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Old 08-14-2022, 01:39 AM
tred1956 tred1956 is offline
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Default Finally Finished My New Backstop

Not small caliber but I did shoot it with My 20 VT today LOL


Added Picture of Bench at the bottom. Still need to add seat for rifle addition and get it all painted. If you look close you can see the backstop.

Well My Backstop is DONE and it did indeed take me a LOOOOONG time, but that is the joy of retirement NO hurry. It is about six foot tall and 8 foot square. Left side, Right side and Back are 9 layers (rows) of Railroad Ties. Front has 3 layers (rows) of Railroad ties on the bottom Each Layer (row) of Railroad ties overlap on all 4 corners. Layers of Rail road ties are secured with 3/8 x 12 inch spikes. Bottom two rows are anchored to the ground by 48 inch long 1/2 steel rebar. It is filled with a dump truck full of field dirt. The target stand (Both Plumb and Level) on the front is a 2x6 stud wall with inner and outer wall of treated ground contact plywood. Target stand is screwed together so it can be replaced if needed or just screw another sheet on the front. Top cap and bottom 2x6 of target stand will also be painted red. The RED is OFF Limits as this is the frame and studs are behind the upright red stripes. Top and bottom red is just a safety buffer. The grid of black stripes on unpainted plywood is used as a guide to place targets plumb and level.

Put first 7 layers up by myself, but finally hollered for the sons and grandsons for help. Punched a few holes in it this am but had already taken my phone in side so no pic of My pitiful shooting LOL Maybe next time. Sorry for all the rambling, maybe the pictures below will explain better.

It holds 20 8.5 x 11 printed targets or 4 HUGE ones. I am sure the Kids and Grandkids and Yes Papa too will enjoy it for years to come.

Life is GOOD

Safe shooting
Doug



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Old 08-14-2022, 02:45 AM
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Very nice!!!
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Old 08-14-2022, 03:47 AM
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Yes indeed, very nice. Thanks for sharing that.
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Old 08-14-2022, 06:17 AM
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I’m jealous
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Old 08-14-2022, 12:28 PM
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Doug. excellent job, well thought out! Smart move to paint the post area. At our club we did that and the idiot members still hung targets on them. Fortunately you have control on who shoots. Now I wish I had something more than a pile of dirt.
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Old 08-14-2022, 02:58 PM
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Default Very nice Doug!

Wish my neighbors were further away,got the space and distance but the neighbors are too close.Nicely done.

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Old 08-14-2022, 06:54 PM
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Very nice! Thank you for posting it.

I put most of my effort on the other end (concrete benches), with a pile of dirt at 200 yards to shoot paper and some steel set up at intervals out to a mile; we have some room out west. I pick up a few campaign signs after elections to tape paper targets to.
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Old 08-15-2022, 01:46 AM
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Nice work.
Should last many years.
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Old 08-15-2022, 02:37 AM
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Inspiring. My conservation easement allows 'recreational shooting' but I wonder if they'll snivel and whine about something as substantial as yours.
Very nice.
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Old 08-15-2022, 03:21 AM
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Very nice!
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