SolomonMan
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Decision....
All,
Based on everything I have read and seen I think I will dismiss the idea of the firing range on my property at this time.
The reasoning really boils down to safety and the structure size/permanent nature that the range would require on my landscape currently. This investment currently pushes things well in the negative realm for me.
With that said I do have option for another 22 acres on the property this may change things ...maybe not... time will tell. Where I am located Urban sprawl probably will not occur for some time. Closest city is 20 miles away and closest interstate is 12 miles.
My original intent was a small range for my son and I to shoot at ...on occasion...Honestly it would be something we would do maybe a few times a year. Keep in mind my job keeps me from using my other toys (snowmobile,boats, and camper) down to if I am lucky one trip a year on average each at best.
With that said I have visited many hunters\conservation clubs in my area, with friends, that had less than what many of the described Berms should entail. This includes my local scout camp which just has horizontal stacked telephone poles with a small sand pile behind at the base. Many ranges in my previous locale just had small stacks of sand. Seems like some of the descriptions were more like the high Powered Rifles ranges I have been to and had the pleasure to shoot at but its better to error on the side of caution by any means.
In all cases I was surprised at the distances a 22 rifle can travel. At a straight out shot... it makes sense. The one point that really was not brought up much and I am curious about is how the angle of the shot affects things. More earthbound(downward angle) may explain why the ranges I have been at do not seem as robust as the descriptions given.
Another thing I am curious about is skeet/clay shooting...I assume for shot guns the distances/setup are less?
This has been a very worthwhile discussion!
Thanks everyone for the help,
Chris
All,
Based on everything I have read and seen I think I will dismiss the idea of the firing range on my property at this time.
The reasoning really boils down to safety and the structure size/permanent nature that the range would require on my landscape currently. This investment currently pushes things well in the negative realm for me.
With that said I do have option for another 22 acres on the property this may change things ...maybe not... time will tell. Where I am located Urban sprawl probably will not occur for some time. Closest city is 20 miles away and closest interstate is 12 miles.
My original intent was a small range for my son and I to shoot at ...on occasion...Honestly it would be something we would do maybe a few times a year. Keep in mind my job keeps me from using my other toys (snowmobile,boats, and camper) down to if I am lucky one trip a year on average each at best.
With that said I have visited many hunters\conservation clubs in my area, with friends, that had less than what many of the described Berms should entail. This includes my local scout camp which just has horizontal stacked telephone poles with a small sand pile behind at the base. Many ranges in my previous locale just had small stacks of sand. Seems like some of the descriptions were more like the high Powered Rifles ranges I have been to and had the pleasure to shoot at but its better to error on the side of caution by any means.
In all cases I was surprised at the distances a 22 rifle can travel. At a straight out shot... it makes sense. The one point that really was not brought up much and I am curious about is how the angle of the shot affects things. More earthbound(downward angle) may explain why the ranges I have been at do not seem as robust as the descriptions given.
Another thing I am curious about is skeet/clay shooting...I assume for shot guns the distances/setup are less?
This has been a very worthwhile discussion!
Thanks everyone for the help,
Chris