Thread: The future of Rifle Ranges.

Could you reduce your danger area on ranges by use of baffling the firing zone to reduce the cone of fire?

Obviously this would be expensive and right pain but otherwise it seems we have had an idealogy shift to ban shooting in NZ largely through making too expensive to maintain licenses and nowhere to shoot.

For the people who say "I just hunt" so will be fine, how these things work is the pick off one group, then they come for the next.

Originally Posted by jackson21

Could you reduce your danger area on ranges by use of baffling the firing zone to reduce the cone of fire?

Obviously this would be expensive and right pain but otherwise it seems we have had an idealogy shift to ban shooting in NZ largely through making too expensive to maintain licenses and nowhere to shoot.

For the people who say "I just hunt" so will be fine, how these things work is the pick off one group, then they come for the next.

You still need the bullet catcher and backstop which is prohibitive on flat ground. Have a read through the Range Manual that you can download on the Police site I think. One would hope that the ones who just hunt actually zero their rifles at some point although I wonder about this sometimes. There are plenty of clubs that are upgrading their ranges to comply and we all should join one of them. The main problem is that small groups are trying to do things independently rather than working in with others.
GPM

Originally Posted by jackson21

Could you reduce your danger area on ranges by use of baffling the firing zone to reduce the cone of fire?

Just did the RO course as well, Yes you can use baffles to reduce your cone of fire or ricochet angles to make a reduced or no danger zone range. Or a combination of baffles, terrain etc

All range templates rely on people placing targets at the correct place and shooting from the correct firing lines.
Some ranges can be approved for 308 up to 8mm, but 338 might be allowed at prone only as a means of reducing cone of fire.

Originally Posted by jackson21

Could you reduce your danger area on ranges by use of baffling the firing zone to reduce the cone of fire?

Obviously this would be expensive and right pain but otherwise it seems we have had an idealogy shift to ban shooting in NZ largely through making too expensive to maintain licenses and nowhere to shoot.

For the people who say "I just hunt" so will be fine, how these things work is the pick off one group, then they come for the next.

Im sure Timaru fellas have done just that using shipping containers

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Im sure Timaru fellas have done just that using shipping containers

Yip.
20ft as a side walls, then 40ft Ontop. Shooting under the 40ft. 40ft is filled with bales of old tires and a standoff cover of ply.
I'll see if I can find my original design for it...


Found it, half way down this page -
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....6/index6.html#


I haven't been involved for 5 years (moved away) so not sure where they are at now.