We are going to start replacing our old economies of scale 4'x4' shooting houses. They have served their purpose but they are just too cramped. We need more leg room but we don't want to over do it. What do you think is the bests dimensions for a two man stand?

FWIW, we are considering having the frames fabricated out of angle iron.

Have 3 that are 5x8 .

4x6 is perfect for 2 people, (this allows 3’ wide for each person), plenty of room yet not to big to haul and install.

I agree and that size also works out well if using OSB for the siding and floor.

perch and Mark hunt out of one that is 3'X3' but then thats them......

5x6 or 5x8 plenty of room to stretch back or stretch legs out and wide enough not to feel cramped

4x6 I built a 4x8 and it’s too big.

4' is not deep enough if ya wanta build a narrow shooting bench and use office chairs. And that's a fact , Jack!

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Unless you're planning on stretching out and taking a nap then 5x5 or 5x6. I built most of mine 6x6 but have some 5x5. Have one 8x8 but you could spend the night in that one.

4x6 works good for us. Plenty of room.

4X6.

4x6

Thanks fellas

I like 4x8 with just enough height to stand up. Heat rises, if your shooting house is too tall, all your heat will be over your head. If youre not gona have heat, why not just sit outside?

4x6 is plenty of room, but your going to have a lot of scrap wood left over, so may as well go 4x8.

4x6 Anything wider than 4ft and you start loosing field of view unless your windows are huge which creates other issues

I have pretty long legs and a chair with any lean at all makes a 4' deep shooting house plain miserable for me, not to mention if I have to turn hard to make a shot out of a side window I have to nearly stand up to keep my knees and feet from getting caught on a 2x4 or rubbing the front wall. I build mine 5' deep and 6' wide. I have a couple that are larger, but 5x6 is as small as I want to go.

I have never been able to keep an office chair from squeaking. I build a 6' bench seat across the house. The key to a bench seat is to add an angled plywood back to it so it is more comfortable. I also use liquid nails and screws to build all my houses (4x6) and they work great.

I also build windows out of real 1/4" glass. The glass slides in a groove that I use my router to cut into a piece of solid PVC. I buy the PVC at lowes and it comes in 1x4. I can rip it to 1x2, cut my groove as close to the edge as I can while keeping a little lip (1/8-1/16"). The PVC will not swell if it gets wet so the glass wont stick. Then I have room left to screw the plastic to the wall. There is so little an opening between the window and the wall that bugs (especially wasps) cannot get into the house. Real glass is more expensive than plexi but it holds up better. It can be cleaned with windex, where the plexi will turn yellow and scratch easily. Another thing I do before each season is remove the window from the frame (when I am cleaning) and apply a little gulfwax to the edges. It makes the glass slide easy and quiet.

Another thing I add to my houses is a piece of stall mat. I get them at tractor supply and cut them to fit. Stall mats are heavy rubber mats and work as an insulator really well. If my feet dont get cold I can sit all day. I also cut a little strip of the stall mat and apply it to the bottom of my windows for a quiet gun prop.

With the windows and the stall mat, even on a real cold day the house will warm up pretty good. If you can keep the wind off you it helps to see more deer and not get so cold.