Building A Shooting Range and Cost: A Step By Step Guide

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Күн бұрын

This took forever, but it's finally done. So what went wrong? Machines broke down, gravel company kept cancelling, weather and a host of other things along with us being home so Tom and I could be there. We got it done though. Here we talk about the dimensions, excavating, adding a culvert and ditches, combination of gravel and finally... how much you can expect it to cost. At the very end we even unbox our new steel targets from Action Target and shoot a little bit. If you are wondering about how much gravel we used, then your best bet is to go to a gravel companies website and use the calculator for how much you'll need. Insert your depth and width and how many inches you want and it will tell you right there. That's what the companies use anyway.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:19 Overview
1:34 Size
4:01 Ditches
4:38 Sink Hole?
6:10 Broken Machines and Culverts
7:40 No Gravel but we got a Culvert
9:08 Finally Done
10:01 Cost
12:40 Unboxing Steel Targets and Shooting
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@Dansal1980 Жыл бұрын

This is my personal goal in life. Get a decent amount of land, built a modest house, have a vegetable garden, some chickens, and my own private range that I can use whenever I want🙌🏼

@robertalford1321 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯

@tsama Жыл бұрын

You too huh? 👍🏻

@ishnifusmeadle Жыл бұрын

Good luck. Almost a pipe dream thanks to those in power today, but keep the hope alive and grind all the time, live frugally, and you may be able to make it happen. Worth a shot.

@Orphican Жыл бұрын

Ditto

@katanapr3 Жыл бұрын

Land, checked Vegetables garden, checked Chickens, checked Shooting range, checked It can be done, it took me awhile but I made my dream a reality. Stay focus, I hope some day you make it too.

@mrdanielwon Жыл бұрын

Man, $10,000 isn’t small money, but it’s a lot less than I expected. I totally want a house with land to do this now.

@greengoose3956 Жыл бұрын

It is a tough nut to swallow, but definitely cheaper than I thought it would be. I was guessing 25-30k

@The24soldier Жыл бұрын

Right!? 😅 I totally expected closer to $20,000 - $25,000. I’ve heard some spending up to $50,000. I retire from the Army in 2 more years. Goals!!!!

@handroids1981 Жыл бұрын

@@The24soldier Hello, new best frend in two years time - see you then!

@Dansal1980 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was really expecting at least $25k, especially for how large it was

@ericraymond1274 Жыл бұрын

@@Dansal1980with the steel it probably is almost double I bet. I'm sure he got hooked up with it, but that shits crazy expensive for us peasants lol

@freedomseeds8194 Жыл бұрын

As a guy with 40 acres, and his own shooting range, congratulations on your new spot. It's always cool to see someone else building their dreams.

@TexasPapa13 Жыл бұрын

Can I come over ?

@freedomseeds8194 Жыл бұрын

@@TexasPapa13 I'm in Northern Arizona, if you're in the area let me know. Maybe we can meet up and train.

@TexasPapa13 Жыл бұрын

@@freedomseeds8194 I’m in south Texas but if ever get out to Arizona I’d love to. That’s an awesome offer. Most people would be like hell no 😂.

@freedomseeds8194 Жыл бұрын

@@TexasPapa13 I go to town, and hit the gun stores, and local ranges, and if someone seems like a decent person I'll invite them out to train. You'd be shocked how many people don't take me up on the offer. The ones that do usually are the guys with NODS who are serious about training. I guess the other guys are just content getting yelled at by the Fudd RSOs that don't allow any training other than slowly plinking at paper while sitting still. To each his own I guess.

@TexasPapa13 Жыл бұрын

@@freedomseeds8194 that’s great man. Well done sir.

@ryanweiss1721 Жыл бұрын

After 20 years, I am finally getting an assignment to a free state. I have already told my wife that I need land so I can finally make my own range. Not gonna lie, this was more expensive than I thought but then again, there are aspects in this video I wasnt considering. Now the hardest part... finding someone that actually knows how to do it.

@franksmith8210 Жыл бұрын

I’ve had an over 200acre range for about 25 years now, it started with a very small bay and has grown and has over a million dollars of work in it at this point. We see 600-1000 shooters a week and I’m so happy to be in the position i am, it’s an insane amount of work and time to do it.

@handroids1981 Жыл бұрын

Hello, it's me your long lost clone - send bus money?

@JohnPublic-dk7zd Жыл бұрын

You get all the glory when you the owner/boss...you also get all the headaches...true no matter what the business...those 22, 24, 26 hour days can wear you out...

@katanapr3 Жыл бұрын

That is a huge and professional shooting range! 5 years ago I did the same, sold my house in the city and move to the country. Bought a nice little house with a few acres of land, and build my own shooting range. It is not as elaborated as yours but it gets the job done and is nice to be able to shoot out of my back porch and hit steel 150 yards away! Happy shooting! You have a new subscriber!

@prod.eeyore Жыл бұрын

How many acres of land did you need I know some states have minimums for a home range

@katanapr3 Жыл бұрын

@@prod.eeyore in Florida you need at least 1 acres. But is better if you have more and even better if is not in a residential zoning.

@TexasPapa13 Жыл бұрын

@@katanapr31 acre? Damn I’m Texas we need minimum 10 acres.

@jakeMTSU 10 ай бұрын

@@prod.eeyore I have 7 acres and have a 230 range... with my property line I could do 350 yards but landscape and house position all played a factor.

@jakeMTSU 10 ай бұрын

@@NoBody-vs3lm yea bro in my area, Rutherford... 23k an acre now..

@scottallen6322 Жыл бұрын

Looks good, has to be an awesome feeling to walk outside and shoot whenever you please. I think the money is well worth it, when you consider the cost and aggravation of driving to a range.

@matthewriegner5180 Жыл бұрын

Or when you factor the ease to training and how much more you can get of it with multiple targets, movements, and ability to customize it to your liking.

@farhan.naushad Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your new range. The money you’d save on all the shooting range memberships and traveling is a lot more than 10K. Plus, your kids will get a lot more range time to learn and practice. This is on my wishlist too but I have a long way to go. Thank you for sharing the details of the potential issues and the costs associated with it.

@EathenRice Жыл бұрын

I'm 16 and I am building range on my 180 acre property, this video is right on time!

@06TLforlife 4 ай бұрын

I'm 8 years old and I am building a range on my 250 acre property.

@paulmartinek1716 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! I appreciate you going into detail on the price, you are correct it is very hard to sit and estimate the cost of building one, its something I have been looking into for months now so the timing of this video was very serendipitous. It very much has helped confirm my estimates on what I was planning!

@normanandrew5620 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing all this information. I’m a veteran and a machinist that builds firearms and all the people I know and have done work for couldn’t answer questions that you answered. You just made this undertaking so much easier now. Oh and your final numbers as a whole was like a lot less than I was thinking in my head. Have fun!

@Ruben.cook.89 Жыл бұрын

Hell yes to all of this I’m currybuild my range on my 13 acres and I’m fortunate enough to have equipment I’ve acquired over the years after fixing them or working trade deals for repairs but I also have a 200 yd 500 and 900 yd setup and a pistol range about the size you have now, I love the country life and being away from others congrats sir you especially highly deserve it 🙌🙌🙌

@definitelyadarkangel9225 Жыл бұрын

Ive heard garand thumb recommend you guys for years but ive never seen a class close enough to me that i could afford to go. Im really happy to have found your youtube channel. Congrats on the range

@nathant3897 Жыл бұрын

I never realized that they were east coast. Most of the top trainers are in the mid south. I wish more places did classes during the week. I’ve always worked weekends so it’s like paying twice for a class

@kyrinbingaman2810 Жыл бұрын

10k seems pretty reasonable to be able to go out and blast in your backyard. Also kudos to the editor for the footstep audio on the slow motion part!

@KJulioo Жыл бұрын

This is so helpful from the start of business standpoint, really excited for this and you guys. Congrats!

@hedonisticpunkvatos Жыл бұрын

I thumbs upped when you said, "Please don't vote for what you left." Thanks. Dig the vid as well.

@Michael-xq2bp Жыл бұрын

I used to be a heavy machine operator, wish I would of set my range up better when I had free access to an excavator. I own a skid steer, just have to get my hands on a backhoe or excavator. I can install the drain pipes, dig and grade myself. Thanks for the video Baer and enjoy your new range!

@zacharybearden9950 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful - thank you for including the price breakdown. I too did a bit of research into the cost a few months back and was shocked at how little was out there.

@qualitycxntrol Жыл бұрын

I'm super stoked to be seeing you much more active on KZfaq and dropping videos! love all the knowledge you are able to provide for the average joes. greatly appreciated

@matthewblumenthal804 Жыл бұрын

That is a nice range! Around me, the minimum lot is five acres, and all the neighbors shoot. Just push a berm up with a tractor and call it good. I Ieave mine sorry of weedy, because that's what I'll be shooting in. My neighbor flattened his out, so I walk over there when we are being more civilized. Thanks for the video. Nice to see how a real one goes up.

@TheEngineerShooter Жыл бұрын

Congrats Drew! looks great. Battling this same dilemma in the New Orleans area - looking at building a range. This video is very helpful.

@coyote.precision.tactical Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the motivation. I've been building my range for the last 18 months. Hopefully in the I'll be open for the public soon.

@dvelly8874 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations and thank you for the break down on the process!!!

@jdwar11 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to show and break this down. You’re right that there isn’t much out there in this. Seems like the majority of areas there is a significant shortage of places where one can simply go and get some range time in. Limited number of facilities and the super long and closed waiting lists that take years with some fun clubs is beyond frustrating. Indoor ranges have their own host of issues and limitations as well to include what caliber you can run and really limited to only pistols. Really makes me appreciate growing up in the mountains that had no shortage of old strip mining sites that were ideal for even long guns reaching out 700-800 yards.

@tactical_goku Жыл бұрын

Tom is a great guy. I'm glad to see him working with you.

@jaredandrews379 Жыл бұрын

I have old strip pits i use for my range. Natural high barriers cleaned the brush out and got the drainage right so it doesnt stay wet. Works fantastic

@XxCrankyMoosexX Жыл бұрын

This was a great short of This Old House. Really cool to see the process.

@N00BleSouP24 Жыл бұрын

Excited to see how much more you can do having easier access to the range 🤘🏻

@jeffreybutler2207 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for actually explaining the cost. Appreciate it.

@SEPHIEL1 Жыл бұрын

Camera guy/editor's sound design is fantastic here. Usually they don't get the credit they deserve. Kudos

@chief137mike Жыл бұрын

Congratulations!! Can’t wait for more new content to drop from the range!

@deronjames1993 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah man!!!! We fled NJ for SC for the same reason. Rock on and good luck with your range! 👍

@adventurecoastfirearmstrai5469 Жыл бұрын

Awesome man I look forward to seeing the different drills on the new range.

@fasteddie565 Жыл бұрын

Good work Brother. I have been in the country 22 years and having a personal range (Mine is 50m) cannot be beat. DOL.

@skiflyfightdoc Жыл бұрын

Niiice, Drew. Not only your own private range, but a range where you ca run small (or private) classes. Congrats. That first pistol-run looked fun!

@siclanevo Жыл бұрын

Great Video and great explanation of the cost and things to expect!

@Kids_SAFE_Fdn Жыл бұрын

Congrats brother!! That is awesome to have your own range.

@wvpok 6 ай бұрын

My brother and I just started building a range on some land we have. Got the dirt work and berms done yesterday. Good stuff.

@thevet7420 Жыл бұрын

OUTSTANDING!!

@danylataybron508 Жыл бұрын

Truly appreciate your time and effort on a great video thanks bro!Peace

@tpmrtn Жыл бұрын

Happy for you dude! 👍 Looks awesome

@musician445 10 ай бұрын

I've been wanting to make this happen for a long time. Its not as bad as i was expecting. Thank you for putting a number to it. I'm extremely wary of things like this because it seems like every time i need something done that i can't do myself, i end up with a "true grit horse salesmen" trying to rip me off for double what its worth. If i didn't have a frame of reference i wouldn't know otherwise.

@Nehandley911 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this video. Great info. Looks amazing !!!!

@charlesreeves3426 Жыл бұрын

Nice set-up brother. I feel you about all the out of state newbies. I live in the North Houston area and in the past 8 years our bad traffic has turned into L.A. traffic. My hope is the same as yours. Don't vote for what you left. Thanks for sharing.

@sharp340 Жыл бұрын

This was really helpful usually on projects people skip over the most important detail which is the cost

@apodbielski913 Жыл бұрын

Love it dude, congrats 🤙 Someday I want to do the same, but same case as you.. gotta move first to make it happen. Looking forward to more content! 🇺🇸

@runNgun88 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for discussing price! I'm looking at buying property for this. I kind of had the idea of doing the digging myself renting the machines. I'm HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!

@UncleRemus. Жыл бұрын

Congrats! You’re living the dream.

@2of2DCH Жыл бұрын

Awesomesauce! Enjoy, glad you were able to make that dream a reality.

@chrisrepine3489 Жыл бұрын

Looks awesome! Totally worth it

@donovandaniel Жыл бұрын

Great video, great info, all around awesome!!

@Humonic Жыл бұрын

Drew, congrats on the range brother! It looks fantastic!

@thomasarchambault9463 Жыл бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR HOME RANGE! WOW, Great video and I just subscribed to your channel. Keep up the great content young man because you have this Ol’ Hillbilly’s attention and I enjoy sipping my Mountain Dew and watchin ya.

@brick7719 Жыл бұрын

Nice!!! This is the dream!!!

@Matt.Bogosian 9 ай бұрын

I'm living out on some land in College Grove and I'd like to build a smaller range for just me and my boys. I appreciate the breakdown of everything.

@JeremyRyanFit Жыл бұрын

Way cheaper and more fun than a swimming pool! The range looks awesome!

@ericklozada2440 Жыл бұрын

This video has been the most informative so far....im an army veteran who lives in FL and have been considering starting my own out door gun range, as a business.

@MooreReviewz Жыл бұрын

Awesome videos dude keep it up!

@mydolcegabbana1986 Жыл бұрын

This is so awesome 👏🏼

@crabgr5084 Жыл бұрын

Nice project guys!!! Keep it up!

@jasonnichols7813 Жыл бұрын

Thats awesome dude

@mouthboehm Жыл бұрын

Awesome work!!

@magdumpmonday 10 ай бұрын

So awesome. I know how nice it is to have a range I put one in last year. Enjoy bro.

@TacticalConsiderations Жыл бұрын

That's better than I expected.

@stumerritt5560 Жыл бұрын

Looks good dude, congrats!

@MrDawg122 Жыл бұрын

Yessir. This is on my to do list

@Jon-te2im Жыл бұрын

Pythagoras says corner to corner should be about 43 yards. This is an awesome project! I have dreamed about having a range at my house for so long. So envious!

@hurrikaneiii Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@terrencegraves7410 11 ай бұрын

Good stuff Bro.!!

@DegenGaming Жыл бұрын

Great info. I'll be doing a range build in the next few years.

@TeamAnvilHQ Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your own range, that’s awesome🙌🏼👊🏼

@joshmayfield702 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. This is something I’m planning on doing in the future.

@EmbraceTheEdge Жыл бұрын

Thumbed up when you said please don't vote what you left. So good.

@DaveWomach Жыл бұрын

This is the first video of seen of yours. Very cool!

@rangervapes571 Жыл бұрын

I live out here in Palmyra and have a range in my back yard and love it. Would never buy another house without one or capacity for one.

@Alster763 5 ай бұрын

Very nicely done, I wish I had this at my house, I have a similar situation to what you previously had, in that I have to drive 90 mins to get to a good range. I have to say I am a little jealous.

@joeybui1733 Жыл бұрын

goals....congrats

@spreadcreekjr1731 Жыл бұрын

That is awesome

@Galildoughty Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@cliffkirby8570 Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@sullivanjoe7589 4 ай бұрын

You're killing me, totally bad a** keep up the good work you rock brother..😊

@darkpassenger65 Жыл бұрын

I've thought of buying a couple of acres somewhere so I could do this as well. Great topic for a video.

@kairandson4886 Жыл бұрын

planning on building one on my new property soon, thanks, for the example, helps

@edwardfoster5153 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations

@bewise2297 8 ай бұрын

Congratulations guys. 😎🙌🏽💪🏽💥💥💥💥🇺🇸

@MikeWhiskey427 5 ай бұрын

Its nice having one at home. I built one like yours on my place.

@brandonballer7587 7 ай бұрын

beautiful video thanks for sharing the price as well. New subscriber! Hope to see cool videos at the range.

@spartakporc Жыл бұрын

Ça augure de très bonnes vidéos cette histoire !

@hughwutmeigh9873 9 ай бұрын

congratulations on your new range

@gabe1377 Жыл бұрын

So jelly, but also so happy for you guys on getting that range finished. So awesome, can't wait to see the content you put out.

@yeastyg546 Жыл бұрын

Unless you are a 13 year old girl, please for the love of Christ don’t use the word “jelly” Please. Do it for me. And Jesus. Thank you.

@HoustonHomestead5920 6 ай бұрын

Just acquired a few acres... quite a few actually. Normal dude. 25 year Veteran. Raw land, first project do it myself range. Using this model because it freaking rocks! thanks for the information. Although since I have a bit of experience with excavation, elevation, pipe laying, and grading, I am going to do it all by myself and with as much minimal cost as possible. Won't be zero but definitely won't be 10k. (I HOPE)... Keep yiz posted.

@MarshallArsenal Жыл бұрын

Freaking rad.... Awesome range dude!

@randyreviewsit 11 ай бұрын

happy for you man, looking to do this in East TN soon. Looking into homebuilders and land now. Hoping I can save some money as I used to run an excavator.

@outdoors76 Жыл бұрын

A personal range is so nice. Mine is not as wide as your’s but I have a solid berm and can squeeze out 220 yards. Makes it nice to be able to walk outside and shoot.

@davidfarber7542 Жыл бұрын

Hi there! I'm in Greeneville, TN and luckily, I have a range I joined 20 min. away. Happy shooting bro!

@jscgrey1 Жыл бұрын

Good job brother. All the best to you to with your nice little hidey-hole. 🇺🇸

@codywaggoner7229 Жыл бұрын

Awesome range brotha! I just started shooting and I’m loving it! Thought I’d let you know Im in the Nashville area soooooo if you want to give private lessons/new segment on the channel just let me know! Im here for it! 👍🏻

@codykoon5520 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for including the cost. I’ve never seen your channel before, but I plan on building my own range in the next 5ish years and I wanted to know how much to save.