The new Short Range

[BrokenolMarine]

When we first met Jimmy, I asked him if he was Larry's brother. He laughed and said, "Big Brother." They aren't related, but he sent me a picture of them together. Jimmy dresses like that all the time, year round. In winter, he adds sleeves and a Carhartt coat. It's Oklahoma. I'll post the pic when I get to my desktop.

Taken at one of the shows in Oklahoma:

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Y'all will figure it out.

[Hatchdog]

The dirt came out of the same pile as that used on the main range, most of which came from the expansion and adjustment of the creek bed last year (or was it the year before.) It's a mixture of "dirt" and clay. Rains pack it down nice and tight, and when baked in the Oklahoma Sun in the summer at 100+ degrees, it will harden to almost concrete like consistency. This serves to prevent most of the wandering away you'd normally see with sand or loosely packed dirt. Although not too hard to accept the rounds fired into it. They pass right in, then the next rain smooths out the penetration and the sun cooks it over again. LOL.

Gotta love a “self healing” backstop!

[fortyshooter]

Lots of great work on the short range BM! I did a similar thing on my main range backstop but used corrugated metal roofing sheeting for the sides over a wood structure to hold the 24 tons of sand/dirt mix. My 80 yd. gong is down in the woods in a low area and the upward slope behind it catches any misses within reason.