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A door fastener having a contained metal ball which is under pressure from a spring; the ball engages a striking plate and keeps the door from opening until force is applied.

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Enter the G2 Acreage Bullet Catch and Strike Plate.

Acreage bullet catch

ANNA BURNSIDE IN FIDELITY | TRAVERSE, UNTIL AUG 28 IN ROB Drummond's last Fringe show, Bullet Catch, he asked an audience member to shoot him in the mouth live on stage.

BEST OF THE FEST

He said: "We're ending the show with the world famous bullet catch.

Piff the dragon breathes new life into magic; Grumpy magician and pet take break from bright lights of Las Vegas for Fringe show

Other tricks include a riff on free speech that involves the suggestion of a flag burning and a bullet catch that nods to the Second Amendment.

Using your illusions

In the episode which went out in April, the killer trick was the Bullet Catch, which has killed 12 magicians who tried to catch a bullet in their teeth.

Never afraid to ice with death

The bullet catch and the infamous water torture cell.

Take five; Actor and writer Stuart Brennan convinces us to see... his latest stage show Houdini

It is certainly among the best--if not the greatest bullet catch of all time.

Good words for 'Bad Boys': originality, generosity and oddball humor have endeared Penn & Teller to friends and rivals alike

And as if that wasn't enough, he undertakes one of the most famous illusions in magic; the bullet catch.

Blaine attempts bullet catch

I've come up with 35 new illusions for it - including the bullet catch.

Irish magician Keith takes bullet in bid to be the best; I'm bigger than David Blaine says The Druidmaster

Highlights of "The Mysteries of Magic" include contemporary performers discussing the excitement and danger surrounding tricks like sawing a person in half, dramatic escapes and the infamous bullet catch.

Henninger Media Mixes Audio With Magic for the Learning Channel TV Special

Much of Rob's previous work has involved him doing dangerous stunts, such as recreating the bullet catch magic trick or learning to be a wrestler.

it's the Broons show; 80TH ANNIVERSARY TAKING CARTOON FAMILY FROM PAGE TO STAGE

And that Acreage Bullet Catch you wrote about looks like it might be just what I need.