Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

zephyp wrote:The demo used to be a guy prone behind 18" of packed dirt getting pounded by M-16 and M-60 fire...none of us were allowed downrange to inspect the hide...of course back then we believed and no one wondered...hind sight being 20-20... But, I'd rather have 18" of packed dirt than nothin...

I've dug up 50BMG API penetrators which only went 18"-24" into packed dirt/clay. The problem is that if the bullet hits something solid it becomes unstable and yaws. It really depends on the dirt and how tightly packed it is.

Densely populated area means an area extending 200 yards from the exterior boundaries of any five or more parcels or tracts, each one of which is adjacent to at least one other, each parcel or tract being one acre or less in area, and which parcels or tracts each contain a structure designed for human use.

Thought about this provision some more. I think it means if there are 5 or more adjacent lots of under one acre, with houses on them this is a de-facto-subdivision and shooting is restricted within 200 yards of the boundary line of any of the properties. You are also restricted from shooting within 200 yards of someone else's buildings or home, without permission. So if you are next to densely populated areas 7 acres is not going to be enough land, in rural areas, it would depend on how close your neighbors buildings are, you may have to get permission to shoot from them.

I have also seen some-one bury two tractor-trailer box trailers end to end for an underground range that doesn't disturb the neighbors, or inlaws, so much. Granted they owned a back-ho which made things easier.