BIRCO has produced vulcanized ballistic rubber panels, blocks, sheets, curtains, and lamella components for military, law enforcement and private ranges for years. We have specialized in producing components with unique custom dimensions, to specification for our customers. The density of a vulcanized compression molded rubber product is UNEQUALED. A vulcanized rubber block with dimensions of 8" x 12" x 24" will weigh 92 pounds. That weight cannot be achieved with any other technology. Vulcanization yields a product with strong and elastomeric properties, meaning it will self-seal around ballistic entrance points. Other production methods such as using MDI urethane binder with crumb rubber (i.e. "grind and glue") yields generally a harder product with less desirable elastomeric properties not yielding to arsenal so the product erodes and chips away with every shot fired. Then you are faced with the cost of disposal of a bullet impregnated piece of solid waste , and the cost of replacement.
We have produced components as small as 1" x 3" x 7" up to 2" x 48" x 96" sheets weighing 400 pounds. BIRCO has produced lamella strips over 100" in length and with fiber reinforcement. No project is too small or large. Let us help with your ballistic control project.
Typical Product Applications:
- Shoothouses
- Bullet traps
- Stray bullet wall protection
- Range floors
Flip-Lok™ Rubber Ballistic Panels
BIRCO has designed a ballistic rubber panel with a 1" x1" inset around the perimeter. The panel has a textured surface on both sides to allow the panel to be "flipped" and seat with the panels adjacent to it. This safety feature prevents gapping at the seams where rounds can escape control. This design also minimizes waste, where a section can merely flip over to fit in another area of the ballistic control system. |
