HARV6
Member
I'd like to build a backstop for occasional rifle use. I've read a few threads here and there on the subject, and the most popular seems to be a stack of railroad ties w/ dirt or sand behind them. For my situation a double stack of railroad ties would be a lot easier than hauling and shoveling dirt. And i've found them for 4 bucks a piece. I'd be stacking about 10 on top of each other, then right behind them stacking another 10. Do yo think that would hold up well to rifle fire? Behind it would be a 200yd feild gradually sloping up to about the height of the top of the backstop. Then about 50yrds of timber before reaching the property line. According to google earth, a bullet would have to travel through another 300 yrds of timber and across a 500yrd field before it found a barn(if they even line up). Would you feel comfortable shooting 7mm Rem Mag or lighter at this backstop or should I be building something else somewhere else?