Re: Are Gun Ranges Safe?

CRaSH...You're right about the fumes..also there is the lead danger. The
way to avoid the full auto possibility is to load only one round in the
magazine and one in the chamber, try the gun and if O.K. add a couple more
in the mag. and try again. This should be done any time work has been done
on the trigger pull etc.

"CRaSH" <sorry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Peter Baylinson wrote:
Outdoor ranges are safe as far as getting shot goes,but indoor ranges
have a danger of getting hit with a ricashade round. Also a danger at
an indoor range is the noise . Even with ear protection you can have
hearing damage. If you shoot indoor, hook your shooting glasses over
the earmuffs, not underneath them. Don't shoot magnums indoors.


I've never worried about a ricochet at a properly designed indoor range.
We even had one guy that just got his 1911 45 back from a "well known"
gunsmith, that went full auto when he first fired it in a IPSC match -
needless to say, a few rounds went up to the ceiling (concrete). Yeah, I
know, shoulda tried it before, but he just got it back that afternoon.
However, even with "good" ventilation systems, the fumes can get kinda
thick if many are firing (the one I went to had four seperate ranges)!!!



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