Hes been quiet lately and needs stirring up:D Dont worry Andrew as you know, he is capable, if there is no female velcro lying around, of giving better than he gets.:D
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Just plant the edges in flax or some such but leave the targets with a clear sky so there are visible. Will stop alot of wind, look good to the council and you might get a few birdys round...
Planting the sides of the trench would break up the wind considerably, its actually better than a wall where the wind would eddy over and into the trench.
If it ends up being near a major stream/wetland you could even try getting some funding from Regional Council as you would be enhancing their waterways and/or creating a green corridor. :thumbsup:
Seriously though, if you get to the stage of building the thing, flick me a PM if you want some guidance regarding plant species, spacings, etc, I think I can help you out there.
This sounds like a great idea. Keep us all posted.
If you do go ahead with it put up a post im sure there woukd be plenty of people willing to help
We have had so much rain it's impossible to get heavy machinery out the back of the farm.
I heard today that a hawkes bay orchardist ( who wants to remain anonymous ) Has sunk his bulldozer in a swamp, not even the exhaust stack is showing.
Imagine the cost to get it out, strip it and get it going again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Insurance.
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Very interesting article - thanks heaps for posting!!
I lost traction on a feed pad on black ice on a rops class tractor and dumped it into the sump at the end of the feed pad!!,I rode it straight of the edge into to sump which was 2.5m deep I had to drop the scraper straight down to stop it rolling over on me the effluent came up to the steering wheel I jumped up to the control box and drained the sump while motor was running.20tn digger to lift it out and just damged the fuel tank.i could have been killed if it rolled and trapped me under neath.ill have to track down some pics.
The old unoccupied "Warehouse" in Hastings would have to be 100yds long internally.
Been abandoned for ages.
Maybe if we offered them $100, they'd take it? :pacman:
Interesting article.
Ive long thought about setting up an underground shooting alley on our land here in Cambridge.
We are on the ancient Waikato riverbed so its all sandy and prebble down quite a distance under the grass. One big natural sinkhole.
Dig a open trench 105 yards long.2 metres in depth and a shade under 1.2 metres wide. the extra 5 yards you can widen for the shooting area for comfort.
Top with light framing and line the top with 7ply etc. 100 metres cost is 38 1/2 sheets @ $100 = around $3850. Framing and supports would be free as I already have enough for it.
Cover the ply with the sod you dug out and stick the sheep back in the paddock. Instant camo. possibly concrete pad halfway for tractor access.
No one would know what the hell you have there and the sod would mute the sound. no wind, and heat difference would be bugger all as well.
Hatches both ends for getting in and out of,accessing targets etc with small shed built on entrance.
Small extractor fan just behind the shooter to extract gasses etc
Small 1000 Gph bilge pump on auto would keep it dry.
Sort the lighting out etc
Cost would be f all.
Have to send the missus away on holiday whilst its being done though...
Target set on a revolving cable setup, elec motor can wind it around like a mini ski lift.
Would save lots of walking :)
is this been built yet!,could have used it today.
im surprised we havnt had many faults here yet,i just want a decent break in the shit to do dome testing.my mind started wondering about building a little hut with a hundy meter range that would be handy.
were :) im milking next 4 weekns but keen were are we building it?,needs a 5 to 8 ft long roof for a std chrony aye:thumbsup:.but the hut itself can be the size of a pump shed.
are you trying to suduce me:sick:.......................DVK or ONGA
Why not just bury a length of some type of plastic or conc pipe! Now I have two strings of lights if anyone's interested? Takes standard light bulbs, endless cable to send and return targets, GOOD extraction fan a must! Like the old shooting alleys at the A&P shows, yeah back in the days when every photo was in B&W
Lost my indoor range again as it has filled with fruit bins :(
Need another covered range :)
Will it need a slight parabolic arc in the roof ?
How many forum members in the bay.........
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