icebones
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how about a personal indoor shootin range?
allright, first off im 17, and enlisted in the USAF
i was looking at a small house in central kentucky.
its not too big, about a 40x60 brick one story house with a garage and a basement. about 20 acres of land
i was thinking how hard would it be to convert half of that basement into a mini indoor shooting range?
i wasnt going to shoot anything bigger than .22 handguns in this
the entire range will be about 6' wide and as long as the basement, totally enclosed with concrete blocks, a filter chamber, and a door.
i drew up a plan for a bullet trap that consisted of a 1/2'' plywood sheet to attach targets, then about 2' of fire wood stacked in alternate directions, then a layer of sandbags to catch anything that makes it past the wood. and a 1/4'' steel plate to keep any stubborn .22 from pock marking the wall behind it. this way, if any bullet would hit the steel, the fragments would be stopped from splashing back by the sandbags and wood.
also i had an idea of using industrial box fans, steel duct work and about 2 or 3 HEPA furnace filters (the kind that are flat, and square they go in most central air units) to filter out any harmful lead dust and smoke.
the fans will be blowing air against my back, downrange, to another fan at the bullet trap end that will force the air through the filters and back into the room.
also maybe something like a 1/8'' steel plate along the ceiling to keep any arrogant rounds from going through the 1st floor.
good, bad idea or no? any thoughts? suggestions?
allright, first off im 17, and enlisted in the USAF
i was looking at a small house in central kentucky.
its not too big, about a 40x60 brick one story house with a garage and a basement. about 20 acres of land
i was thinking how hard would it be to convert half of that basement into a mini indoor shooting range?
i wasnt going to shoot anything bigger than .22 handguns in this
the entire range will be about 6' wide and as long as the basement, totally enclosed with concrete blocks, a filter chamber, and a door.
i drew up a plan for a bullet trap that consisted of a 1/2'' plywood sheet to attach targets, then about 2' of fire wood stacked in alternate directions, then a layer of sandbags to catch anything that makes it past the wood. and a 1/4'' steel plate to keep any stubborn .22 from pock marking the wall behind it. this way, if any bullet would hit the steel, the fragments would be stopped from splashing back by the sandbags and wood.
also i had an idea of using industrial box fans, steel duct work and about 2 or 3 HEPA furnace filters (the kind that are flat, and square they go in most central air units) to filter out any harmful lead dust and smoke.
the fans will be blowing air against my back, downrange, to another fan at the bullet trap end that will force the air through the filters and back into the room.
also maybe something like a 1/8'' steel plate along the ceiling to keep any arrogant rounds from going through the 1st floor.
good, bad idea or no? any thoughts? suggestions?