"Tube" Range?

[Thumbsmasher]

I wonder if anyone has input on this idea. I live in a semi rural area that really leans suburban. I own two acres and want to shoot my AR etc. I am thinking of making some type of box and tube arrangement. The box would be the firing position and wound contain noise. The tube would be attached to the box and also contain noise and have a safe backstop. Any input on materials or construction details? Or is this just a crazy idea and more trouble than it is worth. Thanks for any ideas.

 

[hkmp5g17]

Tube that contains noise- suppressor

Seriouslythough-I heard of someone doing this(type of range) in their basement.

Cool idea

 

[MattB000]

http://www.cherrycreekgunclub.org/pictures/crutchintube.jpg

 

[hkmp5g17]

Now you have me thinkin! Thanks for the link!

 

[DWARREN123]

There is a range here in Tennessee that is some what set up that way. The firing position has noise reduction material to reduce the noise from the 5.56mm/223 Rem round and you shoot thru a tube (3 ft. diameter I believe) to 200yards.

 

[MD_Willington]

That's a lot of culvert...

 

[Sistema1927]

We have a 100 yard tunnel range at the gun club I belong to.

This is designed to allow you to sight in your rifle without having to contend with wind. Neat idea, and works well, but still noisy, both inside of the building (wear plugs and muffs together) and outside where you hear a loud "Wumpf" with an echo.

I don't know if it would keep the neighbors happy.

 

[jimbob1911]

There was a guy who posted his shooting setup on hear previously and he had a nice setup...

A couple tables with multiple presses on each table in his barn and there was a "window" with no glass or anything in it and more like a open ended retangular prism, or box, than a window. The "box" was lined with sound dampening foam and there was a 50 gallon drum suspended from the top of the box which was also lined with foam. There was a gun rest setup in front of the "box window".


The guy could sit in one seat, shoot his bolt action rifle without ear protection from inside the barn, rotate chair, take casing out of rifle, reload casing and primer, and shoot again.

THAT was the sweetest setup I have seen to date

 

[22_Shooter]

So someone actually put of these in their basement? I've always wanted a range in my house (if I won the lottery and had a house built ), but didn't know the legality of such a setup. Either way, sounds like a cool idea.

 

[Smokey Joe]

"tube" range

There's a range on which I shoot occasionally, which has concrete culvert pipes, 4' diameter, in front of the firing line of the 100-200-300 yd range. You shoot downrange through the tubes. The idea is not noise supression, but to keep the shots all level and headed for the berm at the far end.

Personally, I don't like the sound of firing there, even with my best muffs on, however, it is the only 300 yd range in the area.

If the concrete tubes keep the neighbors happy, so be it. Having easy access to a 300 yd range is worth it.

 

[Brian Williams]

6' of 24" plastic culvert and chicken wire to hold 4" fiberglass insulation around the inside, makes for a nice legal sound suppressor for a range.

 

[GarandOwner]

tube ranges make even a .223 sound loud

 

[ServiceSoon]

How about a muffler? I'm not sure if it would provide sufficient sound reduction, but it is worth a.....shot...hehehe.

 

[O C]

Take a few old tires, use 1/4" bolts to bolt them together in 4 places, take pieces of 2X4 to wedje the inside of the tires open, screw the pieces of 2X4 to another long 2X4 to keep the tires "open". Fill the opened tires with fiberglass insulation . Take hardware cloth and make a circle inside the tires to keep the insulation in place, screw the hardware cloth to the 2X4 . Set the whole thing on a couple of saw horses with 2X4's under them. Make the whole thing about 15 ft long, so you can put the chronograph inside the end, make a good back stop suitable for the caliber you're shooting Send the wife shopping, let the dog out, who cares about the cat, and bang away. Start with .22 and work up. .375 ouch&ouch manglem probably won't give optimal results. Local laws may prohibit discharging a firearm in your location, so start small and see what happens.

 

[loose cannon]

if you do this be sure to clean out the unburned powder particles,or you'll have a flashfire you'll not soon forget.

 

[redneckrepairs]

I dont have a clue on noise suppression on ranges , but i do understand it is becoming quite the thing in urban settings . If its a long term project , i am sure you will find something on it . If its right now then you get to be on the cutting edge of technology lol .

 

[wjustinen]

I've heard about an Alberta farmer who built a suppressed firing point on his property. It was so effective that the local RCMP Sergeant tried to charge him with unlawful possession of a prohibited weapon. As it wasn't attached to the rifle, the charge didn't stick.

Unfortunately, I don't have any details on construction.

 

[Picknlittle]

The new Montgomery Co. Shooting Complex just outside of Clarksville TN is going to this tube format on the 400 yd. range. The shooter shoots through a long 18-24 inch culvert. The targets will be arranged on hinges so you simply stand up the target at the yardage you want to shoot.

In this case, it's being done for safety and helping the shooter isolate themselves from distractions, such as other targets.

It's not complete yet, but coming along.

 

[MD_Willington]

I've heard about an Alberta farmer who built a suppressed firing point on his property. It was so effective that the local RCMP Sergeant tried to charge him with unlawful possession of a prohibited weapon. As it wasn't attached to the rifle, the charge didn't stick.

Unfortunately, I don't have any details on construction.

The RCMP in AB should know better than to go out to farms and harass people, last time they tried that, the person they were bothering wasted the lot of them. I don't advocate doing that of course, but they do seem to be going out of their way sometimes to get themselves into some heavy situations.

 

[lgsracer]

Saeed who runs ACCURATE RELOADING has a very nice indoor range:

http://www.accuratereloading.com/


Here is a video of them firing a 577 T-Rex on it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EVqT3XEzss

 

[Thumbsmasher]

Thanks for the replys. Interesting to see what has been done out there. Although several of those ranges sure look high dollar.

 

[phantomak47]

I have posted in the past and have done multiple searches, but does anyone here on THR have their own personal INDOOR range? Has anyone run the costs of say a 15-25 yd indoor pistol range?

 

[yesit'sloaded]

Yes kinda, when we were cleaning up our treefarm after Katrina I talked my dad into having a berm bulldozed up and now have a nice flat shot out to about 150 yards. I have been working on a structure along the lines of a shed with an open wall from 2 feet up. I guess it's more of a covered position outdoor. Only problem is that it takes 2 1/2 hours to drive there but the closest human besides me is a half mile away in the opposite direction from the range. I know people who shoot the Aguila .22 colibri rounds (primer only) in their backyards with a backstop but those only get about 500 out of about 20 grains of bullet anyway. I see no reason why you could not do it in your basement with proper ventilation and hearing protection other than laws against discharging firearms withing X feet of a dwelling. Since the rounds use no powder I'm not sure about it being considered a firearm.