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<blockquote data-quote="diggler1833" data-source="post: 3670581" data-attributes="member: 48072"><p>Really depends on how much land and natural objects are behind your target berms.</p><p></p><p>My 100 yard target berm is all of 4' tall and 4' deep (6' wide). Ive yet to miss it, but the downside to such a small berm is that after ~100 rounds or so you'll want to fill in the crater with some more dirt. I also run steel directly behind it out to 300, and shoot from a rested position out of my shop. No berms for the steel.</p><p></p><p>What allows me to do this is that even behind my 300 yard spot is another 500 yards of my land that is all heavily wooded. That is enough of a natural boundary to stop anything...but I also don't have a house in line with my range for nearly two miles. My 100 yard berm essentially just allows me to shoot without having to worry about MY cattle wandering around in the background. </p><p></p><p>IF, my land ended just behind my 300 yard range, I'd darn sure have a huge berm. Yeah, they're expensive to build...but not nearly as costly as the lawsuit would be for an errant bullet.</p><p></p><p>In your case, I'd determine "sufficient" as what you feel comfortable with that will prevent you from standing before a judge because you added an extra ventilation hole to a neighbor's house.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diggler1833, post: 3670581, member: 48072"] Really depends on how much land and natural objects are behind your target berms. My 100 yard target berm is all of 4' tall and 4' deep (6' wide). Ive yet to miss it, but the downside to such a small berm is that after ~100 rounds or so you'll want to fill in the crater with some more dirt. I also run steel directly behind it out to 300, and shoot from a rested position out of my shop. No berms for the steel. What allows me to do this is that even behind my 300 yard spot is another 500 yards of my land that is all heavily wooded. That is enough of a natural boundary to stop anything...but I also don't have a house in line with my range for nearly two miles. My 100 yard berm essentially just allows me to shoot without having to worry about MY cattle wandering around in the background. IF, my land ended just behind my 300 yard range, I'd darn sure have a huge berm. Yeah, they're expensive to build...but not nearly as costly as the lawsuit would be for an errant bullet. In your case, I'd determine "sufficient" as what you feel comfortable with that will prevent you from standing before a judge because you added an extra ventilation hole to a neighbor's house. [/QUOTE]
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