Pair charged in with firing rifle within 500 feet of Sullivan dwelling

[Mosinitis]

Oh yeah, now I'm in South Florida and the thing is... It's an association and the original "model" unit had an attic, while the others never did. Thing is, they never changed the roof pitch!

It's tough to get up there, but once you do, there's actually a hell of a lot of room. I'm seriously considering putting in a ladder and laying down plywood through the whole place, and basically having a 30 yard shooting range up there, for airguns and wax bullets. But the thing is, I am worried about the lead. Maybe I could do some kind of exhaust fans to only turn on when I'm up there... I'm sure there are worse options for the lead. Maybe a couple air purifiers?

I shoot air pistol and air rifle in my basement for 17 years now. 10 meter (33 feet) international target. Don't worry about the lead, just wash your hands after handling lead pellets. Lead is an issue when your shoot 22lr firearms, then it gets into the air. I recently had a blood test for lead and it was normal.
There are pellet traps that can cut down on noise and lead fragments near the target. It is basically a box with 1"-2" layer of electricians putty acting as a back stop.
I bought one in a kit and also made one myself. Air guns are fun, cost next to nothing to shoot and very little cleaning is required (like once a season). Lots of fun to shoot.

 

[GunXpatriot]

It's not a bad idea at all. I experimented with quite a bit of lead-free pellets (there are a lot of them now), so then whatever tiny bits of lead dust airguns can, in some cases, deliver into the air is moot. I didn't find the lead-free ammo as accurate, but some of it was okay in my cheap guns.

Yeah, the only thing I worry about would be shooting wax bullets. Apparently primers contain lead? Although it seems lead-free primers are readily available at a slight premium. But for what I'm trying to do, I guess paying an extra couple cents per primer isn't the worst thing in the world, since the cases will be infinitely reusable, and commercial wax bullets are dirt cheap as well..

 

[GunXpatriot]

I shoot air pistol and air rifle in my basement for 17 years now. 10 meter (33 feet) international target. Don't worry about the lead, just wash your hands after handling lead pellets. Lead is an issue when your shoot 22lr firearms, then it gets into the air. I recently had a blood test for lead and it was normal.
There are pellet traps that can cut down on noise and lead fragments near the target. It is basically a box with 1"-2" layer of electricians putty acting as a back stop.
I bought one in a kit and also made one myself. Air guns are fun, cost next to nothing to shoot and very little cleaning is required (like once a season). Lots of fun to shoot.

Yeah, I've really been wanting to put together a nice pellet trap myself. And I figure you're probably right about the lead. I might still grab one of those air purifiers anyway, but I guess I'm not too worried about it...

Damn, this whole thing has me giddier than Feinstein when she thought she was going to get an AWB!

 

[GunXpatriot]

I do hope someone can help me navigate this whole thing though... Here's what my ceiling is looking like. And you can see the space to get up to the attic. But you can see there's a lot of unsupported ceiling up there.. Would it really be safe to just lay down plywood and walk right across it? I'm hoping it would help distribute the weight and be safe. But my fear is just breaking a beam and falling straight through the ceiling and killing myself. Any thoughts based on these images?

Even if I make a "lane" down the center straight ahead where the panel starts (and travels further), only one of those directions is supported by walls. That straight ahead shot of the attic panel, past that is bedrooms/closets. But to the other direction, you can see it's just bare ceiling with no extra support...

 

[BDinPutnam]

@GunXpatriot do you have an attached garage, by any chance?

 

[GunXpatriot]

@GunXpatriot do you have an attached garage, by any chance?

Unfortunately not. Basically just two attached condos per unit, we have the full unit (so the two attached). Full length between both houses is about 30+ yards. But we're planning on renting, so I'd probably have to go half-length for a range.

In the second pic, you can sort of make out the back wall I guess? It's the same unit, but mirrored on the other side. Sorry for my ignorance, would an attached garage make a difference?

 

[BDinPutnam]

Unfortunately not. Basically just two attached condos per unit, we have the full unit (so the two attached). Full length between both houses is about 30+ yards. But we're planning on renting, so I'd probably have to go half-length for a range.

In the second pic, you can sort of make out the back wall I guess? It's the same unit, but mirrored on the other side. Sorry for my ignorance, would an attached garage make a difference?

I had to go back and re-read the thread, sorry.

If you had one I would set up in there.

Not knowing how the framing, etc., are laid out (and made of), I guess you'd need to think about whether it would make sense to put some type of an actual floor down. I'm not sure I'd want to be trusting myself to laid down plywood. I know my attic (more of a crawlspace) kinda scares the shit out of me and I very rarely actually stand up in it if I need to- but it isn't designed for storage and the like, the plywood is for the most part laid down so you can get to/replace insulation and the space itself is pretty much a container for the HVAC system.

Need pics of the actual space up there I think.

 

[Mosinitis]

It can get very hot in the attic in the summer. In mine the floor is insulated, but the ceiling is just rafters, plywood and shingles. I only climb up there when I need to do a repair or check for leaks or run the wiring. It takes a bit of gymnastics as well. I know plenty of people who shoot airguns inside their living quarters from one room through the hallway and into another room, depending on how the rooms are arranged. It's simpler when there are no other family members in the house or they can stay in the same room with you while you shoot. I know this arrangement is not for everyone.

 

[GunXpatriot]

It can get very hot in the attic in the summer. In mine the floor is insulated, but the ceiling is just rafters, plywood and shingles. I only climb up there when I need to do a repair or check for leaks or run the wiring. It takes a bit of gymnastics as well. I know plenty of people who shoot airguns inside their living quarters from one room through the hallway and into another room, depending on how the rooms are arranged. It's simpler when there are no other family members in the house or they can stay in the same room with you while you shoot. I know this arrangement is not for everyone.

Yeah, no doubt... I'm in South Florida, too. Forget if I mentioned it earlier. But yeah, that's an option too. I guess the attic thing was more of a novelty / fun project. But even IF laying down plywood worked, that alone would be quite expensive and a hell of a game of twister up there. Might throw up some pics up there in the next couple days for any suggestions. If I turns out it's absolutely a bad idea, I'll just go for it in the house.