My father made a bullet trap for shooting 22 rifles in our basement. It worked very well. I made a range in my bedroom that was not known to my parents for a long time when I was in my middle teens. It was an old grape crate filled with Life Magazines. I had it on a lower shelf in a built-in desk. All I had to do was open the door to the stack and start shooting. We never used it while my parents were home. I used it for shooting my 1903 Springfield and my brother's British Enfield. I occasionally tested reloads with that range although shooting at less than ten feet did not give very good information about performance or accuracy. This was before the days of ear protection, and I am somewhat surprised that I can still hear at all. The 30/06 and 303 rounds would shred a lot of paper. I had to replace the magazines on a regular basis. My parents found out about it when my brother missed with his Enfield one time and blew a hole in the ceiling above my father's desk. My parents were not at home at the time. I do not recommend having a shooting range for high power rifles inside a small bedroom unless you use very good hearing protection. Even with good hearing protection, it is not a real good idea.
