Sand trap for TSS?

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alpha burnt
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Sand trap for TSS?

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Different kind of trap. TSS has me thinking about making a form out of 2x4, facing with drywall and filling with sand. If I am right, a bullet would have a hard time making it through the sand, much less shot. Sifting sand to recover TSS shot when drywall begins to fail. Has anyone tried this? I have seen the others, thought this may be cheaper and less deformation on the shot. Probably more labor intensive though.
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Re: Sand trap for TSS?

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TSS has a density of 18 g/cc and gold is 19.3 g/cc, guess you could pan the sand too?
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I use rubber roofing .045. Eight layers and works real well. The sand and drywall will be messier and more labor some. With the right design, a trap built with a way of screening the shot as the sand was released out of the bottom then the sand reused and a trap face that held the sand in the trap would work. If it was to stay permanent and not to be hauled.
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https://youtu.be/0F8y_nc7TlM

Found this on youtube, guy used rubber matting inside the shooting side and described it as self sealing, keeping the sand in. I believe the shooting side probably needs to be a thin but durable medium, probably not drywall...My thoughts on drywall are a bit off as I could not imagine it taking too many patterns before turning to powdery mess. Maybe the rubber would suffice on the shooting side?
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The TSS will not deform no matter what you shoot it into. Only thing I have ever seen it do is shatter when shot against the back of my steel box trap.
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Johndoe wrote:The TSS will not deform no matter what you shoot it into. Only thing I have ever seen it do is shatter when shot against the back of my steel box trap.
I think you are correct about the deformation. I reclaim most of the TSS I shoot when working up patterns and sighting in guns. I think the only thing that will deform TSS is TSS. A small percentage (maybe 5%) that I recover have a flat spot or dimple on them. A much, much smaller percentage are split in two. I think that damage happens in the shell upon ignition as the pellets smash against each other.
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I did not realize that about the TSS. Does not deform but will shatter. Guess the mat style is the best.
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