I finally last year in November got my tractor restored and to our family property that has been overgrown for 20 years...I thought i need a forestery multcher...But with funds limited i gave the Kubota 3010D and 5 ft king kutter brush hog a go....It took me a month...a few days a week...slow but steady progress...brush 10 ft tall...going in reverse 1 gear backwards..dodgeing jajers...I had to keep a leaf blower on the tractor..To blow off engine and radiator from leaves and fuzzy seeds..every 30 min... I have to have a shooting range i can drive to the targets..Im handicap somtimes crutchs and cane..Getting gear to car a challange some days.. The 60 acre field i have the shooting range on is reclaimed coal property..There were and are old coke ovens in the hill..All the ground is basically a slate base...You can drive on year round...Not muddy..A good base...The grass and jagers weeds trees ect still grow on this ground.. So I have a semi level,,for my area..200-250 yard range cut that I drive my Honda CRV easily to the targets .. I have had my .510 Texan going on 5 years with a Coldshot Mil adjustable base...I have been wanting to use my coldshot mil base for long rang for a long time...I was again not able to walk move much having a bad day..I loaded up the Texan with minimal gear went to try out my new shooting 200 yard shooting range...I roughed it..I used a plastic sign for a target...Layed down in what used to be 10 ft high blackberry patch...Used my bipod and rear bag,and tethered 5500 psi regualted to 3625psi...I shot at least 35 rounds at 200 yards..Big Texan shot better than i expected..It wasnt a good health movement day..So one trip to target was it ..More good days will come..Working on getting a office utility trailer there for a perment shooting shack and a place to stay on the property..I don't know whether ill be able to build perment benches..Everything heavy..i struggle..For know i updated my BOG tripod to 55mm ball head and purchased a second smaller ball head tripod with V-yoke for the rear of the stock second point of contact.. So all in all i finally have a place to strech my Airforce legs out a bit..I hope to be able in the future to share my range with some of the next gereration and teach them the old ways of shooting sports...Thanks to the support and encourgement from the forum members..Airguns are my go to activity when my physical mobility is limited..
200 Yard Airgun Range Ready for Use!!!
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Sounds like it was tough work for you to build that range. I’m glad to hear that your Texan performed well. I hope that you make lots of fun memories shooting there with friends and family.
Kenny
Kenny
Kudos to you for doing all that work on your own especially with limited mobility!
This will inspire many .to do stuff they only talk about . Wonderful post . Seems to be a lot of air gunners in PA . Maybe some volunteers to help out ?
Stan in KY .
Stan in KY .
That's awesome! I stretched my range out to 200 this winter as well. This summer will probably go 25-300. I am curious about the limits of my Bulldog M257. 200 was no problem, so it will be interesting. Other Bulldog users have said they have gone 400. I would never hunt with it at that range, but to hit steel at that range would be a rush.
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Im sure you could shoot out to 400 -500 yards with a coldshotbase ..Any subsonic round is pretty tough past 500..The 257 Bulldog is a sweet platform..Im have 2 .257 molds im going to start casting..I also have a .257 Green Mountain 14 twist barrel that finish out at 24 inchs 1 inch bull barrel im going to put on a custom condor with doug noble valve.. Shooting 200 to 400 yards with anything subsonic is fun and challenging..I was at 9 mil drop with 70 yard zero..at 200 yards...The big 450grain .510 NOE Cast wad cutter have B.C of 2.8...The wind isnt terrible even at 820 fps...If i cast and powder coat some .257 round ill send some your way..
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Hopefully volunteers in the future...There was a volunteer horse that appreciated the 60 acre grown over field being cut..It made it residence there for a lil while..It made me feel good...I improved things so much livestock moved in on its own..The wildlife has appreciated me being there more..The Deer population has doubled to tripled on the property with me stopping overharvest hunting practices ..I spent the whole month of November in Prime Rut Brush hogging every day..It stopped all the tresspassers...and the deer dont mind tractors.. Know that I have my Tractor fixed range mantience and life is much easier..
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How cool is that?!
Well done!!
Congratulations. And that with all the limitations involved.
Please, do carry on.
For every airgunner who is building a range of that length —
there are at least 1000 airgunners who would love to build such a range —
but cannot do it (no space, no time, no money, no permission, no joy....).
Carry on, man!!
More power to you!! 
Matthias
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