MODULAR ARMORED TACTICAL COMBAT HOUSE - Action Target

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AfTer experIMenTIng And TesTIng every u
ConCeIvAble opTIon, we HAve found THAT plywood Is
THe besT overAll CHoICe for norMAl MIlITAry And lAw
enforCeMenT TrAInIng ApplICATIons.
wHy dId ACTIon TArgeT CHoose To
use A plywood skIn InsTeAd of
soMe oTHer MATerIAl?
A ballistic steel shoothouse must employ some type of skin on
the walls to protect shooters from bullet fragments and ricochet.
Plywood and rubber are both commonly used for this purpose,
and both approaches have their strengths and weaknesses. For
this reason, Action Target offers both solutions.
Before we go any further, we have to get a major
misunderstanding out of the way. Whether a steel shoothouse
is lined with plywood, rubber curtains, or rubber panels, it is
the steel that ultimately stops the bullet and not the other
materials. After a bullet hits the armor steel and fragments in to
small pieces, the plywood or rubber merely keep the pieces in
the wall to protect the shooter. It is for splatter control only.
Testing conducted with ultra high-speed cameras revealed that
the combination of plywood and steel performed almost
identically to various combinations of rubber and steel. Neither
the plywood nor the rubber had any significant slowing effect
on the rounds, which reinforced the need for armor steel walls
behind the skin to safely stop the bullets.
our plywood desIgn noT only reduCes THe purCHAse u
prICe And InsTAllATIon TIMe, IT provIdes you wITH THe
lowesT MAInTenAnCe And lIfe CyCle CosTs As well.