How tall should a berm be?

[DocMedic]

Just build a downhill berm like this one.



and by "swiming pull" i mean Swimming Pool !

[Irving]

Foxtrot, I see what you mean, but I was talking about tires in the middle of a dirt pile, so it'd probably be more like the dirt would just wash off first.

DocMedic, Funny you should post that picture, because that is actually the current situation on the land right now, it's just not really ideally located.

[Great-Kazoo]

20' center trailing down to 10' on the sides. a richocet 3/4 of the way down range due to squib load or shaken shooter will clear 20' with no problem.
the berms at my range www.wcfw.org are 30' and you still hear the occassional richocet

[Irving]

Shooting on flat land sucks. I wish I just had a mountain as a back drop to shoot at.

[GreenScoutII]

My land is pancake flat as well. I usually limit my shooting to rimfire, shotgun, and handguns for safety. I will shoot centerfire, but extreme caution must be exercised. I'm going to enlarge my berm to a U shape at least 50 ft. wide and as tall as I can make it. The only hard part is the cost of equipment rentals.

[sniper7]

at least 100' high u shaped to 50' high on the sides.

go big or go home

[GreenScoutII]

at least 100' high u shaped to 50' high on the sides.

go big or go home

Yeah, No kidding! Time and money. Precious little of either...