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April 1, 2023, 12:54 PM
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Indoor rimfire steel challenge
Is anyone familiar with this type of competition?
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April 1, 2023, 11:32 PM
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Interesting, but is it safe to shoot steel indoors?
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April 2, 2023, 05:48 PM
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Indoor
That's what I was thinking but this has been going on for many years. Perhaps using frangible ammo?
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April 3, 2023, 10:17 AM
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Why would it not be?
A little spatter off the plates is not going anywhere it wouldn't outside. |
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April 4, 2023, 01:18 PM
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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.
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April 9, 2023, 11:19 AM
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April 9, 2023, 06:13 PM
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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. |
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April 9, 2023, 07:30 PM
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Even low end indoor ranges usually have adequate ventilation and housekeeping procedures to prevent such a mess.
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April 15, 2023, 08:49 PM
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I think it would be a fun idea. I would be willing to give it as try.
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