Busyhands94
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Just combined two designs!
I made the supports taller by screwing some 2X4s onto the legs, then I drilled the back of the back plate and fastened two pieces of wood to it so it will have room underneath. I then took an ammo can, cut a piece of 4X4 with an angle, then drilled holes and screwed that in place. That gives me a neat way to catch lead. After I did that I put kitty litter into the ammo box to catch anything coming off the plate and to prevent ricochets off the bottom.
One of the legs in the back is a tad long, I'll cut that off later.
The ammo can with the piece of wood to keep it angled and to give the lead more kitty litter to penetrate thus keeping the ammo can from getting holes blown in it.
The cool part is that I can just put the lid back on, thus sealing all the lead and kitty litter inside. it even has a convenient handle for easy carrying!
And yet I can STILL carry it with no problems whatsoever. The extra wood only added a couple pounds, not much really. It feels kinda hearty too, but if anything comes apart then I'll just beef it up with 4X4s and longer screws, although I doubt that will happen. I think just the sheer weight will keep it in place. the only downside is that the ammo can isn't very wide, although I'm usually chewing up the ten ring so that won't be a problem, worst case scenario is I loose some lead because it didn't make it into the ammo can.
I made the supports taller by screwing some 2X4s onto the legs, then I drilled the back of the back plate and fastened two pieces of wood to it so it will have room underneath. I then took an ammo can, cut a piece of 4X4 with an angle, then drilled holes and screwed that in place. That gives me a neat way to catch lead. After I did that I put kitty litter into the ammo box to catch anything coming off the plate and to prevent ricochets off the bottom.
One of the legs in the back is a tad long, I'll cut that off later.
The ammo can with the piece of wood to keep it angled and to give the lead more kitty litter to penetrate thus keeping the ammo can from getting holes blown in it.
The cool part is that I can just put the lid back on, thus sealing all the lead and kitty litter inside. it even has a convenient handle for easy carrying!
And yet I can STILL carry it with no problems whatsoever. The extra wood only added a couple pounds, not much really. It feels kinda hearty too, but if anything comes apart then I'll just beef it up with 4X4s and longer screws, although I doubt that will happen. I think just the sheer weight will keep it in place. the only downside is that the ammo can isn't very wide, although I'm usually chewing up the ten ring so that won't be a problem, worst case scenario is I loose some lead because it didn't make it into the ammo can.