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Specialty Handgun Hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="41mag" data-source="post: 156805" data-attributes="member: 3804"><p>I work as a millwrite/mechanic. I have done quite a bit of pipefitting through the years on some side work I took on to put away some extra cash. </p><p></p><p>The thing about the ell is that you have to be somewhat elevated or it will have some spray back as the bullets impact. I tested it out using both my .308 and my STW to see how it was going to react being hit. The handguns I have shot into it so far have hardly left any marks except the 454 which left some nice smear and splatter marks. The rifles however did leave some dings but they all went into the dirt for the most part. THe 454 was giving some splatter back on the paper target I had set up around 4" in front of it, but nothing bigger than 1/8" at the biggest.</p><p></p><p>I have a shooting house my daughter and I built that the edge of the bench is probably 5' off the ground. This gives me some downward angle on my closer shots. For the longer range backstops, I use some18 - 24" sections of oak or hickory 3 - 4'long, which has fallen on our place over the years. Due to the fact I don't own a tractor, (yet), I simply chop off what I need and haul it over and stack it up behind the target holders. It takes quite a few rounds to get through the seasoned wood, and it is fairly easily replaced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="41mag, post: 156805, member: 3804"] I work as a millwrite/mechanic. I have done quite a bit of pipefitting through the years on some side work I took on to put away some extra cash. The thing about the ell is that you have to be somewhat elevated or it will have some spray back as the bullets impact. I tested it out using both my .308 and my STW to see how it was going to react being hit. The handguns I have shot into it so far have hardly left any marks except the 454 which left some nice smear and splatter marks. The rifles however did leave some dings but they all went into the dirt for the most part. THe 454 was giving some splatter back on the paper target I had set up around 4" in front of it, but nothing bigger than 1/8" at the biggest. I have a shooting house my daughter and I built that the edge of the bench is probably 5' off the ground. This gives me some downward angle on my closer shots. For the longer range backstops, I use some18 - 24" sections of oak or hickory 3 - 4'long, which has fallen on our place over the years. Due to the fact I don't own a tractor, (yet), I simply chop off what I need and haul it over and stack it up behind the target holders. It takes quite a few rounds to get through the seasoned wood, and it is fairly easily replaced. [/QUOTE]
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