Building my own range - need advice.

[Animal_Asteroid]

I own about 35 acres or wooded land in a semi-secluded area. Over the past 10+ years Ive been building my own range for pistol/SMG, carbine and rifle shooting. Currently I have a 50, 75 and 100 yard carbine/rifle range, and what I think is a pretty nice pistol/SMG range. For my pistol range I have 4 sliding silouette targets, a plate rack, 5 poppers and a dueling tree, shooting distances vary from 3.5 yds to 50 yds. I also have window type openings secured to trees. Barracades & cover are a combination of trees and barrels.

I'm looking for suggestions on what would be nice additions for my pistol range. This range is not available to the public and is financed entirely by myself, I do train friends and family. I like to shoot a lot, usually around 300 to 500 rounds per week (sometimes more), all year. Been doing this for a long time now.

Any suggestions on range additions? Especially interested in training suggestions to add pressure/adrenalin rush.

I've been to IPSIC & IDPA shoots not as a competitor but as an observer for ideas. I try to stay low profile.

[Phil306]

You might want to try this website:

http://www.nra.org

They have a manual for range building, etc. Just surf their website, you will find it. Its written and on CD Rom.

And, may I say, how lucky you must be. That would be a dream of mine; my own range in my backyard. Get my butt up, walk out onto my porch, and shoot off a few rounds. Now THAT is living...

Thin The Herd

[Animal_Asteroid]

Phil, Thanks that sounds like excatly what I'm looking for. I was looking all over their site and can't find it. Could you either email me or post the link?

[greenlead]

Perhaps you could set up an airsoft or paintball area. This way people can actually try out the tactics and can learn from each other.

[Mark IV]

Originally posted by Animal_Asteroid
Phil, Thanks that sounds like excatly what I'm looking for. I was looking all over their site and can't find it. Could you either email me or post the link?

NRA Range Sourcebook (http://www.nrahq.org/shootingrange/sourcebook.asp)

It is not free, but it looks like it contains a lot of good info.

[DeputyDavid]

Last year I decided to build a shooting range on my rural property so I ordered the NRA Range Source Book. It's pretty much a waste if you just want a small outdoor range. The book is really designed for clubs, LE and the like. The only real information that I used was for the berm construction.

It sounds like you have a pretty good setup already. My favorite targets are the steel ones that reset after they are hit. Baricades, windows, doors and vehicles add to the realism.

[pjb829]

If you have training partners you could try to set up force on force scenarios.

As far as adding pressure or an adrenaline rush, timers and 25 yard sprints for starters. Perhaps you could add hostage targets partially or mostly obscuring your BG targets.

Pete.

[Quirt Evans]

Also try the National Assocation of Shooting Ranges (NASR)as they can help you with the reclaiming of the land, dealing with lead issues, noise, enviroment, reducing liablity and other pertinent range related issues.

Even if you are only training "friends and family" you might want to consider obtaining some liablity insurance and range useage insurance for your own protection. It only takes one accident and sometimes family or "close" friends are the first ones to sue you. . . then they'll own your range and you won't!

Contact Action Target (http://www.actiontarget.com) to obtain some of the best portable targets on the planet and they will advise you on target selection, useage and other range related needs.

Quirt