Anybody have a source for rooftop simulator plans?

runawaygun762 · Apr 9, 2015

I know not all rooftop simulators are the same, but does anyone know of a source for plans/measurements on one that is about average? I'm assuming the slanted side is about 45 degrees, but I'm not sure. I'll put footboards in several different spots so I don't get comfortable with a set spacing. Mainly need basic dimensions so I have something to start from.

jtischauser · Apr 9, 2015

None are the same. Make one and make it as wobbly as you safety can.

Jeff T. · Apr 9, 2015

Home roofs in Oklahoma range from a 4/12 pitch to a 9/12 pitch.
That's Rise/Run.
A 4 foot rise over a 12 foot run, or a 9 foot rise over a 12 foot run.
So if your rooftop simulator is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide(a sheet of plywood).
One end would need to be somewhere between 2'9"(4/12) and 6'(9/12) higher than the other.

runawaygun762 · Apr 9, 2015

Jesse Tischauser said:
None are the same. Make one and make it as wobbly as you safety can.

I won't make it wobbly intentionally. My inability to read a tape measure, coupled with not a single piece of level ground on all 5 acres I own will do that for me. "Safely"....that's a foreign concept for me.

runawaygun762 · Apr 9, 2015

Jeff T said:
Home roofs in Oklahoma range from a 4/12 pitch to a 9/12 pitch.
That's Rise/Run.
A 4 foot rise over a 12 foot run, or a 9 foot rise over a 12 foot run.
So if your rooftop simulator is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide(a sheet of plywood).
One end would need to be somewhere between 2'9"(4/12) and 6'(9/12) higher than the other.

Holy elephant dung, I understand that!! Time to build my own house!

drmitchgibson · Apr 9, 2015

What is a rooftop simulator? A standalone fake rooftop?

runawaygun762 · Apr 9, 2015

Yeah, similar. There may be another name for it. I'm referring to the angled plywood or pallets with foot boards you see at three gun matches where you fire rifles from, usually in screwed up, contorted positions because the foot boards are never spaced in a way that lets you get comfortable. At least that's been my experience, but then again, I have short stubby little half-man legs.

runawaygun762 · Apr 9, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9cBE-tKDuk

Here's the last one I shot on during my abortion of a rifle-only run. The run was horrible because I couldn't get steady. Hence, the desire to build one.