Hello all,
I am a new member to this forum, but have been reading a lot of posts for about 3 years now. I have never quite been able to get a good feel for what would be needed for a sufficient backstop and birm for an outdoor range, so I will start with the rounds I will be shooting. Most pistol rounds and then .223 and .308 nothing bigger, ohh and 12ga 00 buck or bird type shots. I have about 1.4 acres and was planning on the backside of the lot building about a 20 x 40 U shape with two cinderblock walls on the three sides then fill the back side of the U with dirt/sand mix. Behind the back wall is a farm field approx 20-40 acres then about another 5-10 acres of dense woods. Would this be sufficient assuming the farm land stays that and doesnt get developed into a cookie cutter housing addition. I want as many opinions on this for two reasons, one is safety, majority of members seem like more then average shooters and second to not waste the money if I dont have too. Thanks in advance.
I am a new member to this forum, but have been reading a lot of posts for about 3 years now. I have never quite been able to get a good feel for what would be needed for a sufficient backstop and birm for an outdoor range, so I will start with the rounds I will be shooting. Most pistol rounds and then .223 and .308 nothing bigger, ohh and 12ga 00 buck or bird type shots. I have about 1.4 acres and was planning on the backside of the lot building about a 20 x 40 U shape with two cinderblock walls on the three sides then fill the back side of the U with dirt/sand mix. Behind the back wall is a farm field approx 20-40 acres then about another 5-10 acres of dense woods. Would this be sufficient assuming the farm land stays that and doesnt get developed into a cookie cutter housing addition. I want as many opinions on this for two reasons, one is safety, majority of members seem like more then average shooters and second to not waste the money if I dont have too. Thanks in advance.