Indoor rimfire steel challenge

ammo.crafter · April 1, 2023, 12:54 PM

Is anyone familiar with this type of competition?

Mike38 · April 1, 2023, 11:32 PM

Interesting, but is it safe to shoot steel indoors?

ammo.crafter · April 2, 2023, 05:48 PM

That's what I was thinking but this has been going on for many years. Perhaps using frangible ammo?

Jim Watson · April 3, 2023, 10:17 AM

Why would it not be?
A little spatter off the plates is not going anywhere it wouldn't outside.

stinkeypete · April 4, 2023, 01:18 PM

Our club has spent a small fortune on our indoor range and air testing.

It's not safe to shoot steel indoors. Lead is nasty stuff. Even with a good ventilation system. And considering how much we spent over 3 iterations, I would bet that a bunch of fans is not sufficient.

The stuff gets on everything. It gets on your hands. Over a few years, everything in the club gets covered. And spreads.

Now, if you're an old man it might not matter if you lose a few brain cells.. but we have kids visiting and fellows with kids at home. Lead is real bad on developing brains. So... we have fun shooting paper and keeping count of our scores.

Mike38 · April 9, 2023, 11:19 AM

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A little spatter off the plates is not going anywhere it wouldn't outside.

Splatter hitting the cement floor, over time will eat the floor away. Splatter that may go up will take out lighting and the ceiling. Not to mention the lead dust.....

Jim Watson · April 9, 2023, 06:13 PM

The floor, walls, lights, and ceiling take a lot of punishment from just wild shots.
A board on the floor would protect that one narrow band from regular targets at the same range.
There are various opinions as to the main source of airborne lead.
Seems a tossup between styphnate primers and fume from powder flame and bore erosion.
Spatter off of a hard target likely too coarse to stay airborne long.

FrankenMauser · April 9, 2023, 07:30 PM

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Our club has spent a small fortune on our indoor range and air testing.

Sounds like it should have been a large fortune, with some attention given to cleaning up the place.
Even low end indoor ranges usually have adequate ventilation and housekeeping procedures to prevent such a mess.

smee78 · April 15, 2023, 08:49 PM

I think it would be a fun idea. I would be willing to give it as try.

April 1, 2023, 12:54 PM	#1
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	Indoor rimfire steel challenge Is anyone familiar with this type of competition? __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

April 2, 2023, 05:48 PM	#3
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	Indoor That's what I was thinking but this has been going on for many years. Perhaps using frangible ammo? __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

April 4, 2023, 01:18 PM	#5
stinkeypete Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2010 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,293	Our club has spent a small fortune on our indoor range and air testing. It's not safe to shoot steel indoors. Lead is nasty stuff. Even with a good ventilation system. And considering how much we spent over 3 iterations, I would bet that a bunch of fans is not sufficient. The stuff gets on everything. It gets on your hands. Over a few years, everything in the club gets covered. And spreads. Now, if you're an old man it might not matter if you lose a few brain cells.. but we have kids visiting and fellows with kids at home. Lead is real bad on developing brains. So... we have fun shooting paper and keeping count of our scores. __________________ My book "The Pheasant Hunter's Action Adventure Cookbook" is now on Amazon. Tall tales, hunting tips, butchering from bird to the freezer, and recipes.

April 15, 2023, 08:49 PM	#9
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	I think it would be a fun idea. I would be willing to give it as try. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

April 1, 2023, 11:32 PM	#2
Mike38 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2009 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,710	Interesting, but is it safe to shoot steel indoors?

April 3, 2023, 10:17 AM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,545	Why would it not be? A little spatter off the plates is not going anywhere it wouldn't outside.

April 9, 2023, 06:13 PM	#7
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,545	The floor, walls, lights, and ceiling take a lot of punishment from just wild shots. A board on the floor would protect that one narrow band from regular targets at the same range. There are various opinions as to the main source of airborne lead. Seems a tossup between styphnate primers and fume from powder flame and bore erosion. Spatter off of a hard target likely too coarse to stay airborne long.