Thread: The future of Rifle Ranges.

Originally Posted by ebf

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...

Greetings @ebf,
Thanks for the sound words in both this and previous posts. Whatever we may think of it range certification is now the law and unlikely to change. We just have to adapt and move on. Your notes on safe targets and their placement with respect to safety are really valid. Range registration is only a problem if people try to ignore it. The current rules on range safety are not new and much can be found in previous publications. It is the need for a person or organisation to be responsible for that range that is.
Regards Grandpamac.