My wife and I are finally "pulling the trigger" on the retirement thing. We purchased 40 acres in Wyoming 6 or 7 years ago with the idea that we'd build a home/cabin/livable barn/etc. and a shooting range and let our kids and grandkids visit us instead of the other way around. We've sold our house, arranged for movers and are going to get an apartment and start the construction plans.
I have no experience with earth-moving or grading so am not sure what's going to be involved in getting a range build. I need suggestions and advise on what's involved in building a berm--how high and thick it needs to be, the angle (steepness) of the slope that's best, what (if anything) to cover it with (sand, pea gravel, etc.)---as well as any problems that I'm likely to encounter. Earthwork is terra incognito to me (pun intended).
Any advice (short of Deflave's "GFY") is welcome :-). Thanks
Greg
