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    Your backyard or indoor range

    About thirty five plus years ago, I became interested in airguns as an added facet to my interest in firearms.

    A fellow I met back then also had a similar interest in airguns and we joined forces in creating a "backyard" range of sorts.

    It worked well, despite it's primitive nature, and a fair number of pellets found their way downrange, producing countless smiles.

    But time, new employers, marriage, and the pressure of life served to table this interest, until just recently, when two old men re-met for the purpose of trying our hands at airgun marksmanship, once more.

    Our "new" range was equally as primitive as the first; but it left us thinking that someone out there has created the ultimate range. One that we would do well to emulate.

    Anyone care to share a photo or two of their range with a couple of old blokes with more memories than abilities?

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    mattinlondon is offline Killzone avoidance specialist
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    Here is my back garden range....pic
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    Quote Originally Posted by mattinlondon View Post
    Here is my back garden range....pic
    not a bad effort i suppose

    wish i had the room for one like that at home, ar well guess ill have to put up with the 110 acres i shoot rabbits on, which the hft club im a member of shoots on as well

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    mattinlondon is offline Killzone avoidance specialist
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    Im quite lucky I suppose as I can shoot up to 45 yards anytime (range now floodlit)
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    Jim McArthur is offline Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
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    Me too!

    Got me first air pistol on order: will have to see what I can rig up in my own backyard!

    Jim

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    brill!

    i like it ,im stuck in a mid terrace with a narrow 30mtr back garden,my solution was to cut a section out of my capacious shed [ship lap] which i then hinged .inside are various spinners and serious targetry .all richochets stay inside the shed and when ive finished the flap goes down and no ones the wiser.my nbours are great about it once i gave all the nearest ones a demo
    even got 2 converts,on the odd summer eve i can hear them popping away .
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