A dead stop assembly includes a deceleration member which is attachable at one end to a rail such that when a target retriever applies force to the deceleration member, the target retriever is decelerated. The deceleration member may be disposed in a housing which further engages the rail when the housing is impacted by a target retriever.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of slowing down a moving projectile, the projectile moving within an electromagnetic railgun, the method comprising: using an electromagnetic field generated by the railgun to slow down the projectile, wherein the projectile is a munitions projectile, and/or a carrier for catching the munitions projectile.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of slowing down a moving projectile, the projectile moving within an electromagnetic railgun, the method comprising: using an electromagnetic field generated by the railgun to slow down the projectile, wherein the projectile is a munitions projectile, and/or a carrier for catching the munitions projectile.

Systems and methods for containing discharge from a holstered firearm are described. The system may include a bullet containment device (BCD) with a rectangular backing plate coupled to a firearm holster, a U-shaped housing having a base, two sides, and a top opening, a front plate coupled to housing such that the housing is interposed between the front plate and the backing plate, an upper shelf coupled to and normal to the housing sides, whereby the upper shelf, front plate, housing, and backing plate form an interior cavity generally in line with a bore axis of the firearm when the apparatus is coupled to the holster and the firearm is fully seated in the holster, whereby a bullet fired from the firearm while seated in the holster is confined to the interior cavity, and a lower shelf coupled to and generally normal to the housing sides.

Systems and methods for containing discharge from a holstered firearm are described. The system may include a bullet containment device (BCD) with a rectangular backing plate coupled to a firearm holster, a U-shaped housing having a base, two sides, and a top opening, a front plate coupled to housing such that the housing is interposed between the front plate and the backing plate, an upper shelf coupled to and normal to the housing sides, whereby the upper shelf, front plate, housing, and backing plate form an interior cavity generally in line with a bore axis of the firearm when the apparatus is coupled to the holster and the firearm is fully seated in the holster, whereby a bullet fired from the firearm while seated in the holster is confined to the interior cavity, and a lower shelf coupled to and generally normal to the housing sides.

A bullet trap includes a trap body defining a trap compartment, the trap body comprising a baffle plate enclosed within the trap compartment; and a funnel assembly defining an inlet, the inlet aligned with the baffle plate. A method of using a bullet trap includes firing a bullet through a throat of a trap body of the bullet trap; striking a primary baffle plate of the trap body; and redirecting the bullet towards a secondary baffle plate of the trap body.

A bullet trap includes a trap body defining a trap compartment, the trap body comprising a baffle plate enclosed within the trap compartment; and a funnel assembly defining an inlet, the inlet aligned with the baffle plate. A method of using a bullet trap includes firing a bullet through a throat of a trap body of the bullet trap; striking a primary baffle plate of the trap body; and redirecting the bullet towards a secondary baffle plate of the trap body.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of slowing down a moving projectile, the projectile moving within an electromagnetic railgun, the method comprising: using an electromagnetic field generated by the railgun to slow down the projectile, wherein the projectile is a munitions projectile, and/or a carrier for catching the munitions projectile.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of slowing down a moving projectile, the projectile moving within an electromagnetic railgun, the method comprising: using an electromagnetic field generated by the railgun to slow down the projectile, wherein the projectile is a munitions projectile, and/or a carrier for catching the munitions projectile.

A firearm holster includes a first half shell and a second half shell. The first half shell is nested in the second half shell to form a cavity therebetween for enclosing one or both of a barrel and a trigger area of a firearm. The cavity further includes an opening for receiving the firearm and otherwise having no other gaps or openings.