This lock down is starting to work on me
With all of these shipping containers sitting around you can get them for $400. or less. These boxes come in 8'X8'X40'.
Why not get 15 of these and put them end to end and you have a fine 200 yard indoor range. Perfect for noise dampening if that is a problem with no wind for load developments
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I had plans at one time to do that very thing with 36 inch galvanized road culvert but decided I probably would not get away with it in MId-town Anchorage as some one would surely Narc on me at some point when hearing the noise from the fan driven smoke vents I had in the plan.
Is your thinking to bury them Kurt? That was my plan with the 36 inch culvert with a heated block house at one end so one could stand or sit over a bench and shoot down range to 50 yards ( all the length my two lots would accommodate).
When I build this house I was going to burry 5' manhole barrels for 100 yards with the first laid in the concrete foundation forms when they poured the walls and have the room in the basement. But changed my mind
The reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"Winston Churchill
Kurt wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:03 pm
This lock down is starting to work on me
With all of these shipping containers sitting around you can get them for $400. or less. These boxes come in 8'X8'X40'.
Why not get 15 of these and put them end to end and you have a fine 200 yard indoor range. Perfect for noise dampening if that is a problem with no wind for load developments
Oh really, $400, I just inquired about (stood in), in Wibaux 40' containers.
Reddish brown $4600 or,
they call them 1 trippers, Walmart unloads the Communist China junk out of them, literately once used, $6500 - $6900, cream colored or,
Orange ones $4900
I'll take all of them kurt.
Delivered
BTW, we just built an indoor range here in Baker, you'll need a million bucks
Kurt wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:03 pm
This lock down is starting to work on me
With all of these shipping containers sitting around you can get them for $400. or less. These boxes come in 8'X8'X40'.
Why not get 15 of these and put them end to end and you have a fine 200 yard indoor range. Perfect for noise dampening if that is a problem with no wind for load developments
Oh really, $400, I just inquired about (stood in), in Wibaux 40' containers.
Reddish brown $4600 or,
they call them 1 trippers, Walmart unloads the Communist China junk out of them, literately once used, $6500 - $6900, cream colored or,
Orange ones $4900
I'll take all of them kurt.
Delivered
BTW, we just built an indoor range here in Baker, you'll need a million bucks
I just did a search on those boxes and I see they come pretty high. https://www.ebay.com/i/223896587054?chn=ps The guy at the saw mill has two he uses for lumber dryers and he said one was $400 and the other was 700 but I don't know where he got them.
A Milian is not enough for the one that just opened a few miles north of me https://www.smokingunworx.com/indoor-range sure is nice but I think I will still shoot in my yard
The reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"Winston Churchill
Make sure your bullets won't it the ceiling half way down the tunnel. Probably safe but if you are starting at 3 ft shooting from the bench or 5 ft, shooting offhand, could be an issue.
BFD wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 6:06 pm
Make sure your bullets won't it the ceiling half way down the tunnel. Probably safe but if you are starting at 3 ft shooting from the bench or 5 ft, shooting offhand, could be an issue.
Brent
That is why I cut it short too 200 yaRDS. but it would be good to practice bank shots like playing pool
Maybe the dirt diggers would still hit the X ring
The reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"Winston Churchill
If I would ever build an indoor range there would be a wall at the firing line with a plexiglass window with a slot so the muzzle would be on the other side to dampen the noise and fumes. Like the Hornady test lab has.
The reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"Winston Churchill
My brother bought a few of those containers very cheaply a few years ago. We are very near a port city, and once those big ships unload their Chinese garbage they can't give those containers away. The place he bought them from charged a few hundred bucks per container, free delivery.
A lot of work sites are using them and converting them to portable workshops, generator sheds, etc. This is the first I've heard of a shooting range.
Chris, like I said this lock down is starting to work on me
Our Governor don't want us to leave the state but his wife can go down to Florida and when questioned about it he said it's none of your business
I sure would like to shoot the Buzz memorial but it's best I don't go and take the chance of carrying the bug to a shoot. This is a hot spot so it's best to think of making indoor ranges and silencers like taking 12 14" tires and fasting then to two 2X4 to hold them together and you have a silencer tried it and it cuts down the muzzle blast but it's hard to set it up in front of the bench when you want it.
But again the smoke hangs in the tires unless you have a fair breeze in the right direction.
The reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"Winston Churchill
I know how you feel Kurt. All of the ranges around here are closed. I was out in the bush yesterday and did a little bit of off hand shooting with a lever gun and it sure was fun. Other than that I haven't done any shooting since all of this started.
If the weather is good early tomorrow I'm going to do it again
I have a 130 yard range in my yard I been doing some shooting but mostly with the .22. my normal yearly consumption of powder will drop from 4 cases + a year to maybe 1/2 case this year if this keeps up.
Enjoy the time in the bush it's more fun than a range. I just wish I still had free roaming in the local bush like I had as a kid but the Lawyer thing stopped that over the years for most parts.
The reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"Winston Churchill
Our local 200 yard range is again open for small organized activities of 25 or less. We shot a bullseye match Monday evening and have a .22 silhouette scheduled for Thursday. The range at Friendship is open to NMLRA members, but it looks like June will be the first BPCR match there since March. I did pick up an additional case of Swiss this week, since retail sales have again opened. It's the same lot that I have settled on with my testing in December and January.
Woody
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If you are surrounded. You are in a target rich environment.
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