I was wondering if anyone shoots at their home and/or property that they own knows what a safe shooting distance is for a 'one person range'.
I (and many others) shoot at a lake owned by my fiancee's uncle. They have been shooting there for many many years. He has a large mound of earth set-up in front of a lake. From aerial photos it appears that there are some equipment sheds across the lake, about 3/4 of a mile away. These sheds (and the land near them) belong to someone else.
My new house in OH is out in the country and sits against a densely wooded area. The woods are about 0.65 mile thick with some houses behind it. I believe my new neighbors shoot in their back yards. If I put up an earthen wall would it be safe to shoot there? I would not want to be shooting into someone's back yard.
I understand that a .22 can travel 2 to 3 miles but I was wondering what kind of set-ups (if any) that others had.
P.S. I would only be shooting handguns and at the lake they shoot just about everything.
I (and many others) shoot at a lake owned by my fiancee's uncle. They have been shooting there for many many years. He has a large mound of earth set-up in front of a lake. From aerial photos it appears that there are some equipment sheds across the lake, about 3/4 of a mile away. These sheds (and the land near them) belong to someone else.
My new house in OH is out in the country and sits against a densely wooded area. The woods are about 0.65 mile thick with some houses behind it. I believe my new neighbors shoot in their back yards. If I put up an earthen wall would it be safe to shoot there? I would not want to be shooting into someone's back yard.
I understand that a .22 can travel 2 to 3 miles but I was wondering what kind of set-ups (if any) that others had.
P.S. I would only be shooting handguns and at the lake they shoot just about everything.