Shoothouse cleanouts

Abstract

A shoothouse with a shoothouse cleanout with the shoothouse having an upper bullet retaining member that can remain on the shoothouse wall and a lower shoothouse cleanout that can be quickly removed from the shoothouse wall to enable one to remove accumulated bullet residue from a bullet collection chamber behind the shoothouse cleanout.

1 . A method of preparing a shoot house for reuse comprising:
 maintaining a bullet retaining member in a spaced condition from an upper portion of a shoothouse wall to form a bullet chamber therebetween;   maintaining a shoothouse cleanout in a spaced condition from a lower portion of the shoothouse wall to form a bullet collection chamber below the bullet chamber to allow bullets to fall from the bullet chamber into the bullet collection chamber;   removing the shoothouse cleanout from the shoothouse wall while maintaining the bullet retaining member on the shoothouse wall to thereby expose the bullet collection chamber; and   removing any bullets located in the bullet collection chamber.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  including the step of replacing the shoothouse cleanout on the shoothouse wall. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the step of replacing the shoothouse cleanout includes interlapping the bullet retaining member with the shoothouse cleanout. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the step of interlapping the bullet retaining member with the shoothouse cleanout comprises interlapping a lip of the bullet retaining member and a lip of the shoothouse cleanout. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the step of removing any bullets located in the bullet collection chamber comprises extending a tool into the bullet collection chamber. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  including supporting the shoothouse cleanout with a set of supports extending from the shoothouse wall. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  including the step of replacing the shoothouse cleanout comprises placing the shoothouse cleanout on the set of supports that the shoothouse cleanout was removed from. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 5  including the step of removing the shoothouse cleanout member comprise pulling the shoothouse cleanout outward from a support on the shoothouse wall. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1  including the step of assembling a shoothouse from a set of panels and a set of bullet retaining members and maintaining the bullet retaining members and the shoothouse cleanout on a set of spikes extending from the shoothouse wall. 
   
   
       10 . A shoothouse including;
 a panel, positionable in an upright condition as part of the shoothouse;   a first support extending from said panel;   a bullet retaining member secured to an upper face of the panel by said first support, said bullet retaining member coacting with said panel to form a chamber between said face of said panel and a back side of said bullet retaining member;   a shoothouse cleanout located below said bullet retaining member, said shoothouse cleanout removably securable to a lower face of the panel and coacting with said panel to form a bullet collection chamber between said face of said panel and a back side of said shoothouse cleanout, said shoothouse cleanout spaceable from the panel to permit bullet removal from the bullet collection chamber without having to remove of the bullet retaining member from the panel.   
   
   
       11 . The shoot house of  claim 10  wherein the bullet retaining member and the shoothouse cleanout interlap with each other. 
   
   
       12 . The shoot house of  claim 10  wherein the first bullet retaining member and shoothouse cleanout comprise ballistic rubber. 
   
   
       13 . The shoot house of  claim 11  wherein the bullet retaining member has a lower edge with a lip and the shoothouse cleanout has an upper edge with a lip. 
   
   
       14 . The shoot house of  claim 10  wherein the first support comprises a set of spikes extending from said panel. 
   
   
       15 . A shoothouse including;
 a wall;   a bullet retaining member spaced from the wall to form a chamber therebetween; and   a shoothouse cleanout proximate the wall to permit bullet removal from the chamber without having to remove the bullet retaining member from the wall.   
   
   
       16 . The shoothouse of  claim 15  wherein the bullet retaining member comprises an elastomer mat. 
   
   
       17 . The shoothouse of  claim 15  wherein the shoothouse cleanout is located below the bullet retaining member and at floor level. 
   
   
       18 . The shoothouse of  claim 15  wherein the shoothouse cleanout comprise a further bullet retaining member. 
   
   
       19 . The shoothouse of  claim 15  wherein the shoothouse cleanout is spaced from the wall to form a bullet collection chamber therebetween. 
   
   
       20 . The shoothouse of  claim 15  wherein the shoothouse cleanout includes a lip for interlapping with the bullet retaining member.