wouldn't even ask, but the whole time I was growing up my grandfather had a bullet trap in his basement for shooting pistols, and he lived in Oak Park in Kansas City. Granted that was a different time, and he was a Johnson County sheriff, so I don't know if he was doing it legally or just got away with it because he was a cop. He was very by the book, though, so I imagine it was legal for him at the time or I don't think he would have been doing it. He was the kind of cop who would (and did) give his own daughter a speeding ticket, so I doubt he would have been discharging a firearm in city limits if it weren't legal for him to do so.
If anyone knows the legal requirements for having a bullet trap I would appreciate it. My plan if it's legally possible would be to build a little soundproof closet in my workshop, that way it wouldn't scare the neighbors.