BULLET CATCHER Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: weapon test, in particular, devices for catching of small arms bullets at complication of bullet and cartridge case catalogs. SUBSTANCE: the bullet catcher retardation block is made up of a number of separate threads of superfine modulus fibre, whose length is within 5 to 20 calibers of the small arms under test at a means density of the retardation block equal to 0.02 to 0.07 of the water density. EFFECT: enhanced probability of indestructive bullet catching due to reduction of the level of dynamic load on bullets, enhanced service life of the retardation block. 3 cl