Building a pistol range backstop

[JeffJ]

Looking for ideas to build a pistol backstop. Thinking about a solid 4x8 plywood backing with sand bags 4' wide and 6' tall. Thoughts?

[baldybarton]

You might try to find some old tires and stack them up and fill them with sand. They would probably hold up better/longer than sans bags.

[Spoken0313]

You might try to find some old tires and stack them up and fill them with sand. They would probably hold up better/longer than sans bags.

This sounds like a good idea

[cosmiccowboy]

Call some local pool builders and see if they have any jobs close and tell them they could dump a couple of loads of clean fill at your place for free.

[JeffJ]

You might try to find some old tires and stack them up and fill them with sand. They would probably hold up better/longer than sans bags.

I worry if we shot 22's if the bullets could bounce off....

[Traildust]

Get you some old round bales....works great, I set 2 end to end, annd shoot my rifles at them too. Not good if you have cattle on your place.

[Tuffbroadhead]

I built one not to long ago....18ft wide (9 ft new cross ties) and 6ft tall. With two rows of sand bags on top with a full dirt berm behind it and on the side to catch any deflections.