For those that have their own range

Cowdogpete · December 16, 2002, 02:55 PM

I have my own range. I have spent a lot of time and little money getting it into its present condition.

I have multiple ranges for handguns and rifles as well as trap. Multiple benches. A "doghouse" for supplies. Multiple target stands, both permanent and mobile for setting up different scenarios. Some steel targets I built myself. Etc.

For those that have their own range: What have you done that you are particularly proud of? (I'm fishing for ideas here...)

What do yo shoot? Steel? Paper? Other? How is it arranged? What is the best thing you've done to your range? What would you like to do?

ANy and all imput would help.

Thanks.

ballistic · December 16, 2002, 08:25 PM

Well, I ...uh, put a couple of target frames up in front of a dirt berm, but I don't think I put as much work into mine as you have...

Oh, wait! I have a portable table/storage rack/benchrest that I take with me. I call it, um, a "truck"...

Seriously, I haven't put much effort into it, but that's because I mainly shoot pistols. Were I a serious rifle shooter, I'd rather have a good setup with my chrono, a solid benchrest, etc. For practicing close-quarters shootin' with a handgun, though, less is more.

yesterdaysyouth · December 17, 2002, 08:38 AM

well i set a pallet in front of a roll bale and stapled some paper targets on it....

this is my what im proud of part....
yesterday i found some glass jars, a book, a baby doll, and a weedeater

the jars didn't last very long, but the holes in the wet book looked cool... the babydoll and weedeater were the best, the weedeater took a clip of .40 before i couldn't tell what it was, the baby doll took 4 clips and i can still make out the arms....

i used an old weight bench with a 2x4 across the bar supports, this worked very well as a rest, although the fun starts when you run up on the target, roll and shoot....

living out in the middle of nowhere is nice if you wanna get silly....

Coronach · December 17, 2002, 10:58 AM

Where do you find a clip-fed .40?

Mike

DMK · December 17, 2002, 04:26 PM

Take two or more wooden 2x2 posts about 3 or more feet long and cut one end at an angle to make a spike.

Drive them in the ground next to each other about two or three feet apart. They need to go into the dirt at least a foot or two.

Wrap chicken wire around them so it covers the space between them. You could staple it to the posts for extra strength, but I found that not to be necessary.

Use clothes pins to hold targets to the chicken wire at four corners. It has to get pretty darn windy to blow the targets around!

This idea could be improvised to make mobile target stands by nailing the posts to a large wooden base from underneath. The base would have to be large enough that wind wouldn't blow it over.

Cowdogpete · December 18, 2002, 07:05 AM

DMK

THAT, is exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for.

Thanks

December 16, 2002, 02:55 PM	#1
Cowdogpete Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2002 Location: Bosque County, TX Posts: 265	For those that have their own range I have my own range. I have spent a lot of time and little money getting it into its present condition. I have multiple ranges for handguns and rifles as well as trap. Multiple benches. A "doghouse" for supplies. Multiple target stands, both permanent and mobile for setting up different scenarios. Some steel targets I built myself. Etc. For those that have their own range: What have you done that you are particularly proud of? (I'm fishing for ideas here...) What do yo shoot? Steel? Paper? Other? How is it arranged? What is the best thing you've done to your range? What would you like to do? ANy and all imput would help. Thanks. __________________ Smoke on THR I love the smell of cordite in the morning.

December 17, 2002, 10:58 AM	#4
Coronach Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 1999 Posts: 3,147	Where do you find a clip-fed .40? Mike __________________ The axe bites into the door, ripping a hole in one panel. The maniac puts his face into the hole, cackling gleefully, "Here's Johnny...erk." "And here's Smith and Wesson," murmurs Coronach, Mozambiquing six rounds of .357 into the critter at a range of three feet. -Lawdog "True pacifism is the finest form of manliness. But if a man comes up to you and cuts your hand off, you don't just offer him the other one. Not if you want to go on playing the piano, you don't." -Sam Peckinpah "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein

December 17, 2002, 04:26 PM	#5
DMK Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2001 Location: Over the hills and far, far away Posts: 3,206	Cheap, Convenient Target Stands: Take two or more wooden 2x2 posts about 3 or more feet long and cut one end at an angle to make a spike. Drive them in the ground next to each other about two or three feet apart. They need to go into the dirt at least a foot or two. Wrap chicken wire around them so it covers the space between them. You could staple it to the posts for extra strength, but I found that not to be necessary. Use clothes pins to hold targets to the chicken wire at four corners. It has to get pretty darn windy to blow the targets around! This idea could be improvised to make mobile target stands by nailing the posts to a large wooden base from underneath. The base would have to be large enough that wind wouldn't blow it over. __________________ - Homeland Security begins at home: Support your Second Amendment - www.gunowners.org - www.saf.org - act.nraila.org - www.grnc.org

December 18, 2002, 07:05 AM	#6
Cowdogpete Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2002 Location: Bosque County, TX Posts: 265	DMK THAT, is exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. Thanks __________________ Smoke on THR I love the smell of cordite in the morning.

December 16, 2002, 08:25 PM	#2
ballistic Member Join Date: May 7, 2002 Location: Canton, MI Posts: 58	Well, I ...uh, put a couple of target frames up in front of a dirt berm, but I don't think I put as much work into mine as you have... Oh, wait! I have a portable table/storage rack/benchrest that I take with me. I call it, um, a "truck"... Seriously, I haven't put much effort into it, but that's because I mainly shoot pistols. Were I a serious rifle shooter, I'd rather have a good setup with my chrono, a solid benchrest, etc. For practicing close-quarters shootin' with a handgun, though, less is more.

December 17, 2002, 08:38 AM	#3
yesterdaysyouth Member Join Date: November 26, 2002 Posts: 22	well i set a pallet in front of a roll bale and stapled some paper targets on it.... this is my what im proud of part.... yesterday i found some glass jars, a book, a baby doll, and a weedeater the jars didn't last very long, but the holes in the wet book looked cool... the babydoll and weedeater were the best, the weedeater took a clip of .40 before i couldn't tell what it was, the baby doll took 4 clips and i can still make out the arms.... i used an old weight bench with a 2x4 across the bar supports, this worked very well as a rest, although the fun starts when you run up on the target, roll and shoot.... living out in the middle of nowhere is nice if you wanna get silly....