Hooda Thunkit
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That view is depressing as hell. I don't think I could live there.
The view off my front porch:
I feel for you my friend.
Built a shooting bench ........lets see yours.
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The view off my front porch:
I feel for you my friend.
We've owned the property for 10 years, and have lived here for two, and some days I still have to pinch myself and say......
.......Yea, I finally live in the country, like I dreamed about as a kid.
jmorris
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It’s how I shoot centerfire rifles without threaded barrels, at the house, when Mrs. Morris is at home.
Some_Mook
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I think it is a great idea for shooting at the house. I have a similar plastic barrel already. Did you line yours with acoustic foam or any type of baffles?
GravelRider
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I'm currently working on my range.
Here's my bench I just built a few weeks ago, set up right now in my backyard 30 yd pistol range (back drop is now higher than in the picture - about 12 feet high). I was teaching my youngest daughter how to shoot her Savage Rascal, hence the bench at a pistol range. Lol.
I'll also be working on a rifle range over the next several months. I'm planning a 500 yard range (I'd do longer, but my property ends!), but I need to cut it through the forest, so it'll be a time consuming job. I'll probably put in an elevated shooting platform 8 to 12 feet high. I'll make that determination once I get the shooting lanes cleared. I'm hoping I don't have to.
Here's my bench I just built a few weeks ago, set up right now in my backyard 30 yd pistol range (back drop is now higher than in the picture - about 12 feet high). I was teaching my youngest daughter how to shoot her Savage Rascal, hence the bench at a pistol range. Lol.
I'll also be working on a rifle range over the next several months. I'm planning a 500 yard range (I'd do longer, but my property ends!), but I need to cut it through the forest, so it'll be a time consuming job. I'll probably put in an elevated shooting platform 8 to 12 feet high. I'll make that determination once I get the shooting lanes cleared. I'm hoping I don't have to.
That is very ingenious; love to see others results from thinking outside the box!
Realized the two bullet holes in original picture were not very visible, so to illustrate just how stable a good sitting position in conjunction with a set of sticks can be, I marked the two (shots fired from sitting off sticks at 300 yards to zero my 375 h&h). White arrow was the first shot, made necessary correction to scope and fired 2nd shot indicated by black arrow.Those are some great benches, guys!
My super light weight go anywhere shooting "bench".
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and two of them even double as a target frame
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Joking aside, no pictures, but shoot on a farmer friend's private range and his bench has 3" pipe legs set in concrete w/a 3" angle iron frame poured full of concrete which is super solid but not portable.
jmorris
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No, it’s pretty loud for the shooter but there is nothing to deteriorate, I just “double plug”.
horsemen61
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Great Thread! Very interesting
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Ks5shooter
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Yep great responses ....keep'em coming
1976B.L.Johns.
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Self leveling?
(Big bolt between the seats...)
What brand is that KYL. I remember seeing one somewhere.
Made the paddles for this dueling tree from a rib of an old liberty ship from a ship breaking yard nearby, bought the 1/2" steel axle rod and the rest from some scrap around the shop. Total cost less than $10 but we won't count the time involved. Fun project, though. The dimples are from rust, not bullets, as never shot rifles at it.
Paddles are fairly heavy but 200 grain lead .45 ACP slams them with authority; haven't tried any lesser calibers.
Paddles are fairly heavy but 200 grain lead .45 ACP slams them with authority; haven't tried any lesser calibers.
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The Happy Kaboomer
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Mine on my private range.
1976B.L.Johns.
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^^^ A roof and overhead storage... Sweet!^^^
Chuck R.
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How long have you had the 35P?
Mine's been going strong since 88. Finally had to replace the printer in 2007.. Use a LabRadar now, but keeping the 35P as a back-up. I love that Chrono, but it was a PITA to setup with my curent bench due to the slope:
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Yes we have it set up on rocks and it gets moved sometimes so we didnt want to monkey with it every time
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What does KYL mean? We made it all from scratch
Chuck R.
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Know Your Limits..
Slang or name for a type of swinger tgts with diminishing sizes..
kyl rack - Google Search
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I've got one of these I bought for practice NRL22:
They really are a lot of fun.
The Happy Kaboomer
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Had my 35P since the late 80's........Re the printer.......If you let it sit a long time without out use the drive wheel for the paper will develop a flat spot......Run the printer occasionally to prevent this........I had to replace the wheel once cuz of this.. I really like the proof channel and the printed data which I put in my notebookHow long have you had the 35P?
Mine's been going strong since 88. Finally had to replace the printer in 2007.. Use a LabRadar now, but keeping the 35P as a back-up. I love that Chrono, but it was a PITA to setup with my curent bench due to the slope:
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