Quieter range shooting - "Silencer box" idea

[ADKWOODSMAN]

Fumbler
I'de go with old tires, as stated early in this thread, and the cardboard rippled type of egg cartons inside to absorb sound.

They used to use this type of egg cartons on the West Point range.

They can be changed when dust starts to accumulate.

Try to get at least 20" tires. You could simply put them on a picnic table or the like.

 

[ilbob]

You might want to do some experimenting and see just how bad the noise actually is away from your property. A range I used to belong to planted pine trees, and after they grew up, the noise from the range away from the property was dramatically reduced. Still noisy at the range.

Even a slight slope can direct sound in inoffensive directions. Its not something you can make a blanket statement about though. An indoor club I belong to had all kinds of issues initially with gun shot noise being channeled through the exhaust ducts in the direction of some homes 200 yards away. Insulating the inside of the ductwork took care of the problem. You could stand outside the building and the gun shots were audible but not offensive, while 200 yards away they were very annoying.

 

[ARKIESTEEL]

Seems like I read about a guy useing old tires to shoot thru. Seems like it really made it quiet but the unburned powder built up and either blew up or burned him real bad. Guess if you could wash out the tire ever now and then it might work ok