So I know I haven't been around here much lately. Bought a house in May after months of bullshit and have been moving stuff in, moving the inlaws out of their house, working a lot, and just generally getting situated. Just got internet a couple weeks ago so I'm slowly reconnecting with all my old forums.

Anyway, as I'm now sitting on 12 acres in the country, I feel the need to build a berm at which to discharge firearms. Coincidentally, my buddy is redoing his backyard and has a big pile of dirt that he'd like to get rid of. Short of piling it into a big heap in the corner of my land, are there any guidelines to follow when building something like this? I don't need it to be big, just wide enough for two or three people to shoot at and tall enough for basic safety, but I don't need it disintegrating in the first rainstorm either. Has anyone here undertaken such an activity? Any tips?