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Shooting Houses
#4141922
06/03/24 03:24 PM
06/03/24 03:24 PM
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Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 5,010 AL
Gobble4me757
OP
12 point
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OP
12 point
Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 5,010
AL
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Does anyone have any 4x6 plans they don’t mind sharing?
We built two 4x8s last year that are great but need two more. The 4x8s are huge and really think with putting them up 10 and 8ft, I just want to do 4x6s. Would you do one large window in the front or two smaller ones with a little gap between em to put something on. Any tips would be recommended. Thanks
2017 Team Aldeer Turkey Contest Champion 2018 Team Aldeer Turkey Contest Champion
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Re: Shooting Houses
[Re: Gobble4me757]
#4141925
06/03/24 03:28 PM
06/03/24 03:28 PM
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Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,025 Covington County
Squeaky
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,025
Covington County
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I have 4X5 plans. I found that 4X6 was a little larger than I prefer for single hunter. The 4X5 is perfect for single or two.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes to us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
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Re: Shooting Houses
[Re: Gobble4me757]
#4142168
06/03/24 08:57 PM
06/03/24 08:57 PM
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Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 5,010 AL
Gobble4me757
OP
12 point
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OP
12 point
Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 5,010
AL
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appreciate the replies y’all minus Yellaline who just volunteered himself to come help 😂 😂 the 4x8 are just massive and absolutely would suck to put up that high. 4x5 may be a hair small with a couple kids or an adult and a kid. Will put deerview tinted windows on em as we are very impressed with our other deer views.
2017 Team Aldeer Turkey Contest Champion 2018 Team Aldeer Turkey Contest Champion
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Re: Shooting Houses
[Re: Gobble4me757]
#4142183
06/03/24 09:16 PM
06/03/24 09:16 PM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 14,733 Clanton
Turkey_neck
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 14,733
Clanton
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I build 4x6 piss on the waste they are just a little small for 3 people but that’s rare.
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
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Re: Shooting Houses
[Re: blumsden]
#4142324
06/04/24 08:56 AM
06/04/24 08:56 AM
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Joined: Mar 2020
Posts: 7,485 Free State of Winston
FreeStateHunter
They Call Me Gator 🐊
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They Call Me Gator 🐊
Joined: Mar 2020
Posts: 7,485
Free State of Winston
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The goal is to be able to cover everything not stretch out and take a nap. Now that’s debatable. I work so hard the rest of my time some of my best sleep has come in a shooting house
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Re: Shooting Houses
[Re: FreeStateHunter]
#4142334
06/04/24 09:13 AM
06/04/24 09:13 AM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,675 Lincoln, Alabama
blumsden
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,675
Lincoln, Alabama
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The goal is to be able to cover everything not stretch out and take a nap. Now that’s debatable. I work so hard the rest of my time some of my best sleep has come in a shooting house Yeah, I have done some good sleeping in one.
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Re: Shooting Houses
[Re: Gobble4me757]
#4142349
06/04/24 09:49 AM
06/04/24 09:49 AM
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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 11,866 Saraland, Alabama
hammerhead
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 11,866
Saraland, Alabama
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Just finished a 6x6 shooting house. I didn't really use any plans, just built it by what I had in mind and the picture I had in mind changed several times as I went along. Built it so that I can remove the walls and roof and haul everything up to the camp. Once there, I can put the legs on the base and stand it up. Once the base is up, I'll use the tractor to pick the walls up and secure them to the base. Then pick the roof up and secure it from the inside of the shooting house.
I cut 2 windows...one 48" wide on the front and one 36" wide on one side (the house overlooks 2 green fields--the 48" window faces the large patch in front of the house and the 36" window faces the smaller patch to the side). If you cut 2 smaller windows instead of one bigger window, you run the risk of hitting the divider in the window if you have to move the rifle around.
This is how I set mine up Base--6x6 Front wall--8' tall (with 48" wide window) Back wall--7.5' tall Side walls--taper from about 8' at the front to 7.5' at the back (36" wide window on one side, 34" wide door cut in other side)
If you haven't bought any lumber lately, you'll probably be in for sticker shock. Prices are lower than they were a couple years ago, but still higher than normal. One thing I did to save a little money was to check the paint dept at lowes and home depot for paint people had mixed and didn't like the color. They sell the "mis-mixes" for about $15/gallon. I found a couple gallons of Rustoleum Deck Coat at the local lowes here that was mixed and the cutomer didn't like the color it turned out to be. It was regular price of $55/gallon and I got both for $15/gallon. I used this to paint the outside. Once the outside was covered with the deck coat, I used regular spray paint to "camo" it. If you go this route, use flat or matte spray paint. I mistakenly picked up a can of black gloss (didn't realize it until it dried and it was a lot more glossy than I thought it would be). I painted the inside a dark color to break up the silhouette when looking in from outside.
Last edited by hammerhead; 06/04/24 09:55 AM.
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Re: Shooting Houses
[Re: blumsden]
#4142672
06/04/24 09:07 PM
06/04/24 09:07 PM
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Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 4,852 Mobile, AL
Pwyse
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 4,852
Mobile, AL
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We have regular osb on some shooting houses that have been there for over 20 years. Painted one time. I've seen osb put over windows in abandoned buildings with no paint, and have been there 30 years. That's my thoughts too. I can get this stuff cheap. So if I build a shooting house out of it and I get 10 years out of it it would be a huge bonus.
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Re: Shooting Houses
[Re: Pwyse]
#4142684
06/04/24 09:25 PM
06/04/24 09:25 PM
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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 11,866 Saraland, Alabama
hammerhead
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 11,866
Saraland, Alabama
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We have regular osb on some shooting houses that have been there for over 20 years. Painted one time. I've seen osb put over windows in abandoned buildings with no paint, and have been there 30 years. That's my thoughts too. I can get this stuff cheap. So if I build a shooting house out of it and I get 10 years out of it it would be a huge bonus. If you can get it cheap (same price or maybe a little more than regular OSB), I'd go for it. I watched a guy's youtube channel and he built his own pole barn house. He was debating on using plywood or regular OSB for the walls. He cut a small piece of OSB and left it in a bucket of water for a week or so. It never swole up or separated while being covered in water.
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Re: Shooting Houses
[Re: Gobble4me757]
#4142798
06/05/24 08:07 AM
06/05/24 08:07 AM
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 11,745 Kennedy, al
globe
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 11,745
Kennedy, al
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OSB will work, just keep it painted
Everything woke turns to shucks
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