Development of PP loads for the .44-77.

[Kurt]

The plate is a good idea. I filled a 50 gallon barrel with mason sand and laid it in the berm and shot into it for several years through 1/4" ply wood covering the opening that worked well. Found large chunks of lead that got packed together but a bullet trap is the way to go for a home range. I made one using boiler plate welded to a 8" pipe with a 1" slit cut in it so when it hit the plate it deflected through the slit and spun in the pipe. Had a clean out door on both ends so I could push the lead out into a 5 gallon bucket. That reclaims all even the lead dust.