MODULAR ARMORED TACTICAL COMBAT HOUSE - Action Target

RUBBER FLOOR
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super-sonIC rounds TypICAlly breAk up on InITIAl u
IMpACT wITH THe ConCreTe floor. slower rounds
do noT breAk up And Tend To bounCe off THe
ConCreTe More or less InTACT.
1-2 45 ACp bAll
3-4 5.56 bAll.
Are rubber floors neCessAry In A
sHooTHouse?
Action Target can provide rubber flooring from 1/2-inch to 2-inches thick
inside MATCH facilities based on your specific needs. For example, rubber
tiles may be used to create a solid floor in your MATCH facility if it is constructed
on a dirt surface.
However, before deciding to install a rubber floor, several things must be
understood. Primarily, rounds that impact a concrete floor continue to travel
in the same path so splatter is not directed backwards. The bullet then comes
to a stop as it hits the next steel wall it comes in contact with. High-speed
camera tests indicate that super-sonic rounds typically break up on initial
impact with the concrete floor. Slower rounds do not break up and tend to
bounce off the concrete more or less intact, thereby posing a potentially
higher degree of hazard.
If used in your shoothouse, rubber flooring should be inspected for wear on a
regular basis and replaced when necessary. It is important to note that rubber
flooring should be removed during training where incendiary munitions,
smoke grenades, breaching explosives, or fragmentation grenades are used.
IT Is IMporTAnT To noTe THAT rubber floorIng u
sHould be reMoved durIng TrAInIng wHere
InCendIAry MunITIons, breACHIng explosIves,
or frAgMenTATIon grenAdes Are used.
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