New Range Built (PICS!)
I finally did something I have wanted to do for a very long time today -- I built a range!! Actually two ranges.
About 2 miles from my house, there is about 150 acres or so of "family land" that is used for grazing cattle, etc. (also groundhog busting by me
). It is a bit hilly, so I built one huge target using 4X4s, 2X4s and plywood that is about 6 1/2 feet high and 8 feet wide, and it is staked off at 100, 150, 200, 250, 300 and 400 yards.
Since the land is so hilly there, I couldn't practically stake it off at shorter distances, so I found a flat area that allowed me to build an identical target, and stake it off at 7, 10, 20, 50, 75 and 100 yards. I painted the "frame" (4X4s and 2X4s) white, so hopefully that will keep it from getting shot. The cheap plywood should last quite awhile, but I know I will be replacing that -- luckily screws were used, not nails.
Now, I think I'm going to build platforms for shooters to stand on at 7 and 10 yards for pistol shooting -- maybe a 2X6 frame, with plywood floor. What I really need though is a good sturdy shooting bench. Right now, I plan to take a cheap white resin table to shoot off of. I have used this before, and it is surprisingly sturdy and practical to use.
After working on this for about 9 hours today, I was returning some post-hole diggers to a family member, and I was carrying a Makarov openly, and said family member asked me (in front of someone else): "Why do you always carry a gun? You're going to end up shooting somebody and going to jail." I was so mad I couldn't hardly walk back to my car.
Oh well, I will greatly enjoy this new range, and so will my friends and a few family members. Does anyone else have a "personal" range? If so, how does it differ from the description of my design?
***This one is the lower pistol range at about 20 yds from the target.
***This one is obviously the lower pistol target.
***Lower target, and upper "long range" target.
I like it.
--tadyson
I finally did something I have wanted to do for a very long time today -- I built a range!! Actually two ranges.
About 2 miles from my house, there is about 150 acres or so of "family land" that is used for grazing cattle, etc. (also groundhog busting by me
). It is a bit hilly, so I built one huge target using 4X4s, 2X4s and plywood that is about 6 1/2 feet high and 8 feet wide, and it is staked off at 100, 150, 200, 250, 300 and 400 yards. Since the land is so hilly there, I couldn't practically stake it off at shorter distances, so I found a flat area that allowed me to build an identical target, and stake it off at 7, 10, 20, 50, 75 and 100 yards. I painted the "frame" (4X4s and 2X4s) white, so hopefully that will keep it from getting shot. The cheap plywood should last quite awhile, but I know I will be replacing that -- luckily screws were used, not nails.
Now, I think I'm going to build platforms for shooters to stand on at 7 and 10 yards for pistol shooting -- maybe a 2X6 frame, with plywood floor. What I really need though is a good sturdy shooting bench. Right now, I plan to take a cheap white resin table to shoot off of. I have used this before, and it is surprisingly sturdy and practical to use.
After working on this for about 9 hours today, I was returning some post-hole diggers to a family member, and I was carrying a Makarov openly, and said family member asked me (in front of someone else): "Why do you always carry a gun? You're going to end up shooting somebody and going to jail." I was so mad I couldn't hardly walk back to my car.
Oh well, I will greatly enjoy this new range, and so will my friends and a few family members. Does anyone else have a "personal" range? If so, how does it differ from the description of my design?
***This one is the lower pistol range at about 20 yds from the target.
***This one is obviously the lower pistol target.
***Lower target, and upper "long range" target.
I like it.
--tadyson
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