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May 9th, 2018, 04:10 PM #1Super Member
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Building a backyard range
My home is about 15-20 minutes out of town on a quiet dirt road. I have about 2.3 acres of land and my closest neighbor is about 50-75 yards away. I did researched some bullet catch devices online, but I felt the target area is too small. It's too easy to shoot the frame/legs. My property is pretty flat, towards the back is a hill but that hill is not mine.
I need a good backstop but not sure what's the best way to build one. My neighbor has a small excavator he might be able to use to help me. I was thinking about either getting dirt delivered and poured onto my property or ask my neighbor to help dig a descent sized ditch to place targets in.
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May 9th, 2018, 04:34 PM #2
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Ditch? Trench?
Think about drainage so you aren't making a mud puddle or pond.
Any local.ordinances preventing shooting , even on your property?
Backstop high enough to catch a errant round?
Neighbors Ok? Or will they call police for noise etc?Opinions are like anal apertures. They all stink but mine.
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May 9th, 2018, 06:49 PM #3
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You need dirt and a lot of it which has to be packed down so tights that it becomes part of the earth below it. Stacked sandbags of dirt or sand is another option as well as stacked 4x4's or rail road ties with a decent amount of dirt or sand bags packed down behind it.
What is behind the area you want to put the back stop at, and If there are homes how far aware are we talking?
Since my home is built into the side of a small mountain that continues to step up several times I am able to use the natural landscape as a back stop in several different areas.Join the GOA & save $5.00. https://www.gunowners.org/mac-subs-join-goa.htm
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May 9th, 2018, 08:30 PM #4
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Good stockade fence, six feet tall, with neighbor's above-ground pool on the other side. If the wood doesn't stop the bullets, the water in the pool will.
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May 10th, 2018, 09:30 AM #5
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What's down range of your intended backstop?
If I was able to build a multipurpose 25 yard shooting range on my land, I'd build the backstop at least 12ft high with 12ft high full length berms on either side. IMHO, ranges longer than 25 yards, would demand higher backstops and berms. I believe the NRA has safety specs on range construction.Toujours prêt
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May 10th, 2018, 10:14 AM #6
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JMHO
A. Check with Township if there are ordinances prohibiting shooting of firearms
good?
B. Check with neighbors because if you do all that work and they piss and moan loud enough or have the clout your done
good?
C. I do believe Game Commission has some requirements on protection/berm height at end of range
D. NRA has some range building information as well.
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May 10th, 2018, 11:12 AM #7Grand Member
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Re: Building a backyard range
Any bullet that leaves your property you own, which a lot of people in PA don't seem to get, from my own experience.
With the room you have you might be able to get a short range pistol range going. Building the backstop will be the issue. It will probably take more work and fill than you might expect, at least that was my experience with earth moving for range building. I have a steep hill as a backstop but moved earth to make a flat 30 yard range.
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May 10th, 2018, 12:28 PM #8
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A dump truck load of dirt or sand does not go very far when you go to use it. If you plan to build hills do some math and figure out how many cubic yards you are going to need, it might change your mind on the whole thing.
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May 10th, 2018, 09:50 PM #9Super Member
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Re: Building a backyard range
Behind the proposed backstop os a hill that doesnt belong to me and a small forest on top of the hill
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May 10th, 2018, 09:57 PM #10
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