Some moron used tracer rounds at this gun range.

[Leo]

It is basically a big mat pile of very coarse and stiff loose rubber. It is installed against a armor plate wall just in case, but few bullets make it in very far. The rubber catches the bullets and avoids the splatter of lead that happens when bullets hit a conventional deflector plate style bullet trap. This makes less lead dust and contains any slivers for no chance of backsplash. It is also a little quieter. Because of EPA regulations, some ranges have had to take out the old deflector plate and water trough type bullet traps and the rubber berm type is the cheapest to retrofit into a standing building.

I do not know about too many Indiana ranges, but Bullseye Range in Kokomo put in the rubber wall trap quite a while ago.

 

[drysdaleg]

Wow. That guy is probably ban for life at that place.

Kinda what i was thinking, even.if hes not...i wouldnt want to show my face there anymore.

 

[HoughMade]

have any of you been to the range?
does it say no tracer rounds allowed?
maybe he was a new shooter, and didn't know what he was doing..
so quick to point fingers and judge, it's a shame.

still sucks the place burned, but that's what insurance is for!

There's always a rule against using tracers indoors. It's called common sense.

When someone deems themselves mature enough to put a deadly weapon in their hand and handle it around others, "he's new" is no excuse. If he did not know what he was doing, he had no place picking up a firearm and shoving ammunition into it without knowing the consequences.

I guess being judgmental is a greater sin than endangering the lives of others an burning down a building.

 

[femurphy77]

We can only hope it was Dons!

 

[rthatchjr]

Some people are just plain stupid, no matter what you post or verbally say to them you get the "blank" stare!

 

[Hookeye]

There's a lot of cardboard backing and target paper dust on an indoor range........that mixed with the rubber would make for an easy light.

 

[BigMatt]

That is crazy. I used to go to that range when I lived in Dallas.

 

[Valvestate]

It is basically a big mat pile of very coarse and stiff loose rubber. It is installed against a armor plate wall just in case, but few bullets make it in very far. The rubber catches the bullets and avoids the splatter of lead that happens when bullets hit a conventional deflector plate style bullet trap. This makes less lead dust and contains any slivers for no chance of backsplash. It is also a little quieter. Because of EPA regulations, some ranges have had to take out the old deflector plate and water trough type bullet traps and the rubber berm type is the cheapest to retrofit into a standing building.

I do not know about too many Indiana ranges, but Bullseye Range in Kokomo put in the rubber wall trap quite a while ago.

Thanks for the knowledge. I had no idea. There's a good chance that guy didn't either.

 

[j706]

There are no hazmat fees for loaded ammo, only primers and powder.

I did not know that. I have never ordered any ammunition.