If it's in a zoning ordinance, you can apply for a variance or special use permit.
Laws on a range in the home??
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If it's in a zoning ordinance, you can apply for a variance or special use permit.
capman98
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I think this is true for inside most city limits. I am in the country not close to the city so not an issue. As far as the price im sure it is going to be quite an undertaking. The sea containers is a good idea though, Had not thought about that one.
a guy i work with shoots his 22 in his basement. he lives somewhere in carroll county
lowoncash
Baned
A company, I can't recall the name, builds modular ranges out of what looks like a sea container. Includes ventilation and all the needed stuff.
The NRA Range Source Book contains a lot of good information on range construction, ventilation etc. As long as you deal with the lead, green powder and bullet trap it shouls be safe as long as what you are shooting doesn't exceed your building and trap limits. NRA material also talks about bullet traps of sand and rubber. Each has it's good points and drawbacks. Each also requires maintenace.
The NRA Range Source Book contains a lot of good information on range construction, ventilation etc. As long as you deal with the lead, green powder and bullet trap it shouls be safe as long as what you are shooting doesn't exceed your building and trap limits. NRA material also talks about bullet traps of sand and rubber. Each has it's good points and drawbacks. Each also requires maintenace.
If you really want to go all out, put a tunnel between the house and garage. Could be precast culvert sections, or could be concrete block construction, maybe eight feet wide and high. Firing line in your house basement, backstop 50 yards (or 200?) away under your garage. Ventilator could suck air through the tunnel efficiently.
I've seen such a setup, in an underground archery range in Howard County. The tunnel was big enough to walk through.
Basements under garages are common in some parts of the country. My brother used to live in Portland Oregon, and he said it's the norm there.
I've seen such a setup, in an underground archery range in Howard County. The tunnel was big enough to walk through.
Basements under garages are common in some parts of the country. My brother used to live in Portland Oregon, and he said it's the norm there.
Consider putting hydroninc floor heating driven by a cheap water heater filled with antifreeze into the garage. That way you can melt off the snow on the three snow days we have per year 
The rest of the time you can use the system to heat the man-cave.
The rest of the time you can use the system to heat the man-cave.
E.Shell
Ultimate Member
Applications vary, and a lot of the cost depends on the maximum span. Increasing spans require heavier gauge decking, additional structural support (until cure), additional reinforcement and thicker concrete slabs.
I'd suggest starting at about $75/SF if you wanted to offhand a porch style slab (4" "broom finished") for a budget number for the overhead/suspended slab only. The space underneath needs a floor too, so we'd have to add $4.00/SF if you just want to floor it with a rather rough crawlspace type slab (2 or 3" "screed finish") OR add $6/SF if you want a regular basement floor (4" trowel finish floor) with interior draintile. FWIW and while we're talking about it, for about the same $6/SF, you'd be real close on a garage slab (5 to 6" "trowel finish"/no drainage).
Getting someone like Dico, Diversified Concrete or some nearer to you to price the work from engineered plans is the only way to be sure.
pop-gunner
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- May 8, 2008
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Xe (Blackwater) has one set up down in NC that's kinda neat, called the Talon. It's 2 containers joined by concrete tubes set on support stands. You can make it as long as you want. Targets run on cables through the tubes and you fire through the tube from 1 container with 7 shooting positions to the other container with a bullet trap.
The container you fire from has one hell of a ventilation system. With the fans turned on you cannot open the door from the outside.
I know they offer these for sale.
engineerbrian
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My Neighbor (Frederick County) just built a 3 car garage with a basement. it's legit
capman98
Ultimate Member
I am liking the idea of the sea containers. simple and already fabricated. Well see what happens. Thanks for all the ideas.
jmiller320
Ultimate Member
Look into cattle crossing pipes. They are designed to go under roads and are flat on the bottom to allow the cows to walk unhampered. You would need a crane to install them if you can find them. Havre de Grace allows firing ranges in their zoning as a conditional use. I would recomend making it as sound proof as possible and not advertize it.
WeaponsCollector
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Ive been drooling over these pictures for years.
If I ever won millions of dollars in the lottery.............
Notice the large orange box on the roof by the chimney, that's an air vent for the basement range!
Look to the left and you will see the range.
If I ever won millions of dollars in the lottery.............
Notice the large orange box on the roof by the chimney, that's an air vent for the basement range!
Look to the left and you will see the range.
Markp
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- Dec 22, 2008
- 9,392
Even in MoCo, you can discharge a firearm in your basement.... crazy, ain't it! Rockville Muni code even allows it!!!
capman98
Ultimate Member
Those pics are awsome. I can't even imagine how much $$ in guns that is.
hodgepodge
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Those pics are awsome. I can't even imagine how much $$ in guns that is.
Thank you. We're quite pleased with it.
capman98
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jac43k
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WeaponsCollector
EXTREME GUN OWNER
Those pics are awsome. I can't even imagine how much $$ in guns that is.
I'd like to see what's in front of the chairs and couch!
I can see about 10 BAR's and about 10 Thompson SMG's at $25,000+ for each one that would be well over half a million right there. Add up the rest of the guns and you could easily more than triple that number.
I'm not sure if anyone else saw this. There is an article on CBS Baltimore news page that a resident of the Ritz-Carlton in Baltimore wants to build their own gun range in the Ritz. The highest profile resident is Tom Clancy, who back in December bought three more condo's to give him a total of six. Wasn't sure if I should link the page, as it's an AP article.
