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Title: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: bullit on November 22, 2014, 08:27:17 PM
Was asked to demo this by the inventor this afternoon. ...pretty cool.


http://www.acreagebulletcatch.com (http://www.acreagebulletcatch.com)
Title: Re: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: AWick on November 22, 2014, 09:32:33 PM
I've met him several times and am excited to get out and try it. He's a good guy.
Title: Re: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: on the fritz on November 22, 2014, 10:18:09 PM
Very cool. Now it'll be easy to collection your lead and recast for more cheap shooting. 

Waiting on the rifle version.  :)
Title: Re: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: newfalguy101 on November 22, 2014, 11:12:21 PM
Saw those at the ( I think ) GI show, looked like a killer idea
Title: Re: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: jFader on November 23, 2014, 01:19:16 AM
Very Nice!   Let us know how well it works & if it can handle the sub2k!
Title: Re: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: AWick on November 23, 2014, 11:23:01 AM
Will do. He wants me to go out and test some more prototype developments.

I work as an engineer at the place here in Omaha that is manufacturing the product for him.
Title: Re: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: Dan W on November 23, 2014, 12:30:12 PM
Looks nice, but without a proper backstop to deal with misses or ricochets off of the frame, I would be concerned about the downrange implications, especially with all but expert marksmen
Title: Re: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: OnTheFly on November 23, 2014, 03:03:51 PM
Looks nice, but without a proper backstop to deal with misses or ricochets off of the frame, I would be concerned about the downrange implications, especially with all but expert marksmen

Definitely a consideration to make.  It looks like a very nice product.  The powder coated frame looks great, and I would be sick the first time I marred it with a bullet.  Watching the video of shooting inside, I kept thinking...MAN!  That would suck if there was a miss and he put a round through the wall of that nice new looking structure.

Fly
Title: Re: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: FarmerRick on November 23, 2014, 03:48:04 PM
Nice idea, but the price seems pretty high for what you're getting. Especially since it has seemingly low limits on fps/ft-lb. For $550 bucks I'd expect it to handle 50BMG.

http://www.amazon.com/Ocken-Acreage-Bullet-Catch/dp/B00MMP3W1U/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=10JK2H4MSP5VED0GB423 (http://www.amazon.com/Ocken-Acreage-Bullet-Catch/dp/B00MMP3W1U/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=10JK2H4MSP5VED0GB423)

Title: Re: Acreage Bullet Catch
Post by: ILoveCats on November 23, 2014, 07:10:05 PM
Looks nice, but without a proper backstop to deal with misses or ricochets off of the frame, I would be concerned about the downrange implications, especially with all but expert marksmen

I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the website and saw pictures where there was nothing but flat land and a grove of trees in the background.   :(   I'd sure say a berm would be called for.