Thread: The future of Rifle Ranges.

Greetings again all,
Thank you for all of your responses. A short summary of the current position might be of use.
1. Any ranges for which registration has not been applied for on 24 June this year will be closed. Sighting in in accordance with the Range Manual is still permitted but needs to comply with the manual.
2. The requirements in the Range Manual for range construction like danger areas, backstops etc are largely the same as previous requirements but there are a lot of current ranges that never complied. These are often due to force fitting a range on an unsuitable site.
3. The need to register rifle ranges is new. Pistol ranges have been registered for some time. Registration is partly driven by ensuring ranges are safe and partly by ensuring that the people using them are not nutters.
So our choice is either get behind those that are trying to provide compliant ranges by joining their clubs and helping where we can or bleat about the unfairness of it all. I've made my choice. What about you?
Regards Grandpamac.