Thread: Secrets of the Houston Warehouse

Originally Posted by 6x47

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?

100yrds is a good start, would like 300-500yrds

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...

Originally Posted by Neckshot

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.

did you find those pictures ???

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

did you find those pictures ???

Ive got a job coming up next to the yard were the pics are so ill try to remember.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

Ive got a job coming up next to the yard were the pics are so ill try to remember.

And............

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.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

is this been built yet!,could have used it today.

Huge wind, snow and hail storms in the kawekas today, it is so cold up there your face goes numb with the pain

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Huge wind, snow and hail storms in the kawekas today, it is so cold up there your face goes numb with the pain

5 fire call outs today all wind related

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.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

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.

Maybe next weekend? I'm keen

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.but the hut itself can be the size of a pump shed.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

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.but the hut itself can be the size of a pump shed.

I have a Haybarn in a sheltered spot right buy the bush

are you trying to suduce me.......................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