Bullet catcher target apparatus
View Patent ↗A bullet catcher target apparatus is compact and portable with a target enclosure and telescoping legs that can be set up to meet any terrain (e.g., gravel, sand, dirt, asphalt, flat, sloped, humps or high spots, etc.). The bullet catcher target apparatus uses a tripod style base leg socket, fixed to the target enclosure. The legs each include outer legs that slide inside the leg sockets, and inner legs that slide into the outer legs. The telescoping legs have tension handles for tightening and adjusting a height of the legs to meet desired user heights, shooting angles and positions. Storage sockets are fixed to the target enclosure for leg storage, making the bullet catcher target apparatus compact when being transported location to location and/or for manageable storage.
1 . A bullet catcher target apparatus comprising:
a target enclosure including a front opening opposite a rear, a bottom plate opposite a top plate, and two opposing side plates, the plates being angled such that the target enclosure tapers toward the rear thereof, thereby causing a bullet shot through the target enclosure to be funneled to the rear of the target enclosure;
a front target wall attached to the front of the target enclosure, the front target wall being detachable from the target enclosure and made of self-healing ballistic rubber;
an elongated cylindrical tube attached at the rear of the target enclosure as a collector tube configured to receive the bullet, stop momentum of the bullet and hold the bullet therein, the elongated cylindrical tube having a narrow elongated front opening through which the bullet is funneled, and including a bullet stop located inside the elongated cylindrical tube behind one of the side plates and configured to stop momentum of the bullet as it travels around a curvature of the elongated cylindrical tube, the elongated cylindrical tube further including a top cap and a bottom cap at each end thereof, and wherein the bottom cap is able to be moved, enabling removal of the bullet from the elongated cylindrical tube;
at least three legs attached about the target enclosure, the at least three legs being independently height adjustable and movable between at least a prone position, a kneeling position and one or more standing positions;
at least three leg sockets attached toward a bottom end of the elongated cylindrical tube
wherein the at least three legs are each configured for insertion into one of the at least three leg sockets; and wherein the at least three leg sockets are configured to hold the at least three legs in the kneeling position and the one or more standing positions; and
at least one handle attached to the target enclosure.
2 . The bullet catcher target apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least three legs are detachable from the target enclosure.
3 . The bullet catcher target apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising at least three storage sockets;
wherein a portion of the at least three storage sockets are attached about a mid-point of the elongated cylindrical tube and another portion of the at least three storage sockets are attached to one of the plates;
wherein the at least three legs are each configured for insertion into one of the at least three storage sockets; and
wherein the at least three storage sockets are configured to hold the at least three legs in the prone position, a storage position and a transportation position.
4 . A bullet catcher target apparatus comprising:
a target enclosure including a front opening opposite a rear, a bottom plate opposite a top plate, and two opposing side plates, the plates being angled such that the target enclosure tapers toward the rear thereof, thereby causing a bullet shot through the target enclosure to be funneled to the rear of the target enclosure;
a collector tube attached at the rear of the target enclosure, the collector tube configured to receive the bullet, stop momentum of the bullet and hold the bullet therein; and
a cleaning rod removably attached to the target enclosure and configured to aid in removal of compacted bullets from the collector tube.
5 . A bullet catcher target apparatus comprising:
a target enclosure including a detachable front target wall, a bottom plate opposite a top plate, and two opposing side plates, the plates being angled relative to the front target wall such that the target enclosure tapers toward a rear thereof, thereby causing a bullet shot through the front target wall to be funneled to the rear of the target enclosure;
an elongated cylindrical tube attached at the rear of the target enclosure behind the front target wall, the elongated cylindrical tube including a top cap, a bottom cap, an opening through which the bullet is funneled, and an elongated bullet stop configured to stop momentum of the bullet as it travels around a curvature of the elongated cylindrical tube, the elongated cylindrical tube configured to hold the bullet therein and the bottom cap being movable to enable removal of the bullet from the elongated cylindrical tube;
at least three telescopic legs removably attached about the target enclosure and including an inner leg and an outer leg, the at least three telescopic legs independently height adjustable and movable between at least a prone position, a kneeling position and one or more standing positions;
a pair of handles attached about the enclosure, the pair of handles facilitating portability of the bullet catcher target apparatus; and
at least three leg sockets attached toward a bottom end of the elongated cylindrical tube;
wherein the at least three telescopic legs are each configured for insertion into one of the at least three leg sockets; and
wherein the at least three leg sockets are configured to hold the at least three telescopic legs in the kneeling position and the one or more standing positions.
6 . The bullet catcher target apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising at least three storage sockets;
wherein a portion of the at least three storage sockets are attached about a mid-point of the elongated cylindrical tube and another portion of the at least three storage sockets are attached to one of the plates;
wherein the at least three telescopic legs are each configured for insertion into one of the at least three storage sockets; and
wherein the at least three storage sockets are configured to hold the at least three telescopic legs in the prone position, a storage position and a transportation position.
7 . A bullet catcher target apparatus comprising:
a target enclosure including a detachable front target wall, a bottom plate opposite a top plate, and two opposing side plates, the plates being angled relative to the front target wall such that the target enclosure tapers toward a rear thereof, thereby causing a bullet shot through the front target wall to be funneled to the rear of the target enclosure;
an elongated cylindrical tube attached at the rear of the target enclosure behind the front target wall, the elongated cylindrical tube including a top cap, a bottom cap, an opening through which the bullet is funneled, and an elongated bullet stop configured to stop momentum of the bullet as it travels around a curvature of the elongated cylindrical tube, the elongated cylindrical tube configured to hold the bullet therein and the bottom cap being movable to enable removal of the bullet from the elongated cylindrical tube;
at least three telescopic legs removably attached about the target enclosure and including an inner leg and an outer leg, the at least three telescopic legs independently height adjustable and movable between at least a prone position, a kneeling position and one or more standing positions;
a pair of handles attached about the enclosure, the pair of handles facilitating portability of the bullet catcher target apparatus; and
a cleaning rod removably attached to the target enclosure and configured to aid in removal of compacted bullets from the elongated cylindrical tube.