Want to Build a Shooting Range

[TXCHL2008]

Hi folks, new here and am looking for help/ideas for building my own shooting range -- I'm outside city limits, have 20 acres (includes 3 acre lake, 6 acres horse pasture and house/yard).

My nearest neighbors are a couple of miles North, with an Air Force Base a few miles South. A State roadway just West, and open rangeland Northeast and East.

I currently hunt upland game birds and ducks on the property (plenty of room for shotgunning) but for pistol I rely on a natural upslope to the North and Northeast. I realize that a professional range would certainly need berms, backstops, covered areas, etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

Jeff

 

[cdrt]

Sent you a PM.

 

[mgkdrgn]

Personally, I'd have somebody spend an hour or two out there with a dozer or backhoe and give yourself a nice berm to shoot pistol/rifle into. You would be surprised how many rounds can manage to "skip" off your upslope (or what is just underneath it).

 

[snead888]

if i ever get a good plot of land, and my wife allows it and i have the money, i would so do that too. great idea. although check with the air force and get it inspected so its legal and you can't get in trouble or anything

 

[hso]

There have been several threads discussing indoor and outdoor range construction that a search of General should pull up for you.

What you might do depends upon a sliding scale that starts with how much money you have and ends with how much access to construction equipment you have.

 

[Rmart30]

Like posted above someone with a backhoe and a cpl of hours and its pretty much done..... if you already have a bermed spot your shooting at dig out some at the base of it and have a few large loads of sand dumped into a pile to shoot into.

 

[rondog]

Here's some photos from my gun club ranges, for some ideas. It's a far larger place than just these photos. A covered shooting area for sun/wind protection is great, IMO.

 

[TexasRifleman]

Hi folks, new here and am looking for help/ideas for building my own shooting range -- I'm outside city limits, have 20 acres (includes 3 acre lake, 6 acres horse pasture and house/yard).

Well I'm sure you could find several new friends here on THR to come help you out LOL