Thread: The future of Rifle Ranges.

Originally Posted by Nickoli

.... I think the issue some have with the rule changes relates to a lack of a problem in the first place - what issue was there previously? Most would argue - there was no issue, and so the changes are just bureaucratic over reach.

I understand what you are saying, but we live in a brave new world...

The point I am making is : don't make it a bigger issue than it needs to be.

Going forward, the major concern I have is the lack of understanding by most range users about how target placement on a range floor affects ballistic safety.

Backstops / bullet catchers etc only really work if targets are placed in very specific positions at very specific heights. That is a far cry from the "let's just chuck out a target somewhere downrange and start shooting at it" ...

If you walk around most permanent ranges, the evidence of this is not hard to spot. Bits of glass where guys are shooting at bottles, brake rotors being used as targets etc. Furrows in the middle of the range floor...