is your man cave up to snuff??

[mat200]

 

[johnfitz]

no

 

[Broachoski]

I could have added over a million rounds of various ammo for that price.

 

[redpoint5]

It would take 400,000 rounds to make it a buck per shot, not including the actual firearm and ammo. I'd put in a bowling alley before an indoor shooting range.

 

[Mike A.]

Can't compete.

 

[sebastiantombs]

I've often thought about a home range but nothing that swanky. My idea is some 36" or 48" concrete culvert pipe going out to a buried blockhouse, say about 100 feet out, so things could be sighted in properly.

 

[redpoint5]

My parents farm has enough acreage outside of city limits that the "range" is anywhere that's safe to shoot. Lucked out in that regard. Still, most people should have a quarry or something nearby that they can shoot.

I'm far from expert, but as a layperson, it seems there's some benefit shooting a still target, but more benefit hitting something moving. Hence, my vote for a bowling alley instead of a shooting range.

That's not to dismiss the man's effort or decision to build an underground shooting range. Unconventional projects are interesting and informative.

 

[johnfitz]

it seems there's some benefit shooting a still target, but more benefit hitting something moving. Hence, my vote for a bowling alley instead of a shooting range.

I'm terrible at bowling already... if the pins are moving where you bowl fuhgeddaboudit

 

[redpoint5]

Moving the pins to where your ball is headed might improve your game.

 

[sebastiantombs]

Why not make it a combination range/bowling alley? That way you've got stationary and moving targets

 

[Smilingreen]

Well, my range is down the hill and across the creek. Have a 10' dirt berm built up at one end of the field with wood framing in front to hang all the targets you want and then have close to 100 yards distance to the back of the field. I keep threatening to build a covered shooting porch with benches at the back end of the field.

The man cave contains all my electronic gadgets, computers and a stocked bar.

 

[Mike A.]

Why not make it a combination range/bowling alley? That way you've got stationary and moving targets

Exactly... shoot the pins. ; )

 

[mat200]

perhaps some of us can only afford the DIY version ...

 

[CCTVCam]

Didn't see any mention of air extraction. I'd either be wanting to be firing non toxic rounds or have soem pretty good air extraction. Last thing you want is a basement full of lead dust. In fact, these days they're saying the powder fumes are carcinogenic so you'd probably want extraction anyway both at the buillet end and at the shooters end and if going to pull the smoke away from the gun, some pretty hefty extraction at that.