Precision Gun Range neighbors think they are in the line of fire

[Thegeek]

No, Guy is representing the home owner that's suing the range. The guy that owns the woods between the range and house, bought that wooded land with the intent to sell the lumber. Now that there's a ton of bullets in the trees 30-60 feet up, and all on the side facing the range.... well, you get the idea.

 

[churchmouse]

Though it is a right to own one.

Of course but as with Hi-powered bikes/cars.....not everyone can handle it.

 

[churchmouse]

No, Guy is representing the home owner that's suing the range. The guy that owns the woods between the range and house, bought that wooded land with the intent to sell the lumber. Now that there's a ton of bullets in the trees 30-60 feet up, and all on the side facing the range.... well, you get the idea.

My initial response here has to be somewhat tempered. Not towards the people who own the woods and are suffering the financial losses. But the morons that can not hit a target....or a berm no matter how poorly it was built.

 

[ghitch75]

No, Guy is representing the home owner that's suing the range. The guy that owns the woods between the range and house, bought that wooded land with the intent to sell the lumber. Now that there's a ton of bullets in the trees 30-60 feet up, and all on the side facing the range.... well, you get the idea.

the guy with the timber can sue the range and win.....

 

[Leadeye]

30-60 feet up can't be valuable timber unless this is some sort of old growth forest. Three 8 foot sections are about all I would expect unless those trees have been there for a really long time.

 

[ghitch75]

30-60 feet up can't be valuable timber unless this is some sort of old growth forest. Three 8 foot sections are about all I would expect unless those trees have been there for a really long time.

i have a bunch of with straight trunks over 30 to 60 feet......the trees will deform from the bullet holes and it is still the thing of the range should contain there bullets.....

they have damaged others property.....

 

[Leadeye]

i have a bunch of with straight trunks over 30 to 60 feet......the trees will deform from the bullet holes and it is still the thing of the range should contain there bullets.....

they have damaged others property.....

Those are some valuable trees.

 

[HubertGummer]

Not sure how you could prevent idiots from shooting over a berm, no matter how tall that berm is.

 

[bb37]

You build your range with overhead baffles that deflect high rounds back down to the ground.

This video is from the new DNR-operated Deer Creek range near Putnamville:

[video]https://youtu.be/dJL29TZUrWw[/video]

Yes, building a proper range takes research, planning, and money. There's more to it than just piling up some dirt for a berm.

 

[lonehoosier]

You build your range with overhead baffles that deflect high rounds back down to the ground.

This video is from the new DNR-operated Deer Creek range near Putnamville:

[video]https://youtu.be/dJL29TZUrWw[/video]

Yes, building a proper range takes research, planning, and money. There's more to it than just piling up some dirt for a berm.

[video=youtube_share;dJL29TZUrWw]http://youtu.be/dJL29TZUrWw[/video]

 

[HubertGummer]

Well that's nifty.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Baffles are cool, but you know they're just going to build a better idiot.

 

[87iroc]

Baffles are cool, but you know they're just going to build a better idiot.

It seems to me if you build baffles that are robust to stop any calibers that you allow at your range(one at Ceraland in Columbus uses 2x12s, doesn't have to be concrete)...then there's probably more of a fault of the shooter than the range and the ranges liability would be less for the issue. Although that said, who knows what shooter caused the damage. IANAL

 

[Sling10mm]

That looks identical to their range at Atterbury. Wish I had a few million $'s to build one for myself..... and a few select friends.

 

[CindyE]

Was at buck and bass in wabash this weekend. They are fighting a river trail that would create a dangerous backdrop for the range. The resultant expenditure to the range to increase berms, install fence etc is estimated at over 2 million dollar!

I was there Friday and saw all those signs about No River Trail, wondered what they were about. That would suck. I figured it was something like that, the folks at Bass N Bucks seem like a reasonable bunch.