Ballistic containment device

A ballistic containment device for use in inspecting, loading and unloading firearms, comprising:

• a outer drum, substantially cylindrical in cross section, having a rim portion defining an open end;
• an inner wall surface axially extending from said rim portion to a closed end, said rim portion, said inner wall surface and said closed end together defining an outer chamber;
• a semi-rigid kinetic energy absorptive member constructed from a plurality of layers of fabric woven from long chain synthetic polyamide fibre, said layers being bonded one to the other by means of a non-rigid adhesive material;
• a support web, constructed of a plurality of overlapping straps of fabric woven from long chain synthetic polyamide fibre, bonded to said kinetic energy absorptive member by means of said non-rigid adhesive material;
• an anti-ricochet safety liner, of substantially parabolic cross section, suspended into said outer chamber from said rim portion, said liner having an outer protective layer of rough woven nylon fabric, and a sub-layer formed from fabric woven from long chain synthetic polyamide fibre, attached to said outer protective layer by stitching;
• a reinforcing strap secured to said support web and said anti-ricochet liner by stitching to form a unitary structure, which unitary structure is removably affixed to the rim portion of the outer drum, in overlying relation therewith by fastening means;
• a tensioning belt positioned in tensioning overlying relation to said reinforcing strap to additionally secure said unitary structure to the rim portion of the outer drum;
• two mounting studs positioned one each in diametrically opposed relation on an outer surface of said outer drum;
• two support arms each having opposed first and second ends and being pivotally mounted one each adjacent their respective first ends on said mounting studs to permit tilting motion of said outer drum relative to said support arms;
• a base plate rigidly connected to each of said support arms adjacent the respective second ends of said support arms, said base plate having one or more mounting openings therethrough to permit mounting of said base plate to a planar mounting surface;
• a tilt-angle calibration bracket, mounted to the outer surface of said outer drum adjacent at least one of said mounting studs, said tilt-angle calibration bracket having a plurality of openings radially arrayed about the longitudinal axis of said at least one of said pivot studs;
• the respective one of said support arms adjacent the tilt-angle calibration bracket having a transverse locking means receiving aperture therethrough;
• a locking means removably insertable through said locking means receiving aperture in said support arm and through a selected one of said plurality of openings in said tilt-angle calibration bracket, when said aperture and said opening are in register with one another, to secure the outer drum at a selected tilt angle.