Hi all...too cold today and probably for a week to shoot out side. So it's down to my 36 foot "range". Here's what I shoot. My old 1377 with a Beeman adjustable peep and a modified front sight. What do you all shoot indoors? 
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Basement shooters
- Thread starter Ohplnkr
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Same as outside...
Now a .177 Daystate Red Wolf. 10m into a box of rubber mulch. Practice standing and kneeling shots on 3/8" circles.
Now a .177 Daystate Red Wolf. 10m into a box of rubber mulch. Practice standing and kneeling shots on 3/8" circles.
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Guns I shoot the most in the basement.
Daisy 747 donated to me when I really needed it. I could barely cock it and hold it up to shoot when I first got it! Things have improved greatly over the past several years. I can cock an RWS 54 and shoot it offhand now.
Crosman 600 modified the fun gun.
Daisy 747 donated to me when I really needed it. I could barely cock it and hold it up to shoot when I first got it! Things have improved greatly over the past several years. I can cock an RWS 54 and shoot it offhand now.
Crosman 600 modified the fun gun.
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I've been blasting a 5gallon bucket with my sig p320.
Dan Wesson 715 4" should be here tomorrow, too.
Dan Wesson 715 4" should be here tomorrow, too.
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I can get 17 yards from the back bathroom to the bedroom wall. And I shoot at 7 yards from the recliner while watching the evening news! lol. I made little metal pellet traps with tiny spinners for indoors, really fun.
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Don't have a basement, but my indoor "range" consists of shooting across the living room and down the hall to a foam archery target. I have a few crossbows too.
The distance is just over 17 yrds. I can stand outside the back door, and make the distance many, many times greater (as long as it's not raining or too cold).
Mike
The distance is just over 17 yrds. I can stand outside the back door, and make the distance many, many times greater (as long as it's not raining or too cold).
Mike
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I have a screened in porch that I am going to also add winter coverage, with a shooting port so I can shoot 50 yards from both heated and air-conditioning
I have both a target setup and a feeder for squirrel and critters
My wife thinks I'm doing all this work so she can sit on the porch and enjoy sun rise and sunsets 
I have both a target setup and a feeder for squirrel and critters
My wife thinks I'm doing all this work so she can sit on the porch and enjoy sun rise and sunsets Upvote 0
Official basement shooter here. Shared space with the family so I don't get to shoot as much as I would like, but a nice warm 17 yards. I've got a bullet box (kinda loud though) and a box lined with multiple sheets of ballistic fabric at the back and old towels in the front to quiet the impact. I've shot up to 90fpe with .30 slugs indoors and have yet to make more than a dent in the fabric.
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I shoot these regularly especially when the grand kids stop by . Have a big oak log to stop the 275 fpe slugs
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When we built our house my wife couldn't understand why I insisted on putting the utilities on the same side of the basement as the staircase. When she saw what I had done, it was: "Really, the sump pump is under the bedroom so you can have a shooting range in the basement?". Well I always dreamed of having a real 10 meter indoor range, so I think it was worth doing, especially since it gets considerable use during the winter months.
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Wish I had a warm basement to shoot in. If I did, I would shoot these...
I have a BIKAL just like yours, lost my rear sites and would love to buy new ones, any idea where I could source one from? Thanks in advance.
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I don't shoot indoors but manage to get out at least once each week rain shine or snow. The climate in the Northwest is very forgiving and makes it possible to shoot outdoors all year.
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I can get 17 yards from the back bathroom to the bedroom wall. And I shoot at 7 yards from the recliner while watching the evening news! lol. I made little metal pellet traps with tiny spinners for indoors, really fun.
I'd be afraid of shooting the TV with most of what I hear these days.
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I just got my first sort of real pellet rifle so I was trying to figure out what to shoot at in the house. I saw an old cast iron coffee pot and I knew I found my target plus pellet trap. I stuck a old shirt in it so the pellets don't ricochet out of it and the top hole perfectly holds a empty beer can which I seem to never run out of. I looked it up and they go for around forty bucks on ebay but the shipping is about the same due to the weight.
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It's great to see other people's indoor shooting setups!
I make sure I have an indoor range whenever possible so that I can shoot 24/7 if need be.
This is my current layout: Exactly 10 meters, and it spans the length of 3 different rooms.
The backstop consists of a frame that holds multiple layers of 3/4" thick rubber 'stall-mat'.
[I've now added a 4th layer of mat, as well as some heavy duty carpeting - Thanks Erlis!]
*Why so overkill on the backstop? I'll just say this: Don't shoot 25 cals in the house!*
Sam -
I make sure I have an indoor range whenever possible so that I can shoot 24/7 if need be.
This is my current layout: Exactly 10 meters, and it spans the length of 3 different rooms.
The backstop consists of a frame that holds multiple layers of 3/4" thick rubber 'stall-mat'.
[I've now added a 4th layer of mat, as well as some heavy duty carpeting - Thanks Erlis!]
*Why so overkill on the backstop? I'll just say this: Don't shoot 25 cals in the house!*
Sam -
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I just posted to the outdoor range thread that all I have is a 50' basement range. No outdoor range since we moved to the detached condo.
We finished 800 sq ft in the basement and I designed it so there is space behind one wall so the range could be 50' long.
I usually shoot at 10 meters and only go to 50' when I want to challenge myself a bit more.
I'm not at home so can't post pictures, but I mostly shoot a Daisy 747 pistol, and a Weirauch HW30s rifle. Both .177 pellets.
I use a Do-All .22/.17 bullet trap as a back stop. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Do-All-Traps-22-17-Bullet-Box/17510873
We finished 800 sq ft in the basement and I designed it so there is space behind one wall so the range could be 50' long.
I usually shoot at 10 meters and only go to 50' when I want to challenge myself a bit more.
I'm not at home so can't post pictures, but I mostly shoot a Daisy 747 pistol, and a Weirauch HW30s rifle. Both .177 pellets.
I use a Do-All .22/.17 bullet trap as a back stop. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Do-All-Traps-22-17-Bullet-Box/17510873
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