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soonerbldr wrote:I took my CHL class there. The instructor was knowledgable and overall it was a good experience. The prices when I was there last time on pistols was about par with what you see at Cheaper than Dirt or Cabela's. You have t have competitive prices now if you want to move product.

The range is okay but I am ready for one of the Frisco Gun Club to open this December since it is on my way home.

rentz wrote:

mdoan300 wrote:

BSB wrote:I took my son there today to practice for cowboy action this weakend. The kid says do you have any exposed lead? I said lead semi wadcutters. He says no lead. I said your crazy and left. I shot the same stuff there a few weaks ago. All I shoot is lead. I guess I have no use for that place.

BSB

So no steel/aluminum case, no semi-wadcutters (assuming no .22LR since that's exposed lead), and no 5.7x28 ammo. Nice! If they keep this up, then the only thing they'll allow is spitballs.

They allow 22lr on the pistol range without a problem.
Ive heard them explain to people why they dont allow steel/aluminum case. They claim they are dangerous and pieces of the metal can fly downrange, etc. but the real reason is they cant resell the cases.

urnoodle wrote:As much as I want to take advantage of the holiday and get some practice in, I think I'll go to Elm Fork. BT will be crazy busy. I'll give my lungs and voice a break. Not many take a woman seriously when she sounds like James Earl Jones .

sjfcontrol wrote: The backstop is much cheaper to buy, but much more expensive to mine than a total containment trap. TC traps continuously process the lead, so there is no mining expense persay. The lead is just deposited into buckets or barrels on a continuous basis. With a shredded rubber backstop the range need to be shut down ( or done overnight) the rubber spread across the floor, a leaf blowers used to separate the rubber from the lead. For obvious reasons, the people doing this need to wear protective gear and adequate air filters. The rubber is then returned to the backstop and the lead collected for recycling.

sjfcontrol wrote:

GJwitha45 wrote:Is there a procedure for the removal of the lead and the other that goes "downrange" ?

I remember years ago trap and skeet ranges had equipment come in and scrape the ground, seperate the shot and re-establish the soil downrange.

Well, ranges "mine" the lead and sell it to recyclers. It's a revenue stream for them. Procedures vary depending on what technology the backstop uses to stop the round. With a dirt backstop you just dig a few inches down and sieve the dirt. "Total Containment" traps spin the bullets around a swirl chamber, and they fall out the bottom into a bucket, or onto a conveyor belt into a barrel. Shredded rubber backstops must be spread out and separated from the lead -- a messy process.

sjfcontrol wrote:By the way, they DON"T use brooms to "sweep" the brass. They are properly using squeegees to "push" the brass. This is the proper way to move brass with minimal disturbance of any lead dust. A broom on a shooting range is an OSHA violation.

At one time, several years ago I thought I saw them using brooms, but it's been squeegees for some time now.

TCooper4653 wrote:Is Bullet Trap even open? I have emailed and called several times over the past two weeks and have not had a single response.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

C-dub wrote:Bass Pro doesn't have AC either. Hot in the summer and cold in the winter and they still have to close once or twice a year for a week or two to clean out the lead.

Are you sure? I was in there with my wife a couple of weeks ago. It was hot as blazes outside, but the range was relatively comfortable. That may just be the AC from the rest of the store keeping the range from getting too hot, but after hearing multiple complaints of various types about the bullet trap, I won't likely spend any time there. Besides, Bass Pro is maybe 5 miles from my house if I need an indoor range, and I have a DPC membership for shooting outdoors.