Shooting Range

Walk out our back door onto the deck, head down the stairs and turn left. Way out back we have an area that Mike has always used as a shooting range. Since we were hosting a Conceal & Carry Permit class and needed a range that targets could be attached to. Mike called some buddies and went right to work.

Hike down into the woods and you are near the Roanoke River Basin. There used to be a creek back here. On a warm day it gets a bit mushy.

The guys worked hard for several hours before I headed down to take photos.

The end and center supports were set in cement. The center was made of 4'x 8' sheets of plywood.

The plywood was then covered with sheets of metal on both sides.

A few days later Mike and I went down and attached 2" thick pieces of wood to the target side.

After a couple of hours we had finished the backstop for the range.

Its a long walk back to the house but it is so convenient to have a range in our back yard.

After the class Mike had to make some repairs to the backstop. He is also in the process of making it thicker and we are going to limit the caliber size of firearm that can be used.