Hello all, first time poster here. I don't live near a shooting range so I've thought about setting one up at home. We have a room and a bathroom upstairs that aren't used very much (12 feet wide x 31 feet long). Plenty of windows, so I don't think ventilation would be an issue.
The best place I can think of to setup a target area is in the doorway of the upstairs bathroom. If the round goes through the backstop (not sure what to use for a backstop yet), it'll go into a shower. There's a sheet of plywood behind the shower (in our attic), then nothing but attic space until you reach the slanted plywood/roof. There aren’t any houses directly behind mine…just a bunch of trees. If I miss (don't think I'll miss something the size of a doorway from 25 feet, but you never know) I'll have some drywall to patch, but there still won't be anything behind the drywall except for attic space. I do live in a subdivision, so shooting outdoors isn’t an option. Since I do have neighbors, the only thing I plan to shoot indoors is a .22 pistol.
My question, is it possible to do this safely? If so, what would I need to use as a backstop? I wouldn't feel safe doing this while anyone else is at home. They'd be down stairs and I don't see anyway they would be in danger, but I still wouldn't take that change...crazy can things happen.
I'm not sure if I included all the information needed to make a decision, so let me know if I left something out (or if this is just a bad idea altogether). Just an idea I've been thinking about lately. Thanks in advance!
The best place I can think of to setup a target area is in the doorway of the upstairs bathroom. If the round goes through the backstop (not sure what to use for a backstop yet), it'll go into a shower. There's a sheet of plywood behind the shower (in our attic), then nothing but attic space until you reach the slanted plywood/roof. There aren’t any houses directly behind mine…just a bunch of trees. If I miss (don't think I'll miss something the size of a doorway from 25 feet, but you never know) I'll have some drywall to patch, but there still won't be anything behind the drywall except for attic space. I do live in a subdivision, so shooting outdoors isn’t an option. Since I do have neighbors, the only thing I plan to shoot indoors is a .22 pistol.
My question, is it possible to do this safely? If so, what would I need to use as a backstop? I wouldn't feel safe doing this while anyone else is at home. They'd be down stairs and I don't see anyway they would be in danger, but I still wouldn't take that change...crazy can things happen.
I'm not sure if I included all the information needed to make a decision, so let me know if I left something out (or if this is just a bad idea altogether). Just an idea I've been thinking about lately. Thanks in advance!