Two rocks were purposefully placed in front of benches 14 & 16 and used as targets.   Rocks are not acceptable targets at any time and in this case the problem was compounded by placing them on flat ground nowhere near a berm; there is no way the bullets were impacting a berm as our rules require.

Shooting rocks is dangerous for many reasons, two that should immediately come to mind is the almost assured ricochet and the probability of sparking .   Direction of a ricochet from a hard uneven surface is unpredictable and creates a hazard not only for the shooter but anyone else at the range.    The range is extremely dry, it doesn’t take much of a spark to ignite a fire. A fire at the range that then escapes creates liability that may well close us down.   

I’d ask that anyone having information about this situation to contact an officer or board member.

President John Drewrey

President John Drewrey