horsemen61
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Update! Ok everyone so I got my 4 corner holes dug then the weather moved in so that’s all I can do this weekend so let’s see what next weekend brings!!!!!
Update! Ok everyone so I got my 4 corner holes dug then the weather moved in so that’s all I can do this weekend so let’s see what next weekend brings!!!!!
Please do keep posting. Looking forward to your progress.
I've always had trouble shooting at a lower elevation. It's deceptive. I can shoot at higher elevations, but lower screws me up.
This is the exact situation the ignore button was created for.@Jammersix
First of all I never said anything about 1 mile
secondly I’m shooting down into 30 tons of sand!
Thirdly “Most importantly show me where did I say anything about breaking “the 4 rules”
Mods please don’t close this one I am very excited about building my range, it just burns my shorthairs whenever someone who has no clue about me,my property ,or what I am doing chimes in about my situation with nothing to add other than negativity!
Where are you located? If it's an area that gets freezing temps you'll want to put those poles down below frost line.So I started by cutting 4 10 foot long lengths of pole I will bury 2 feet of pole for support
Ranges that have more than a mile of open country beyond the berm are extremely rare anywhere east of the Great Plains. I only know of one in my state.The idea that one mile is enough for a .30-06 is criminally foolish.
Now it will be left.
Where are you located? If it's an area that gets freezing temps you'll want to put those poles down below frost line.
I'm considering building a backstop on my property, I really like seeing other peoples setups, It gives me good ideas
Yes, and the feedback on how safe or unsafe individual set-ups are is good too, regardless if it gets your short and curlies in a knot. Opposed to others here, I do not see any "trolls", nor do I see any real condescension. What I see, is folks concerned with safety and the promotion of positive images for responsible shooters/gun owners. Over the years there has been a multitude of threads here and on other gun forums I frequent, about folks setting up their own personal range. Some of them are very sensible.....some are downright scary. I have not seen pictures of the OP's final set-up so I will not judge his set-up until I do. I wish him the best of luck with his endeavor and trust he is using sound judgement. As for the picture that put up the hairs on the back of Jammersix's neck.....I'm kinda there too. When I can see buildings clearly behind a small berm like that, I too have concerns. Have seen steel T-Posts like those shown ricochet bullets. I have seen small stones/rocks in a berm do the same. Have seen folks trying to shoot quickly in SD drills miss wider than that berm. Without more of a barrier between that and those buildings, and no other evidence than what is given, I to am skeptical. But then, as my wife tells me, I'm a worrywart, and possible stray bullets and potential harm downrange makes me worry. Comes down to what kind of rounds and amount of rounds also. !00 rounds a year of small caliber, carefully placed bullet, not as much as 1000 rounds every weekend by high powered rifles with FMJ ammo. Pictures do not always do justice. What something appears to be, might not be at all. Just be careful folks, when you make home ranges. Consider every worse case scenario and not just assume every round is going to end up in the 10 ring. I'm lucky. I have a natural place for my personal range. The bluff behind my range is the highest point in the county. The range is in the middle of a u-shaped deep valley. Behind that for 5 miles is nuttin' but woods. I feel secure now knowing I'm safe. When I look back over the years at other places I have shot......not so much. I was lucky then too it appears. Please guys, ....don't depend on luck. That's all any of us are asking.
He doesn't have a berm. He has a pile.Ranges that have more than a mile of open country beyond the berm are extremely rare anywhere east of the Great Plains. I only know of one in my state.
Please explain the difference.He doesn't have a berm. He has a pile.
Yes, and the feedback on how safe or unsafe individual set-ups are is good too, regardless if it gets your short and curlies in a knot. Opposed to others here, I do not see any "trolls", nor do I see any real condescension. What I see, is folks concerned with safety and the promotion of positive images for responsible shooters/gun owners. Over the years there has been a multitude of threads here and on other gun forums I frequent, about folks setting up their own personal range. Some of them are very sensible.....some are downright scary. I have not seen pictures of the OP's final set-up so I will not judge his set-up until I do. I wish him the best of luck with his endeavor and trust he is using sound judgement. As for the picture that put up the hairs on the back of Jammersix's neck.....I'm kinda there too. When I can see buildings clearly behind a small berm like that, I too have concerns. Have seen steel T-Posts like those shown ricochet bullets. I have seen small stones/rocks in a berm do the same. Have seen folks trying to shoot quickly in SD drills miss wider than that berm. Without more of a barrier between that and those buildings, and no other evidence than what is given, I to am skeptical. But then, as my wife tells me, I'm a worrywart, and possible stray bullets and potential harm downrange makes me worry. Comes down to what kind of rounds and amount of rounds also. !00 rounds a year of small caliber, carefully placed bullet, not as much as 1000 rounds every weekend by high powered rifles with FMJ ammo. Pictures do not always do justice. What something appears to be, might not be at all. Just be careful folks, when you make home ranges. Consider every worse case scenario and not just assume every round is going to end up in the 10 ring. I'm lucky. I have a natural place for my personal range. The bluff behind my range is the highest point in the county. The range is in the middle of a u-shaped deep valley. Behind that for 5 miles is nuttin' but woods. I feel secure now knowing I'm safe. When I look back over the years at other places I have shot......not so much. I was lucky then too it appears. Please guys, ....don't depend on luck. That's all any of us are asking.
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I am glad you "feel safe" with your homemade set up.
But really that doesnt matter one hoot.
Public indoor ranges are probably the most dangerous shooting scenarios in regards to folks casually shooting. Yet they are quite legal.
Many outdoor ranges are established quite close to nearby inhabitants. The outdoor range were we shoot USPSA and IDPA is literally within a 1/4 mile of folks living nearby.
Shooting in itself is dangerous. We folks who have the opportunity to legally shoot at home do the best a responsible gun owner can do but there are no guarantees. We are responsible for every round we fire.
But its important to realize that the danger isnt much different than many public ranges.
Maybe not to you. But to me, being confident that no round, regardless of the scenario, is going to leave the property....matters. The same philosophy should matter to anyone building or shooting at their home range.
Indoor public and outdoor public ranges are also built, so the regardless of the scenario, rounds will not leave the property. They have to be. Otherwise they would not be allowed to operate, either by the local governing body, their insurance carrier or the institution that loaned them the money. The sanctioning body for your USPSA and IDPA would not allow the competition at your range if it wasn't a safe place to shoot, regardless of how close it is to other private property. It's not that hard to do. Folks can do the same with their home ranges. I'm sorry, but many of us here have seen examples of home ranges that were not and are not safe. Has a good chuckle with a Mod here a while back about one. I am waiting to see how the OP does before I make a judgement, seems his head is in a good place about it.