Built me a new Deer Blind

[johnk]

Haven't fired out of it yet. I think most of the muzzle blast will be outside of the window frame since the gun will be rested on the frame itself. Earplugs might be in order. I'll let you's know after I fire a few...

 

[zing]

Around here there is a law against shooting a gun within 300 meters of a residence while you are hunting.

Hope you don't get busted for firing out the window of that condo.

 

[Stick895]

Heck, when I move to my place when I retire I'm going to shoot them off my back deck!:laughing:

 

[bullbreaker]

Real nice I sure do like it ! :thumbsup:
But around here we do not call that a deer blind we call it a shooting house.
A blind to us "HillBillies" is like a camo curtain you get behind in woods.
Sometimes even made from sticks and leaves.

Boone

 

[johnk]

This will be my next place for a deer blind...

 

[Dan Hunter]

Having never hunted from something like this, does firing off a 30/06 in there make your ears ring just a little?

I shoot out of an enclosed blind. I was closing up and had stupidly taken my hearing protection off when a reasonable buck came into the clearing. I hammered him...and my ears. Oops.

Modern hearing muffs with amplification and clipping are wonderful.

 

[forgeblast]

Nice blind!

 

[Woody65]

Nice blind!!! I see you are from western NY, not too far from me in Oneonta. From the pics it looks like there are no ceiling/roof rafters holding up the metal roofing?? Looks like it is attached to the top plate on the walls only. I am sure you get quite a bit of snow where you are located. You might want to slip in a few rafters to hold up the metal roofing while it is under a snow load. Unless that metal roofing is super thick. You and youre family will have many years of memories hunting out of that blind.

 

[Zebrafive]

It's 6x8 with pressure treated deck boards..............

big enough for several guys!

 

[johnk]

Nice blind!!! I see you are from western NY, not too far from me in Oneonta. From the pics it looks like there are no ceiling/roof rafters holding up the metal roofing?? Looks like it is attached to the top plate on the walls only. I am sure you get quite a bit of snow where you are located. You might want to slip in a few rafters to hold up the metal roofing while it is under a snow load. Unless that metal roofing is super thick. You and youre family will have many years of memories hunting out of that blind.

I have an 2x1" steel I beam running down the middle of the entire roof. No pics at this time but will post some when I take em.........Good observation though........