My Newly Built Backyard Shooting Range
I got this idea from a fellow who posted a similar range on the yellow. I liked the idea so much that I put the plan in the works and after 60 days, the end result is shown here.
A friend poured a 6″ by 15’x25′ concrete pad. The actual covering is 10’x20′. The posts are 4×4 and we added 2 extra posts for more structural integrity. All the wood is PT including the 3/4″ roof finished with tar paper and shingles. There are metal straps at all the joints reinforcing all the 2×4’s, 2×6’s (rafters) and 4×4’s. Being in Florida we have to build things to withstand the winds we sometimes get even though we’re out of the hurricane belt. It’s over-built.
To finish it off we added privacy lattice. We also added a shelf to the back wall for tanks, guns, pellets, bullets, rocket launchers, grenades and whatever else we can think of. Oh yeah, beer!
We built 3 dual sided benches which have 6×6 PT legs. They’re very heavy benches and very stable too. This range is great and we tried it out this past weekend. It’s a blast!
This extends our capability to shoot out to a about 125 yards. Targets are set at 50, 75 and 100 yards. We haven’t tried the 125 yards yet. It’s amazing how accurate these toys, errrr adult air rifles shoot.
The initial idea came from here:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/79537/message/1362016000/Built+a+back+yard+%26quot%3Bshooting+range%26quot%3B+…
The plans are from a carport here:
The shooting bench plans came from here:
http://www.horstguns.com/services/shooting-bench
Hope you enjoy the pictures:
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That looks awesome I would love to do something like that at my hunting property
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Well I think that is fantastic :bow: Can I come and visit?
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DaveH
Hey Loco…. it’s wonderful to be an American living in America where we can do these crazy things in our backyards. The range is currently set-up for 50, 75 and 100 yards shooting. We can shoot to about 120 yards. I plan on doing some clearing to perhaps add another 50 or so yards if needed. But for now it appears that the 100+ is just fine and enough fun for the time being. 😀
Heck, we can even shoot real guns here too. 😎 😛
Thanks to all for your kudos.
And for those of you in Florida — I’m sorry Grit but I don’t like to give out my exact 20. I will say that I’m 2.5 hours from you. 😯
Outside city limits and you have a perfect range. What distances?
Backyard ????!!!!! 😯 😯 😯
(I need my translator now, – this does not look like my idea of a “backyard”. I must have missed something………… 😳 😳 😳 )
VEEEERY nice !!!! 😀
Cheers
Trygve in Oslo 😀
awesome! What part of florida do you live? I sure wouldn’t mind an invite (hint, hint) to that range. I promise to bring my .257 powerhouse along 😀
That toataly rocks :8: :7:
I am toatly jealous :9: 😆
Thank you for sharing :wave:
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That looks awesome