Anybody know where to buy Hesco MIL-style barriers in the US?

[VikingsGuy]

I am looking at setting up a backstop for load development at my cabin. I have plenty of space, but the land is very flat and I don't want just a slowly sagging pile of dirt. I have googled, but can't seem to find a US distributor and the direct from China option involves very large orders and DIY shipping and customs - not an option for me. I only need 4 or 5 to do the trick - so it would be fairly cheap compared to other options.

Any sources?

 

[jt13]

Not Hesco barrier related but my local gun shop has something like this set up behind the building made from railroad ties. Bags of sand stacked up behind it

 

[VikingsGuy]

Not Hesco barrier related but my local gun shop has something like this set up behind the building made from railroad ties. Bags of sand stacked up behind it

Thanks, I have actually sketched out something like this many times, but have balked at the RR-tie work involved. Just dumping dirt into big bags with a tractor seems a lot easier.

 

[Addicting]

Yep, use railroad ties or just stack crap tree logs and sand bags.

 

[Addicting]

Thanks, I have actually sketched out something like this many times, but have balked at the RR-tie work involved. Just dumping dirt with a tractor seems a lot easier.

Except the metal cage on the Hesco can and will ricochet bullets. Watching tracers bouncing off from them will fill the sky with light.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Except the metal cabin on the Hesco can and will ricochet bullets. Watching tracers bouncing off from them will fill the sky with light.

Good point, I had thought of that for a moment, but assumed as other ranges use them it was not a problem - maybe a bad assumption.

 

[Dave N]

We built a trap out of a sheet of 1/4 inch steel plate. Had it leaning forward so the bullets would deflect down into a bed of sand.

 

[Addicting]

Good point, I had thought of that but assumed as, other ranges use them it was not a problem - maybe a bad assumption.

You probably never know, till you’ve been around them with tracers. Plus the bullet fragments shred the liners and they leak terrible after a while.

 

[VikingsGuy]

We built a trap out of a sheet of 1/4 inch steel plate. Had it leaning forward so the bullets would deflect down into a bed of sand.

Large steel plate is very expensive and hard to work with. I want something about 10' wide and 8' high + wings - that seems way too much for DIY steel plate project. I am not willing to assume 100% of fire rounds are on target so, a small steel trap is not the solution - but I have considered a small steel trap for the target area to reduce wear on whatever backstop I end up with, as I would expect 99% to be target.

 

[VikingsGuy]

You probably never know, till you’ve been around them with tracers. Plus the bullet fragments shred the liners and they leak terrible after a while.

@JT13's suggestion looks better every time you reply. Thanks.

 

[mtmuley]

How many railroad ties deep before bullets won't penetrate at 100 yards? 200? mtmuley

 

[Addicting]

@JT13's suggestion looks better every time you reply. Thanks.

Just use two 6” logs as posts 4’ in the ground to the height you want. Got a bunch of 6 to 8 inch logs the length that you want to cover the width. Use 12 inch screws to hold them up and build a wall, then face the wall with plywood. Line the back with sandbags if you want.

It’s not as effective as the railroad ties, but it will do the job.

 

[Dave N]

How many railroad ties deep before bullets won't penetrate at 100 yards? 200? mtmuley

2. With 6 inches of sand between them.

 

[Addicting]

How many railroad ties deep before bullets won't penetrate at 100 yards? 200? mtmuley

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[44hunter45]

Google "Bulk Grain Bags" This might be a solution for you. They hold 1 1/2 tons of grain seed each. IDK what that equates to in sand or dirt.

 

[mtmuley]

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Really? mtmuley

 

[Addicting]

Really? mtmuley

I’ve shot them a bunch, and I’ve never had one go through. Unless you’re shooting in the same spot and drilling a hole through it.

 

[VikingsGuy]

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I have thought about two parallel rows of railroad ties 24" apart with sand in the gap. A bunch of poking around suggested that 2ft of sand is more than plenty as long as it doesn't "channel" around the high-use target area.

 

[Addicting]

I have thought about two parallel rows of railroad ties 24" apart with sand in the gap. A bunch of poking around suggested that 2ft of sand is more than plenty as long as it doesn't "channel" around the high-use target area.

Would definitely work, but would be much cheaper to build the back of the box out of treated 3/4 plywood. It’s only purpose is to hold the sand in.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Would definitely work, but would be much cheaper to build the back of the box out of treated 3/4 plywood. It’s only purpose is to hold the sand in.

The challenge would be force at the bottom of an 8' column of sand. Maybe first 2-3ft ties, and plywood above that. I don't want sand breaking out the bottom and leaving voids.