Patent ID: 8579294

Claim:
A bullet target system comprising: a track, the track having a first rail and a second rail separated from the first rail and having a first end; a center cable mount disposed between the first rail and the second rail and disposed along the track a distance away from the first end; a first cable end mount located adjacent to the first rail and adjacent to the end of the track; a second cable end mount located adjacent to the second rail and adjacent to the end of the track; a first cable attached to the center cable mount and to the first cable end mount; a second cable attached to the center cable mount to the second cable end mount; a target trolley supported on the track and movable on the track, the target trolley having a ballistic target mounted thereon; and a cable engagement member attached to the target trolley; and wherein moving the target trolley towards the first end of the track past the center cable mount causes the cable engagement member to engage the first cable and the second cable and force the first and second cables together to thereby stop the target trolley.