I added a pistol range.

[chop house]

What I found, after getting my remote property on the top of a mountain (sound carries and echos for 5 miles) is: 1. I don't enjoy disturbing the serene quietness so much and 2. I don't necessarily want the banjos climbing up to investigate.

So call me old, but I still drive the ten miles to a DNR range in the off peak hours to do any 'serious' work. From which, by the way, I can hear when the atmospherics are right.

 

[dantiff2]

My only advice is be very careful!! My first rendition of a backstop was railroad ties behind target backer board. Bullets do some CRAZY things when they hit wood at full speed!! Seen cast bullets come back almost 30 yards straight in my direction! So I quickly changed my backstop setup and now have a giant pile of sand in front of the wood to catch everything in and the ties are just to contain the sand. Makes for easy lead reclamation also. All bullets stop at the 8 to 10” mark
Dan

 

[snert]

My only advice is be very careful!! My first rendition of a backstop was railroad ties behind target backer board. Bullets do some CRAZY things when they hit wood at full speed!! Seen cast bullets come back almost 30 yards straight in my direction! So I quickly changed my backstop setup and now have a giant pile of sand in front of the wood to catch everything in and the ties are just to contain the sand. Makes for easy lead reclamation also. All bullets stop at the 8 to 10” mark
Dan

THIS