Height for “lip” around shooting bench?

[investorsc]

Hey all,

Spent the weekend building a dedicated bench for the home range. I thought (and several friends suggested) adding a lip on the non- seating edges to help catch errant brass and other gravity assisted departures from the bench area. I was thinking ( yeah- that usually means trouble…) 2” above the bench surface would be good but thought I’d throw it out to the masses for input!

Thanks in advance!

Bruce

 

[spife7980]

Make sure it doesnt catch and hold water.

I probably would have just made a bigger bench vs trying to fence in the edges.

 

[TheOfficeT-Rex]

If you're just stopping brass rolling off, a quarter inch will do it. If you're trying to catch brass, I watched a guy in maryland use a pop up mesh laundry basket.

I would personally not find it comfortable to shoot off a bench with a 2 in lip from modified prone.

 

[Mike Casselton]

Lay out a towel and roll the edge.

 

[USK308]

Hey all,

Spent the weekend building a dedicated bench for the home range. I thought (and several friends suggested) adding a lip on the non- seating edges to help catch errant brass and other gravity assisted departures from the bench area. I was thinking ( yeah- that usually means trouble…) 2” above the bench surface would be good but thought I’d throw it out to the masses for input!

Thanks in advance!

Bruce

As previously mentioned, 1/4” or maybe 1/2” should suffice for the intended use.

 

[krw]

Flat. The towel is a good idea

 

[hangunnr]

I built this one several years back for our rifle range at camp. I cut the rounded edge off of some decking boards about 1” in height. The edge towards the target is fine for loading a bipod f you feel so inclined and the rest keeps brass from rolling off.

 

[Hopar]

Carpet the top nothing will roll off.