Posted on 03/24/2017 8:06:03 AM PDT by w1n1
How many of you all thought of making your home into a semi shooting range? Meaning you're not going to completely do a make over. But, you do want to shoot at a target and make sure that it doesn't go through it and into your drywall. Sounds like a doable idea?
Well, the guy from Demolition Ranch had the same idea of building something like a mobile steel target embedded in a container that is able to act as a target, can control and catch the ricochet. This mobile steel target in theory can be placed anywhere in the house. But for this demo, Demo Ranch tries out the target in his living room and will shoot from 20 some odd feet.
Here's the firearms that Demo Ranch uses:
Seems like a recipe for multiple types of disasters to me.
Yep. What could go wrong? /s
Also, who wants lead fume and fragments polluting their living spaces?
That is really stupid.
There’s a Commercial on the TV..time to shoot a couple rounds.
I give this idea a 10 on the Darin scale of 1-10. Dumb idea, unless you want to destroy your home.
OR,
Has anyone seen the cat?
Darin = Darwin
This guy does some very fun videos
http://libertyparkpress.com/court-ruled-a-cop-can-shoot-you-in-your-home-for-doing-nothing-if-youre-holding-a-gun/
I'd be very, very careful setting up a live shooting range anywhere in my house. Some people have no sense of humor.
Yes laser rounds are much safer in the living room.
obviously a bachelor
Professional indoor ranges have special air filtration set up. Most homes do not.
Check your local laws and the tolerance of your neighbors. Someone might call in the shots fired sounds and you could end up with (at best) a firearms violation for discharging a weapon in a prohibited are.
While this seems impractical, what might make a lot of sense would be to create a shooting simulator: a rifle or pistol like device, doing a virtual shot at a small target to imitate distance.
Included in the shooting device is a pressurized air chamber that would simulate recoil.
Instead of firing a round, it would use a typical laser, that would adjust for “inaccuracy”, such as jerking the trigger, supposed wind, and trajectory at “distance” great enough to matter.
I see this as a great idea for .177 air pistol/rifle, at least tolerable for .22 LR (if pets and children are not an issue), and a bit of a stretch for the .50 BMG. Ventilation has to be dealt with though.
Years ago my cousin and I were shooting at an old washing machine at a dump. One shot hit the “spin” cycle, came back and hit my cousin in the belly. Thankfully it did not have enough power to penetrate. It was about 25 feet with a .38 spl. We never did that again.
Years later, I built a heavy bullet stop to use in my garage. At 25 feet and using a .25 ACP the bullet fragmented and few back hitting me in the neck. IT WAS HOT!
After that I put a 1 inch sheet of plywood in front to stop the splash back. It was great with a .22 rimfire. Just make sure it hit the backstop and not the wall as there was a house behind.
Now I only use dirt backstops.
Muzzle flash is gonna ruin that hardwood...
Usually I only have to worry about my stupid neighbors being pissed at me. My wife would not allow this. And I do worry about her being pissed off at me.
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