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           Appeal No. 2004-0100                                                       
           Application No. 09/650,843                                                 

                 selecting a housing having a void configured to receive a            
            bullet deceleration chamber and an open end through which a               
            bullet passes;                                                            
                 selecting a bullet deceleration chamber; and                         
                 sliding the bullet deceleration chamber through the open end         
            and into the void configured to receive the bullet deceleration           
            chamber.                                                                  
                 21. (Amended) The method according to claim 20,                      
             wherein the method further comprises forming a face plate                
             at one end of the housing or insert.                                     
                 22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the method             
            further comprises filling the bullet deceleration chamber with a          
            bullet deceleration medium.                                               
                 23. The method according to claim 20, wherein the method             
             comprises, forming the bullet deceleration chamber from a                
             plurality of generally flat pieces of steel.                             
                 24. The method according to claim 23, further comprising             
             fixedly attaching a plurality of the generally flat pieces of            
             steel, and releasably attaching at least one of the generally            
             flat pieces of steal to the plurality of generally flat pieces of        
             steel which are fixedly attached.                                        
                 25. The method according to claim 20, wherein the                    
             method comprises forming a plurality of vents in the bullet              
             deceleration chamber.                                                    














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