I am at NOTTC in Ohio often. Very nice set up. These barriers make their shoot house and vehicle bay possible. Really cool. NOTHING rifle/pistol/shotgun wise is ever passing through these.
I guess shifting target positions over time is important. How many wires in the mesh can be destroyed before its considered unsafe for the internal load?
I'm looking at constructing an 2 side by side archery ranges; specifically one for Bowhunters. How would these barriers work, especially when those using this range will be using broad head arrows? And what is the longevity of of these boxes?
It depends. If you have access to dirt on your property, building a dirt berm might be less money. If you have to bring in dirt to build a berm the Hesco bags could save you enough dirt to make it worth it.
As mentioned @ 0:17 the primary benefits are footprint and total earthwork volume. Fundamentally, Hesco products are gabions. They’re also faster to install, as an earth berm’s slope will often be stabilized with vegetation for erosion control. This takes time.
How long does the bag last with thousands of holes in it at about the same shooting level? Then, how to make the repairs. Maybe even estimates for how far in different calibers and grains would go.
Really you should spray concrete on to the outside of a hesco wall for a permanent installation, they do degrade in the sun otherwise. It's easy to patch a few bullet holes every couple of months.
If you take a look at the hesco videos, they have test footage of a truck loaded with barrels to simulate a VBIED attack. The truck looses to the hesco barrier at 40+mph, that is why the military uses them for bastions.
if you build up a 15-20ft berm? the bags are 6ft tall and the highest you have is 12 feet above ground level. not sure why you are talking about 20ft tall berms or using that to calc footprint size. just admit it, you wanted a more "tactical" looking range. its okay to admit it.
I am at NOTTC in Ohio often. Very nice set up. These barriers make their shoot house and vehicle bay possible. Really cool. NOTHING rifle/pistol/shotgun wise is ever passing through these.
how much do they freaking cost? why is it so hard to find that info?
A lot
I guess shifting target positions over time is important. How many wires in the mesh can be destroyed before its considered unsafe for the internal load?
We don't shoot into the bags. We have a dirt berm in front of the bags to catch the bullets.
I'm looking at constructing an 2 side by side archery ranges; specifically one for Bowhunters. How would these barriers work, especially when those using this range will be using broad head arrows? And what is the longevity of of these boxes?
These look like an excellent product for this purpose. How does the turn-key cost compare to typical earthen berm construction?
It depends. If you have access to dirt on your property, building a dirt berm might be less money. If you have to bring in dirt to build a berm the Hesco bags could save you enough dirt to make it worth it.
@@GunTalkTV Makes sense. As you mentioned, unless you have a large site, the space that is saved may be biggest factor.
As mentioned @ 0:17 the primary benefits are footprint and total earthwork volume.
Fundamentally, Hesco products are gabions.
They’re also faster to install, as an earth berm’s slope will often be stabilized with vegetation for erosion control. This takes time.
@@-John-Doe- How do you purchase hesco barriers? My gun club could use some.
How long does the bag last with thousands of holes in it at about the same shooting level?
Then, how to make the repairs.
Maybe even estimates for how far in different calibers and grains would go.
How can a gun club purchase these?
I wanted to use Hescos on my property (retired Marine, let's say I'm familiar) for the same purpose. Is it difficult to get them and how please.
In Britain
How are the berms holding up these days? Any noticible or worrysome damage above the berm you're shooting into?
Really you should spray concrete on to the outside of a hesco wall for a permanent installation, they do degrade in the sun otherwise.
It's easy to patch a few bullet holes every couple of months.
Thanks!
But can stray bullets not ricochet if they hit the metal surrounding the bags?
We are shooting into a dirt berm in front of the bags.
....mkay, where do we buy them?
Afghanistan has a sale going on now I believe. 😂
Yeah, but wouldn’t repeatedly shooting the that eventually create a big hole and the dirt leak out of the hole.
“They stopped everything”
Me: Hmm, lets bring a tank and also fly some A10s 30mm u know
If you take a look at the hesco videos, they have test footage of a truck loaded with barrels to simulate a VBIED attack.
The truck looses to the hesco barrier at 40+mph, that is why the military uses them for bastions.
Where is this range located?
It is not open yet but will be starting to offer classes mid year in Robert, LA.
if you build up a 15-20ft berm? the bags are 6ft tall and the highest you have is 12 feet above ground level. not sure why you are talking about 20ft tall berms or using that to calc footprint size. just admit it, you wanted a more "tactical" looking range. its okay to admit it.
Yeah we are super tactical. :-) The big bags we used were 7.5 ft tall so we were able to achieve a 15+ Ft berm.