When I repaired the main berm on our Tactical Rifleman range complex, a lot of viewers were asking “Karl, how did you make your berm?” and “Wow, could you help me make my berm because I really want my own range?”
There is SO MUCH MORE to building a range than just building a berm.
First, check local laws & ordinances; then check your insurance.
Next, decide on Range Fan and build your berm. Remember, berms settle about 30%. So, piling a pretty 10ft berm really only gets you a 7 foot tall berm. 12ft should be your goal.
Targetry: That’s the easy part; just go to MGM Targets and use promo code: TacR10
Wrap it up with a solid Medical & Evac plan, and you are ready to Zero the Deer Rifle.
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I would think the pitting in the steel would start causing a compromise in the integrity of the steel. Potentially causing those dimpled areas to eventually frag or just crack and destroy the plate itself altogether.
Get the hell out of Communist Canada for a start.
Great… now I just need land
Thank you for the video
I'm a retired black guy veteran Veit Nam vet 70 yrs old _ , and I like the fact you have sense _ disapline 🤔🪖🏹 I'm a veteran,_& have to be careful of how you do stuff 😮
Gotta watch out for trespassers and deer…no doesn’t make sense
Best video with actual good advice for range building
So would stacking old tires and filling them up with concrete be frowned upon? Id appreciate the feedback because I have a shit-ton of expired rubber and have an appointment next month to pour the foundation on a shop im building. I was hoping the concrete truck could back in and top off the wall of tires I stacke into shooter’s lane on the back of my land. Thanks
I have 32 acres, outside city limits, but still in a neighborhood type setting, i have about 7 houses nearby and three neighbors that border the property…when i moved in i built a range out of an existing 35+ ft high slope that existed naturally…what i woukd have liked to see you focus on as well is sound reduction….my backstop is great, ive got concrete pad, shooting station…but neighbors no matter how much i talk to them, they call the police on me, police tell them theres nothing they can do, but i would rather not be a nuisance…so i find myself not using the range as often as i want, even though im legally able to do so and i paid 2 million dollars for the home and property, spent about $40k in building out the range huts, electric, targets…
I havent found an aesthetically appealing solution….im beginning to think i should purchase one of those converted shipping containers they make in vegas, they are $160k and i got the electric set up and concrete can be poured for a pad…i just enjoy the open air shooting…
Anynthoughts?
How many tires did you use? And how easy was it to get that many? Did you have to go from shop to shop looking for old tires? Thanks
Lol "i dont care if its sissy little 5.56"
Frangible ammo can still ricochet
I need to build an indoor range
Hey will using tires for backstop ever ricochet
Any good resources to find property/land in states that allow folks to set up their own ranges? I have no idea how to start a search
Hello Sir
Can we make a RCC Concrete Base instead of Gravels ?
Here in florida any officer or government official that impedes your use of your 2a rights unless you are causing harm to others or a reasonable potential for harm gets removed from their position and you can sue them 5,000 dollars. Suns out guns out y'all be safe.
In my experience, bullets like to bounce off tires, especially .45
Don't forget to set your range up so that the tgt area is due North of the shooter position, if possible, in the Northern hemisphere,so the sun is never in your eyes.
quit yelling
Used election signs are a free source of corrugated plastic for target backing. Could also use the wire frame if the ground is soft enough to poke it in.
This dude was 1SG for sure 😂😂
in New York its 500 feet form any dwelling.
LOVE IT!
No bullshit, no stupid dad jokes/puns, all good info!
Carl is the tactical Norm MacDonald
When I did a burm I used gravel dirt and quick cement
Karl… I had my own 100yd range at my house. Wasn’t near as nice as yours, but it was decent and better than half I’ve seen. Instead of using sand filled tires, I got permission from a railroad company to pick up a bunch of used cross-ties. You’d be surprised how gooda’ shape most are in. After setting all those timbers in place, I covered them with fill dirt and then covered over the dirt with carpet given to me by a friend that owns a flooring company. It saved him $$$ on landfill and helped keep dirt in place…
Pleas, someone spot me 18:33. I guess that is just time gone from my life.
Really wish there was a way to make a range without spending thousands of dollars.
I suppose those of you who repeat the chant "shall not be impinged" don't pay attention to the first 3 minutes? I agree with you absolutely about the whole militia idea but sometimes you sound silly to me. I'm a thinker. I think about how thoughts are structured and presented and I know that I sound silly to you when I say there are SOME rules that gun owners must obey, period.
Tires are a trash backdrop.
Great video! Excellent advice
Thanks! Btw, make sure you run a background check on your trainees before taking them to the range. Gotta know who you're training and what their intentions are. 👍
The first thing I did, before buying my land was i made an appointment with the town code enforcement officer. Make it clear you're not coming to fight with him. Im 18k in and not finished. Learn to be a safe equipment operator,the bigger, the better (its much more efficient). This summer i may spend another 14 or 16k.
"Once you get your range built, your not done." Damn.
😂 I’m a Marine, and when he said “500 Privates with shovels”….. he wasn’t playing!!
Farmland? Great, we are eating food contaminated with your lead, nothing like toxic food. Well done.
"Save the cows!" You can cover a range grounds with pot. Apparently it's totally legal now. Just ask the president.
Don't forget to bring in the goats before a range session.
Awesome video im glad I saw the entire video im also in the process of looking into building my own private range. This video had lots of great info 👍
What is the approximate distance from the target upwards
Cost,cost cost,avareage guy dont have this moneymto blow,just gomtomamrange cheaper😂😂😂😂
Isn’t it important to have a blue print of your land of all gas water and electric especially gas lines before you build just my thoughts just saying for safety reasons great information and video and as always be safe and enjoy
Good 💩
I would like to Build a Gun Range on my Property. I have three Acres in the County. What is the set in building a gun range?
I have 40 acre ranch in SoCal and my brother in law was helping me build a range, we were cutting targets in the shop (a converted Quonset hut) and having a few beers, as I walked outside to dig in the scrap metal pile I ran across an 8 ft rattle snake. I grabbed a shotgun out of my truck while he decided he was going to try to capture it by forking it with a valve turner. It lunged at him and I pulled the trigger at about five yards distance with some #7 (and as the building as a backdrop) Needless to say, we both caught some ricochet and learned a number of important lessons.
Laws shmaws…
Two dump trucks….a 1000..
Very thorough, excellent video!
Karl, im new to your channel. Great content, i love it. Is it possible to cover the medical aspect in a video, i mean teach us in a series format on what to do in different situations (common situations) and how to actually use some of the stuff… like how to use the tourniquet and chest seal etc….