Here’s how one man did it:
Here’s an ad from TSS, they make bullet traps among other products.
What you see above on the right is a clearing barrel. What is the purpose?
Gun safety teaches you to treat every gun as if it is loaded. With a clearing barrel from Target Shooting Solutions, you can safely clear any firearm* and minimize the risk of an unintended discharge. Great for gunsmiths and gun shop owners, discharge stations allow for on-site testing, making repairs and sales much easier. Each TSS clearing barrel contains easy-to-replace disc traps designed to save you time and make replacing traps hassle-free.
Source: http://www.targetshootingsolutions.com/clearing_barrels.html
Wouldn’t it be easier to point the fun in a safe direction, keep your finger off the trigger, and open the gun to see if it’s loaded?
Now if you want a bullet trap, that’s a different story. The ones I saw here start at $995, they aren’t small at all.
Personally, I don’t think this is for me. They’re more expensive than your typical handgun, and I’m quite happy going to a gun range. I’m also concerned about the neighbors calling the cops over gun noises.
Well, there is a reason to have one.
Most gunsmiths that repair or build firearms will use one to test function.
Have you ever watched “Sons of Guns”, or “Wild West Alaska” or “American Guns”?
They all have a barrel to test fire into.
Of course, for everyday checking if the gun is unloaded, open the action on a bolt action rifle, drop the mag on semi rifles and pistols and work the action or slide, open the cylinder on a revolver, etc. You get the idea.
You are correct, and I’m educated now. One question, why not just fire the gun in the gun range? Doesn’t that deliver the same test? I would understand if they were firing a round at gelatin to test penetration, but this seems like a different thing.