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Does anyone here have any tips or warnings about constructing a berm / backstop for a private shooting range?
Check local/county ordinances. Make sure there's nothing behind it for a long ways. Build it twice as high as you think it should be- nothing gets people pissed off more than wounded cattle or having rounds zip past their head while on a tractor. If you can, build an L shape so you can do more dynamic shooting/moving drills. Getting approval from the Sheriff is possible just in case pissy neighbors complain. Preferably you're already friends with your neighbors, which precludes any possible steppage...
This is a lot of what i see. I'm escaping the city to the sticks. Surrounded by farms where a lot of people already shoot. I think I'm good there, but will definitely make friendly with the neighbor and keep the shooting to reasonable hours.
There is no structures for almost a mile in the direction i selected, it was selected for just that reason. But there are pastures.
Well I was going to do 8 ft berm with 2 more feet of wooden "fencing" at the top. I think 20ft might be a bit much.
I don't know if the sheriff idea is a good one or not. I sounds reasonable, but at the same time if you ask they could try to say "no".
I suppose the Sheriff advice is more applicable if you're friends with a few deputies and/or the sheriff himself- small communities are great. 8ft is much better than the 3ft brush piles I've seen people shoot into...