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Oh, and you were speaking of backstops and containment...

For long ranges, you obviously can't build the backstop high enough to contain all shots. Some ranges use overhead baffles to accomplish the same thing. They're just heavy timber "screens" that will contain stray bullets (or at least seriously drain the energy from them). The idea is to set the range up so that from the firing point, the bullet is going to strike either dirt or baffle.

Kevin

stevie_d_64 wrote:Kevin...

We call "Shield Lake" "Beaver Lake" now...

My Grandmother will give you $20 a tail to clear some of them out...

Looks like you've got some lily pads, too.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=quitman,+ ... 8&t=h&om=1

stevie_d_64 wrote:See the long field running north to south between the two small lakes???

Thats the one...

Looking at the topo, it looks like there is about 600 meters maximum of clear and level, backed up by by the ridge on the NE, which is about 70 feet higher. The level shooting area would be about the 370 foot level, but it's between two seasonal creeks. Probably marshy, and that could shorten your practical range up considerably.

Another option is shooting from just SW of Shield Lake, NNW toward the slope east of Shiloh Church.

Remember, you've got an east/west highway running north of this property.

Kevin