Simple Man
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Ok guys I just purchased a new home in the country with 2 acres and I take possession on Sept 15th so I am already planning on how to build my shooting range . I am surrounded by about 1500 acres of thick Forrest but I have two old ladies that live on either side of me that do not like hunting or guns and the previous owner told me they will not allow you to step foot onto this 1500 acres of land (they each own part of it and it surrounds my land). So I have about a 100 yards in my back yard that I can setup as a range but I need to keep my bullets safely on my property. The area I live in is considered rural/agriculture so I am within legal rights to shoot here and there are no houses or roads for at least 5 miles behind my house.
I was thinking about building some sort of a metal back stop that would angle toward the ground as to deflect the bullets into a sand pile on the ground. I am uncertain how thick of metal I will need and what would be a good angle to lay the metal backstop at. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to build my mini range. I will be shooting everything from rimfires, large bore handguns and rifles as well as shotguns and muzzle-loaders.
Pictures would be greatly appreciated too.
Here is my 40x40 garage and this is going to be my new (and first) reloading bench. Man I can't wait to move in. I don't know why I ever let the wife talk me into building a house in town in an addition 4 years ago. This has been a miserable 4 years but life is starting to look up for me.
I was thinking about building some sort of a metal back stop that would angle toward the ground as to deflect the bullets into a sand pile on the ground. I am uncertain how thick of metal I will need and what would be a good angle to lay the metal backstop at. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to build my mini range. I will be shooting everything from rimfires, large bore handguns and rifles as well as shotguns and muzzle-loaders.
Pictures would be greatly appreciated too.
Here is my 40x40 garage and this is going to be my new (and first) reloading bench. Man I can't wait to move in. I don't know why I ever let the wife talk me into building a house in town in an addition 4 years ago. This has been a miserable 4 years but life is starting to look up for me.