Just started building a range. The wife and I purchased some land last year in November. Planted some trees in the back of the property in the spring, and just this week, spent some time moving some dirt around to build my own range. I spent about 2 hours on Wednesday and another 2 hours on Thursday. I've got a good base going but I'm guessing I have another 6-10 hours of time before I will be able to start shooting pistols. It is between 50 and 60 feet long right now and the plan is to build it up to 4 ft high. It will be about 2 feet thick at the top before I start shooting, but I do not intend to shoot towards the top 12 inches. The nearest structure that is in the line of my shots is 2500 feet away. Far enough for a bullet to easily get to which is why I am taking a lot of care to make sure there is plenty of packed soil. Eventually, I will rent some power equipment and dig out around 6 inches out to 50 yards, add some side berms with the extra soil, and top the main berm out to around 15 feet. I will then fill the dug out area with varying sizes of gravel.
INGO, you have poisoned me. A year ago, I was perfectly happy going to the range to qualify twice a year and possibly shooting on my own an additional 2 times. Now, I need my own range. I would have put more time into building on Thursday but I forgot my gloves on Wednesday and tore the crap out of my hand using the shovel. Maybe next weekend, I can return some lead to its natural place in the world.
Any ideas, suggestions (other than power equipment), insights as to what I can do to make this safer for my neighbors? Please post.
After day 1
INGunOwners - Love the 1911's Album: Range Progress - Picture
INGunOwners - Love the 1911's Album: Range Progress - Picture
After day 2
INGunOwners - Love the 1911's Album: Range Progress - Picture
INGunOwners - Love the 1911's Album: Range Progress - Picture
INGO, you have poisoned me. A year ago, I was perfectly happy going to the range to qualify twice a year and possibly shooting on my own an additional 2 times. Now, I need my own range. I would have put more time into building on Thursday but I forgot my gloves on Wednesday and tore the crap out of my hand using the shovel. Maybe next weekend, I can return some lead to its natural place in the world.
Any ideas, suggestions (other than power equipment), insights as to what I can do to make this safer for my neighbors? Please post.
After day 1
INGunOwners - Love the 1911's Album: Range Progress - Picture
INGunOwners - Love the 1911's Album: Range Progress - Picture
After day 2
INGunOwners - Love the 1911's Album: Range Progress - Picture
INGunOwners - Love the 1911's Album: Range Progress - Picture