Jim
11-17-2012, 09:46 AM
I've got a 50 yard range on our place about 75 yards from the house. Direction of fire is to the west south/west and there's nothing beyond it for a coupla' miles. Most of the rounds impact a slope on reposessed bank property just outside of my property line. I have heard a couple of ricochets impact timber beyond the slope, so I've always had a little 'pucker factor' about that.
A friend is going to come over in the next coupla' weeks and do some earth work for me. Janet's clothes line is on a light slope and it's a bit uncomfortable for her to stand on that while hanging or taking down laundry. My buddy's going to cut the slope flat to fix that. Also, the circular drive that goes around the house is not wide enough to park two vehicles side by side behind the house. He's going to cut the slope on the back side of the drive to widen it. I'll be able to park my truck in that new area so as to not block the drive.
All that soil that is being cut out is going to be piled up for a berm. He came over yesterday and we looked it over. We're going to shift the direction of fire to almost due west. That will enable me to have a berm on my property, shoot more in the direction I want and still maintain the fifty yards to the target.
I helped this guy get started reloading for his stainless Marlin Guide Gun a coupla years ago, so he's very sympathetic toward this project. All he's going to charge me for all this work is the fuel for the tractor and a pizza for lunch.
There's no way I could afford to hire a contractor to do this, so this is a sweet deal for me. Of course, when the berm is done and the new range is finished, he's going to help me 'initiate' it.
A friend is going to come over in the next coupla' weeks and do some earth work for me. Janet's clothes line is on a light slope and it's a bit uncomfortable for her to stand on that while hanging or taking down laundry. My buddy's going to cut the slope flat to fix that. Also, the circular drive that goes around the house is not wide enough to park two vehicles side by side behind the house. He's going to cut the slope on the back side of the drive to widen it. I'll be able to park my truck in that new area so as to not block the drive.
All that soil that is being cut out is going to be piled up for a berm. He came over yesterday and we looked it over. We're going to shift the direction of fire to almost due west. That will enable me to have a berm on my property, shoot more in the direction I want and still maintain the fifty yards to the target.
I helped this guy get started reloading for his stainless Marlin Guide Gun a coupla years ago, so he's very sympathetic toward this project. All he's going to charge me for all this work is the fuel for the tractor and a pizza for lunch.
There's no way I could afford to hire a contractor to do this, so this is a sweet deal for me. Of course, when the berm is done and the new range is finished, he's going to help me 'initiate' it.