new backstop

[jacob.elliott]

Just wanted to share my new backstop i built this weekend.

six semi tires filled with sand and put on skids.
shot it three times with 8mm-06 and could barely find the point of entry.
self healing and only cost about ten bucks for the hardware.

 

[geronimo509]

do you have a pic?

Sounds like a good idea

 

[jacob.elliott]

oops

kinda forgot that didn't i

 

[jacob.elliott]

im guessing it ways about 2500 lbs

 

[jtuck]

Just out of curiosity, do you shoot only high powered rifles at this backstop or do you shoot slower moving pistols at it as well? Someone once advised me against a tire/rubber back stop because the slower moving projectiles might not penetrate and could bounce back at you. I have no personal experience with this, just an observation.

 

[jacob.elliott]

that is a good point. very seldom is anything less powerful than a 30-30/sks shot though.

thanks for the post

 

[Carne Frio]

Wow ! Looks good. I'll bet .38 rnl from a two inch barrel at 25 feet would be too much excitement !

 

[jtuck]

It looks good though. I'd say it will stop about any rifle round you throw at it.

 

[jacob.elliott]

i hope so the tree we were using befor is right behind it and it is cut about half in two

 

[CountGlockula]

My local range uses tire pieces for their back stop.

I think they just go to a rubber tire junk yard, grab a shreader and shovel them into the back.