DE20216376U1 - Collection arrangement for shot - Google Patents

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Hans-Helmut Hinrichs ·. JJ. PatijitajiwatJHaiiser» ·

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DESCRIPTION Shot collection arrangement

The invention relates to a shot collecting arrangement for use in shooting ranges with a net arranged vertically and essentially perpendicular to the firing direction.

Bullet traps made from a wide variety of materials are known for bullet firing systems. The principle of operation of these devices consists primarily of a braking effect caused by the penetration of the bullets into the material used for the bullet trap. Alternatively, funnel-shaped bullet traps are also known, in which the bullets are guided into a collecting chamber by guide plates arranged at an acute angle to the direction of fire.

Furthermore, a bullet trap system is known from DE 90 17 946 U, which has a large number of flat plastic tracks suspended one behind the other at a distance in the direction of fire. The bullet penetrates the tracks, which are approximately 4 to 15 mm thick and are preferably made of thermoplastic elastomers, and loses its kinetic energy until it falls between the plastic tracks into a collecting container arranged underneath.

It must be taken into account that single bullets have a kinetic energy several orders of magnitude higher than shot. This results in significant differences in terms of safety relevance, flight behavior and the destructive power of the bullets or shot. In addition, there are other significant differences in that a shotgun blast has a dispersion and in shotgun systems the target areas extend over a considerably larger area.

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Accordingly, bullet catching devices for shotgun shooting systems, for example for clay pigeon shooting or clay pigeon shooting, as a discipline of hunting and sports shooting, must meet significantly different requirements.

During normal use of shotgun ranges, the shot that has been fired falls to the ground over a relatively large area of the range due to gravity at the end of its ballistic trajectory. As a result of these emissions, soil contamination occurs with the main components of the shot, namely lead, arsenic and antimony. This soil contamination has so far been accepted by both the operators of the shotgun ranges and the licensing authorities.

Increased environmental awareness, particularly a differentiated risk analysis, has led to an increased sensitivity to the entry of heavy metals into the soil, which has also led to legislative initiatives to limit or prevent the entry of heavy metals. Accordingly, attempts are being made to collect or catch the fired shot in a variety of ways.

For example, at a shotgun range in Garistorf, a layer of quartz sand approximately 30 cm thick was laid on the wall surrounding the shooting range, in which the shot and clay pigeons are collected. The sand has a high drainage effect and ensures that rainwater only comes into contact with the shot for a short time. After approximately 4, 8 and 12 years, the sand is removed, the shot is sieved out and the sand is re-laid. After the sand has been processed three times, it is replaced, with the quartz sand being used as a slag former in the heavy metal melt. The sieved shot can be recycled in the recycling cycle. The disadvantage is that vegetation and clay pigeon pieces are undesirable in the metal melt and a

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complete purification of the soil, especially in the form of leached heavy metals, cannot be guaranteed.

Attempts were also made to completely seal the ground in the area of the protective walls with foil and in the area of the base with asphalt or concrete. A facility of this kind in Kümmerazhofen presents safety and environmental problems due to the shot reflected on the foil, especially at low temperatures, and requires complex post-cleaning of the surface water due to the inevitable flow of water along the shot collection routes. The UV resistance of the foil is also critical. At high outside temperatures, the foil is soft and allows shot to penetrate into the ground and then into the ground.

Experiments have also been carried out with nets made of plastic or metal lying on the ground. Here too there is a risk of reflected shot and bullet holes. Another disadvantage is that the nets quickly grow over and become dirty, making it difficult to collect the shot.

DE 295 05 310 U describes nets that are stretched over a large area at a certain height above the ground and arranged at a flat angle to the ground, in which the collected shot rolls to a collection point according to a preset incline. Another disadvantage here is the high level of contamination of the nets and the large area coverage required. Furthermore, shot is sometimes deflected in an uncontrolled manner when it hits the ground.

From DE 295 13 1 64 U a vertically arranged flat collecting device for shot is known, in which cassettes made of pressed wood fiber material, for example, collect and slow down the shot. Rebounds are prevented by a film arranged in front of them. The disadvantage is

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The disposal of the wood fibre material is complex, the equipment is heavy and the system as a whole is costly.

A collection arrangement according to the generic term of patent claim 1 is implemented on a shooting range near Wilhelmshaven. A simple plastic net is stretched on vertical supports approximately 18 m high. However, this arrangement only achieves a limited shot catch, but does not collect any shot. Many shot penetrate the single-layer net. In addition, the wind loads on the high, one-piece and essentially rigid arrangement are hardly controllable.

Based on this prior art, it is the object of the invention to provide a collecting arrangement in which the incoming shot is safely collected.

This task is solved with a collecting arrangement according to claim

Because the mesh size of the net allows the shot to pass through the front net at a reduced speed, the shot that hits the front net penetrates it, but loses a large part of its kinetic energy due to the smaller mesh size compared to the diameter of the shot. The flat collecting means arranged behind it at a distance in the direction of fire catches the shot and absorbs its remaining kinetic energy. Any shot that bounces back from the collecting means is held back by the front net in the space between them, as its kinetic energy is no longer sufficient to pass through the front net in the opposite direction to the fire. The shot falls to the ground between the front net and the flat collecting means due to gravity. Due to the freely hanging arrangement of the front net, the

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The impact load when a shot load hits the net is reduced. The suspension of the net is protected and rebounds are avoided.

In particular, with a mesh size of the front net smaller than or equal to the shot diameter, an effective braking of the passing shot is achieved.

If the front net and the flat collecting means are connected to each other at their lower edges with a collecting means made of flat material that is impermeable to shot, the shot falling between the collecting means and the net due to gravity is collected on the flat collecting means. This largely prevents the ground from being contaminated with shot. The shot collected in the collecting means is ready for recycling without any contamination.

Because one or more flat central collecting means are provided between the front net and the flat collecting means, essentially parallel to it, the collecting arrangement can be adapted to different types of shot and distances from the shooter. The central collecting means are preferably designed as freely suspended nets. When used with a collecting means, the lower edge of the central nets ends freely above the collecting means.

If the flat collecting means is a wall, the surface of which is exposed to the shot preferably being made of fiberboard, plastic or foam board, the shot pellets are safely held back. To avoid unwanted rebounds, the wall can be suitably coated. Furthermore, the wall is preferably covered with an insulating layer to reduce noise emissions, although this does not prevent the pellets from falling off due to gravity after they hit the wall.

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If the flat collecting means is a freely hanging foil or net with a mesh size smaller than the diameter of the shot, the residual kinetic energy of the shot is absorbed when it hits the freely hanging foil or net without excessive impact loads. Due to the low residual kinetic energy of the shot slowed down by the front net, it no longer penetrates the net with a mesh size smaller than the diameter of the shot. The foil provided as an alternative collecting means is also not destroyed due to the low kinetic energy of the shot.

Because the front net, the middle net and/or the flat collecting means designed as a net are made of plastic net, an arrangement with low weight and high flexibility is provided. A PVC-coated polyester fabric has sufficient tear resistance to slow down the shot due to the carrier fabric. The PVC coating makes the net largely insensitive to environmental influences. Metal nets or nets made of natural, carbon or ceramic fibers can also be used.

If the front net has a larger mesh size than the middle net and/or the collecting means designed as a net, it is largely avoided that shot hitting the front net is already held back there. Preferably, essentially all shot hitting the front net should penetrate through the front net, but release a significant part of its kinetic energy in the process. The smaller mesh size of the following net then ensures the desired complete retention of the shot hitting there with reduced kinetic energy.

The mesh size of the nets in the collection arrangement can be varied depending on the intended use, in particular the distance between the arrangement

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0.5 mm smaller than the diameter of the smallest shot used. Surprisingly, the shot hitting the front net penetrates the net without causing any damage, despite the mesh size being 0.5 mm smaller than the shot diameter. The shot is essentially held back by the next net, which has a mesh size a further 0.5 mm smaller. Depending on the distance from the shooter, one or more additional middle nets can be provided, which also preferably have a mesh size that is approx. 1 mm smaller than the diameter of the shot used.

In order to achieve the most effective deceleration of the shot as it passes through the front net, the front net has a higher surface weight than the middle net or the collecting means designed as a net.

Since maintaining a sufficient distance between the front net and the subsequent catchment means is essential for the retention and collection function of the arrangement, in one embodiment spacers are provided between the front net and the middle and/or the freely suspended catchment means. The spacers prevent the nets from coming into direct contact with one another, for example due to the influence of wind. Since the spacers preferably only ensure a loose limitation of the distance between a minimum and a maximum distance and the nets are arranged freely suspended, a sufficiently flexible arrangement with an impact-absorbing function is achieved.

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The flat collecting means is preferably made of a tarpaulin material. Alternatively, a net, preferably a smooth one, can be used, as this allows precipitation to pass freely through to the ground and the pellets collected in the collecting means are not exposed to excessive amounts of rainwater. A polyester fabric, possibly fully PVC-coated, allows for simple welding to the front net and the collecting means made of the same material. In addition, the tarpaulin material or the net is resistant to environmental influences.

If the collecting device is advanced below the front net in the direction of fire, any shot that is caught on the front net but does not penetrate it and falls due to gravity can be collected with the collecting device.

The collecting means preferably has a trough shape. A sole line that forms is arranged essentially parallel to the surface extension and slightly inclined to the horizontal. In the trough shape of the collecting means, the retained shot collects and rolls due to gravity along the sole line that is slightly inclined to the horizontal to one end of the collecting means, at which, for example, a collecting container for the shot is arranged.

If the collection arrangement is arranged in the first third of the ballistic trajectory of the shot in the shooting range, the collection arrangement is positioned well in front of the highest point of the ballistic trajectory of the shot. Accordingly, construction heights of 10 m to 15 m, and a maximum of 20 m, can be sufficient for safe shielding.

Because the collecting arrangement is constructed as a module with a rectangular limited surface area and a large number of modules form an overall arrangement for a shooting range, a desired

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The overall arrangement required to cover the area in a shooting range can be formed by a large number of smaller, easily manageable modules. For example, the module has a width of 2 m to 5 m, preferably about 4 m, and a height of 2 m to 5 m, preferably about 2.5 m.

In order to form an overall arrangement with a larger surface area, the modules are suspended next to each other and one above the other to form the overall arrangement on a supporting structure.

To prevent unwanted malfunctions from occurring at the edge areas of the modules, the modules are arranged in an overlapping and/or cascade- and/or scale-like manner to form the overall arrangement.

If the collecting means of adjacent modules are designed to forward the collected and rolling shot, the collected shot can be collected along adjacent modules in a collecting container, for example on the right or left outer side of the overall arrangement in the direction of fire.

Because damping devices are provided on the modules to limit and dampen the pendulum movements of the freely hanging modules, the modules are protected against excessive pendulum swings, for example due to wind excitation. The desired catching effect of fired shot is therefore maintained even in unfavorable wind conditions.

If a cover is provided on the top, the collection arrangement is shielded from unwanted contamination and water exposure, for example from leaves, rain and/or snow. The cover can be made of tarpaulin material or as a solid roof segment, for example.

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The possibly reinforced edge areas of the modular nets and the attachment points for the spacers can cause an undesirable reflection of shot hitting them. Therefore, in a further development of the invention, such areas in which shot could be reflected are shielded by baffles, either flat or in the form of cones. Alternatively, collecting means, for example made of cork, felt, foam, straw or pulp wood, can be arranged in front of these reinforcement areas.

In the following, embodiments of the invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It shows:

Fig. 1 in spatial view a single module of a shot collecting arrangement

tion in a first embodiment,

Fig. 2 shows a schematic cross-section of a collecting arrangement according to a second embodiment,

Fig. 3 shows a schematic cross-section of a collecting arrangement in a third embodiment,

Fig. 4 in a terrain cross-section an overall arrangement of the fall arrest system,

Fig. 5 in a terrain cross-section an alternative overall arrangement,

Fig. 6 in a terrain cross-section a further overall arrangement,

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Fig. 7 shows a cross-section of an overall arrangement of collection modules in a shooting hall,

Fig. 8 in a terrain cross-section an overall arrangement of the collection system in a shooting range with trees and water and

Fig. 9 shows a spatial view of an overall arrangement of collection modules in a shell-shaped supporting structure.

Fig. 1 shows a spatial view of a module 100 of a collecting arrangement. The collecting arrangement 100 has a rectangular surface area. For example, the height of the module is 2.5 m and the width is 4 m.

The collecting arrangement 100 has a front net 1 made of a PVC-coated polyester fabric with a mesh size of 1.5 mm. The PVC-coated polyester fabric has, for example, a basis weight of 650 g/m ² .

An edge reinforcement 11 with integrated thimbles 12 is provided on the upper edge of the front net 1. The edge reinforcement 11 is created, for example, by welding the fabric over the entire surface, limited to the edge strip. The net 1 is suspended from a support frame (not shown) by the thimbles 12.

In the direction of fire X at the rear end of the collecting arrangement 100, a flat collecting means 2, also made of a PVC-coated polyester net, is arranged. The PVC-coated polyester fabric of the collecting means 2 has a mesh size of 1.0 mm. The surface weight of the collecting net 2 is 320 g/m ² . The dimensioning of the collecting

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arrangement 100 is particularly adapted to lead or soft iron shot with a diameter of 2.0 to 2.6 mm. On the upper edge of the collecting net 2 there is also an edge reinforcement 21 with thimbles 22 incorporated therein for free suspension.

The lower edges 13, 23 of the front net 1 or the collection net 2 are connected to one another with a flat collecting means 3. The flat collecting means 3 consists of a tarpaulin material, for example a polyester fabric coated over the entire surface with PVC. The connection between the collecting means 3 and the front net 1 or between the collecting means 3 and the collection net 2 is preferably made by welding. The flat collecting means 3 forms a trough shape and closes off the collection arrangement on its underside so that it is impermeable to shot.

In the space between the front net 1 and the catch net 2, a middle net 4 with approximately the same surface area as the front net 1 and the catch net 2 is inserted. The middle net 4 also has a reinforcement 41 with integrated thimbles 42 on its upper edge. The lower edge 43 of the middle net 4 ends freely hanging between the front net 1 and the catch net 2 above the collecting means 3.

In Fig. 2, a second embodiment of a collecting arrangement 100 is shown in schematic cross-section. In this embodiment, only a front net 1 and a collecting net 2 located behind it in the firing direction X are provided in the firing area. A collecting means 3 forms a widened collecting trough, the front edge 31 of which in the firing direction X is arranged below and in front of the front net in the firing direction. The rear edge 32 of the collecting means 3 is connected to the collecting means 2 at its lower edge 23, as in the embodiment according to Fig. 1.

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When the collecting arrangement 100 is fired at in the firing direction X, the shot hits the front net 1, which is essentially penetrated by the shot, whereby a significant part of the kinetic energy of the shot is "destroyed". The collecting net 2 arranged at a distance behind it completely catches the shot that has penetrated the front net 1 with reduced kinetic energy, whereby the shot falls into the collecting tray of the collecting means 3 due to gravity. In this embodiment, any shot that does not penetrate the front net 1 also falls into the collecting tray of the collecting means 3. A load on the ground caused by shot that has already been retained on the front net is avoided in this embodiment.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic cross-section of a third embodiment of a catchment arrangement 100. The arrangement corresponds essentially to the embodiment according to Fig. 1, but in the space between the front net 1 and the catchment net 2 a total of three freely hanging and spaced-apart middle nets 4 are arranged. In order to ensure sufficient spacing at the lower end of the freely hanging middle nets 4 and the freely hanging front net 1 and catchment net 2, spacers 5 are provided between the lower edges 43 of the middle net 4 and between themselves and the lower edge 13 of the front net 1 and the lower edge 23 of the catchment net 3, which ensure a variable minimum and maximum distance.

Fig. 4 shows an overall arrangement for a shot trap system in a cross-section of a shooting range with a wall W. The shooting range is located in the plane of the drawing to the left of the wall W. A shooter S shoots in the firing direction X indicated by the continuous arrow at a target T dropped from a dropping house A along a trajectory Y shown in dashed lines.

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A support structure 6 is mounted on the earthen wall W. The support structure 6 has support arms projecting beyond the apex of the wall W, to which modular catch arrangements 100 are attached, as described above for Figs. 1 to 3. Furthermore, several rows of corresponding modules 100 of the catch arrangement are provided in a cascade on the slope of the wall W facing the shooting range.

In the direction of strike of the wall W, i.e. perpendicular to the plane of the drawing, for example, cables (not shown) are stretched between the support arms 61, on which the modules 100 are arranged side by side to cover the entire firing area.

Fig. 5 shows an alternative overall arrangement, also in a cross-section of the terrain. For this shooting range, two shooting positions S with associated drop houses A and clay pigeon flight paths Y are shown. The collecting arrangement 100 is arranged here in a continuous vertical plane in front of the slope of the wall W and thus close behind the target area.

Accordingly, the collection arrangement 100 is arranged in the first third of the ballistic trajectory of the shot and only requires a height of approx. 15 m. Due to the shorter distance to the shooter S, the use of one or more middle nets 4 is advisable in this arrangement. Although a collection arrangement consisting of one-piece nets is conceivable in this spatially non-divided arrangement, a collection arrangement divided at least laterally into modules appears to be advantageous in terms of the handling of the freely hanging net sections. Of course, a vertical division into, for example, six modules arranged one above the other, each 2.5 m high, is also conceivable.

In Fig. 6, an alternative collection system with collection modules 100 arranged in a cascade on the slope of the wall W is shown in the terrain cross-section for a shooting range arrangement according to Fig. 5.

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Fig. 7 shows a schematic cross-section of a shooting range housed in a hall H. The shot collection system adapted to it consists of a large number of collection modules 100 which are attached behind the target area to the rear wall of the hall shown on the right in Fig. 7. The modular collection arrangements 100 effectively collect the shot that has been fired and make it available in the collection device for raw material recycling without additional effort.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic cross-section of a shooting range in which a large number of collection modules 100 form a complex shot collection system. Trees B arranged behind the target area serve as the supporting structure for hanging the collection modules 100. In addition, a corresponding collection arrangement is provided at critical points in front of a body of water G, a path and the skeet range's drop house A. Overall, by hanging up the appropriate modules as needed, protection of bodies of water, paths, trees, vegetation, crevices, springs, buildings and other endangered objects, for example the high-rise and low-rise buildings of the skeet range, can be achieved. Hanging the modules 100 on trees B also has the advantage that the trees can remain standing despite the necessary safety and shot collection systems and costly conversion of the forest can be avoided.

Fig. 9 shows a three-dimensional view of a support structure designed as a shell M for a large number of collection modules 100, which are arranged behind the target area of the shooting range. The advantage of a shell-like support structure M is that any shot scattered upwards in the shot pattern can be collected very close to the target area before it rises further and would require a considerably higher construction, for example in the case of a wall arrangement that is several 10 m behind the target area.

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In an overall arrangement of a shot collection system made up of a large number of collection modules 100, it is advantageous that the modules are standardized and easily replaceable. If a single segment is defective, it can be quickly replaced with a spare module that is kept in stock. Supply and delivery logistics are also simplified because only standardized modules need to be kept in stock. Furthermore, the limited size and thus weight of the modules result in a high level of flexibility and mobility. The assembly can be carried out without the need for expensive crane rental, etc.

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1 front net 11 Edge reinforcement 12 thimble, eyelet 13 Bottom edge 100 Module, collecting arrangement 2 flat catchment net 21 Edge reinforcement 22 thimble, eyelet 23 Bottom edge 3 flat collecting agent, tarpaulin 31 front edge 32 rear edge 4 medium network 41 Edge reinforcement 42 thimble, eyelet 43 Bottom edge CJI Spacers 6 Supporting structure 61 Beam A Drop-off house B Tree G Waters H Hall M shell S Protect T Clay disc W Wall X Direction of fire Y Clay pigeon trajectory

Claims (23)

1. A shot collecting arrangement for use in shooting ranges with a net ( 1 ) arranged vertically and essentially perpendicular to the firing direction (X), characterized in that the front net ( 1 ) is arranged freely hanging in the area of the firing path and a flat collecting means ( 2 ) is provided behind it in the firing direction (X) at a distance and essentially parallel to it, wherein a mesh size of the front net ( 1 ) allows the shot to pass through in a braked manner. 2. Collecting arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the front net ( 1 ) has a mesh size less than or equal to the diameter of the shot fired at it. 3. Collecting arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the front net ( 1 ) and the flat collecting means ( 2 ) are connected to one another at their lower edges ( 13 , 23 ) by a collecting means ( 3 ) made of flat material which is not permeable to shot. 4. Catching arrangement according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that between the front net ( 1 ) and the flat catchment means ( 2 ) one or more flat central catchment means ( 4 ) are provided substantially parallel thereto. 5. Collecting arrangement according to claim 4, characterized in that the central collecting means ( 4 ) is designed as a film, as a thread or slat curtain or preferably as a net. 6. Catching arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flat collecting means ( 2 ) is a wall, the surface of which exposed to the bombardment is preferably designed as a pulpwood, plastic or foam board, straw or brushwood mat. 7. Collecting arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the flat collecting means ( 2 ) is a freely hanging film or net with a mesh size smaller than the shot diameter. 8. Catching arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the front net ( 1 ), the catchment means ( 4 ) designed as a middle net and/or the flat catchment means ( 2 ) designed as a net is a plastic net, preferably a PVC-coated polyester fabric. 9. Catching arrangement according to one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that the front net ( 1 ) has a larger mesh size than the middle net ( 4 ) and/or the collecting means designed as a net ( 2 ). 10. Collecting arrangement according to claim 9, characterized in that the mesh size of the front net ( 1 ) is approximately 0.5 mm smaller and the mesh size of the middle net ( 4 ) and/or the collecting means designed as a net ( 2 ) is approximately 1.0 mm smaller than the diameter of the smallest shot used. 11. A collecting arrangement according to one of claims 5 to 10, characterized in that the front net ( 1 ) has a higher surface weight than the middle net ( 4 ) or the collecting means designed as a net ( 2 ). 12. Catching arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that spacers ( 5 ) are provided between the front net ( 1 ) and the middle ( 4 ) and/or the freely suspended catchment means ( 2 ). 13. Collection arrangement according to one of the preceding claims 3 to 12, characterized in that the flat collecting means ( 3 ) is formed from a net or tarpaulin material, in particular polyester fabric with a full-surface PVC coating. 14. Collecting arrangement according to one of the preceding claims 3 to 13, characterized in that the collecting means ( 3 ) is advanced below the front net ( 1 ) in the firing direction (X). 15. Collecting arrangement according to one of the preceding claims 3 to 14, characterized in that the collecting means ( 3 ) has a trough shape and a sole line which forms is arranged substantially parallel to the surface extension and slightly inclined to the horizontal. 16. Catching arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is arranged in the first third of the ballistic trajectory of the shot in the shooting range. 17. Catching arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is constructed as a module ( 100 ) with a rectangularly limited surface extension and a plurality of the modules ( 100 ) form an overall arrangement for a shooting range. 18. Collection arrangement according to claim 17, characterized in that the module ( 100 ) has a width of 2 m to 5 m, preferably about 4 m, and a height of 2 m to 5 m, preferably about 2.5 m. 19. Catchment arrangement according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that the modules ( 100 ) are suspended next to one another and one above the other to form the overall arrangement on a supporting structure ( 6 ). 20. Collecting arrangement according to claim 17, 18 or 19, characterized in that the modules ( 100 ) are arranged overlapping one another and/or in a cascade and/or scale-like manner to form the overall arrangement. 21. Collecting arrangement according to claim 17, 18, 19 or 20, characterized in that the collecting means ( 3 ) of adjacent modules ( 100 ) are designed to forward the collected and rolling shot. 22. Catching arrangement according to one of claims 17 to 21, characterized in that damping means are provided on the modules ( 100 ) which limit and dampen pendulum movements of the freely hanging modules. 23. Collecting arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a cover is provided on the upper side.