Indoor range in your house

2 houses four lots a little less than two acres Douglas County Nevada....$19,000.00/year

Obturation said:

That's not bad, check out some Illinois property taxes....
Mine are 12.5k per year for 1 acre with a modest house. But I need to escape Illinois.

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Mine went up to 1k/yr after old owner moved out and it was reassessed (1/2 acre lot); I can get away with an air rifle in my backyard, but that is about it. I do hear gunshots now and again from areas not that far away where folks have 10+ acres.

George P said:

Mine went up to 1k/yr after old owner moved out and it was reassessed (1/2 acre lot); I can get away with an air rifle in my backyard, but that is about it. I do hear gunshots now and again from areas not that far away where folks have 10+ acres.

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I'm right on the line of city limits, farm land starts a few hundred yards from my house. I hear guys shooting regularly in the summer, I've tried to find them so I could shoot there too, never have though.

a long time ago in Chicago there was a family house. In the basement was the "inner sanctum". just passed a sausage making table, a wine still, and a coal room was a 6" wood slab bolted against the wall. there, after some friendly banter some cotton was put in ears and some handgun target shooting was done.

Have/had an indoor range for years(decades). It comes in handy.

The vent system needs to obviously be taken seriously but to be honest...... pales in comparison to OSHA level dust collection in a pro cabinet shop. We "roll our own" fittings for the latter,and also fabricate custom impellers so it's sorta just business as usual. There's a bunch more to it but plenty of "factory" shooting systems on the market for study. Any solid HVAC tech would find it easy to set up. Just sayin,there's LOTS of hazardous material,vent systems that really put it into perspective. Coal dust,auto/cabinet paint,wood dust,etc. Good luck with your project.

I quit shooting at indoor ranges except for very few sanctioned matches once my lead levels became elevated from shooting in them.

I kept reloading, casting and shooting out doors and my lead levels gradually went back down. I would never put a range IN my home, ever.

However, if it’s raining, I can still shoot from my balcony.

I quit shooting at indoor ranges except for very few sanctioned matches once my lead levels became elevated from shooting in them.

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I had lead issues as well, traced to an indoor range I used to shoot at.
Good ventilation is important. An indoor range can be done right, but lots are not.

A very wealthy town in LA that I used to work in had a guy who had a motorized shooting gallery in the basement.. small metal ducks,, bowling pin shapes, etc. would move laterally on a chain and would fall over if struck with .22 shorts. It was an awesome set up!

If I can ever escape the City my goal is to use three 53” containers set end-to-end to make an indoor pistol range.

As for taxes, ours are almost 13k annually on our 1 acre east of LA... but we pay for the view so I’m not complaining...



Stay safe.