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General Black Powder => Range Safety => Topic started by: Len on April 02, 2021, 08:18:17 AM
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Cannot find any safety thread on here (there's one on the Remi Forum) so I'll start this ....
When I shoot on my back yard range, I want to have total grip/hold/control of my surroundings...
This also includes sound/hearing control. I found lifting and replacing the hearing protection thingie did affect the pleasure of shooting. I therefore invested in a pair of Mickey Mouse styled protection, that cuts out the bang but, gives perfect all around hearing in between shots. This takes the shooting sessions to a new level.
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Also have a closed cicuit video camera with a wireless display screen, that will tell if someone is sneaking up the drive.
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You're right Len, we need a safety forum. I think I'll get one together.
I have often wondered if that type of hearing protection was worth the money. I use a pair of custom made silicone type that go into the whole ear. I love them, but you're right, it's hard to hear between shots.
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I have a pair of Gun Mufflers that are over 30 years old. I have to take them off to hear anything. I'm hard of hearing anyway tho.
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For shooting SASS matches, I use custom fitted ear plugs. For any other shooting (like Steel Challenge competition) I use Remington R2000c electronic ear muffs with adjustable volume.
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I wear a set of standard ear muffs. I take them off between shooting sessions. I uncover my left ear if there is a pause in the shooting. I need to hear two things. There are a lot of quads in the desert where I shoot, and I want to be able to hear a rattlesnake if one is close.
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Len, this is a great idea to have a range safety thread. I normally use a set of muffs with 30db reduction. I bought a set of electronic muffs a few years ago but have never used them. Hmmm, I wonder where they are.....
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I wear a set of standard ear muffs. I take them off between shooting sessions. I uncover my left ear if there is a pause in the shooting. I need to hear two things. There are a lot of quads in the desert where I shoot, and I want to be able to hear a rattlesnake if one is close.
Experience has taught me I have to practically be right on top of a rattlesnake to hear it.
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So far so good. Ive been shooting in the desert over 10 years and I have not seen any snakes. Lots of lizards and coyotes.
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Good point Len,
I have a set of Walker's Razor, they also block the sharp bang but allow you to still hear almost normal.
I thought these might be nice to wear on the deer stand, but you can't tell which direction the sounds comes from.
AntiqueSledMan.
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Hi I have a couple of these ear muffs that I use at my range, they work well:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001T7QJ9O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Regards,
Richard
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Great thread, Len! Yeah, Dave and I will get together and put up an official spot for this. After all, safety is priority #1 when shooting on the range. I appreciate you bringing this up. There are plenty of tips and tricks some of us old-timers can certainly pass along to the newer generations of BP shooters!
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Great thread, Len! Yeah, Dave and I will get together and put up an official spot for this. After all, safety is priority #1 when shooting on the range. I appreciate you bringing this up. There are plenty of tips and tricks some of us old-timers can certainly pass along to the newer generations of BP shooters!
All done Boss. Now we have a forum just for safety concerns.
Post away.
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Hi Dave, good idea setting up a safety subject. When all is said and done, there are simply three safety rules that will prevent injury:
NRA's Three Safety Rules
Gun Safety Rule #1: ALWAYS keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
Gun Safety Rule #2: ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
Gun Safety Rule #3: ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
Forget any gun safety device, mechanical devices are prone to failure. Well, thinking about it some more, there are no safeties on must BP firearms. The old-timers were way ahead of my advice. lol
Regards,
Richard
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Some good thinking in this safety video.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/YzlnAJEsq8M/
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Yah! Like the subject. how about know your target and what's behind it.
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Yah! Like the subject. how about know your target and what's behind it.
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Just curious about how you guys, who shoot in your back yard, organize things.
What kind of back drop have you got, natural or constructed?
How close are you to roads and neighbors?
Are your neighbors OK with your perverse hobby?
My range allows for 25 yards handgun use and 50 yrds (sniper type) rifle.. It's parallel a 100 yrds to a small road and has a high rise hill as a backdrop. The other side is a fenced off meadows (with cattle during the summer months).
I have an understanding with the neighbors (who are hunters and/or gun owners) that I shoot at certain hours Monday to Friday. There are other gun activities near by and we mostly know what is banging, where and why.
I keep a time table of the school bus, in order not to scare the kids coming from school.
How about retrieving your slugs? I use a multi layer wooden back drop and re-use at least 98% of my lead for re-casting. When I use metal gongs I roll out a tarpaulin underneath and it's like picking strawberries.
All and any input welcome!
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Since I moved I can't shoot in the backyard anymore. Where I lived before there were only five families on our 8 mile stretch of road. Lots and lots of trees. On one side I could shoot 300 yards down to the pond dam.
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Just curious about how you guys, who shoot in your back yard, organize things.
What kind of back drop have you got, natural or constructed?
How close are you to roads and neighbors?
Are your neighbors OK with your perverse hobby?
My range allows for 25 yards handgun use and 50 yrds (sniper type) rifle.. It's parallel a 100 yrds to a small road and has a high rise hill as a backdrop. The other side is a fenced off meadows (with cattle during the summer months).
I have an understanding with the neighbors (who are hunters and/or gun owners) that I shoot at certain hours Monday to Friday. There are other gun activities near by and we mostly know what is banging, where and why.
I keep a time table of the school bus, in order not to scare the kids coming from school.
How about retrieving your slugs? I use a multi layer wooden back drop and re-use at least 98% of my lead for re-casting. When I use metal gongs I roll out a tarpaulin underneath and it's like picking strawberries.
All and any input welcome!
Len
I shoot into a natural berm. There is about a 25 minute walk to a river and then another 10 minutes to the nearest road in the direction I shoot.
No house anywhere near to my left or my right. I do have a neighbor across the street from me, but he is in the opposite direction of where I shoot. And a neighbor next to him. My neighbors shoot more than I do.
I always shoot after 9am and never after 5pm.
I do not retrieve my slugs.
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Thanks Hawg and Doc,
isn't it nice having neighbors that shoot more than oneself.
I asked the wife of the third house away from me if it was OK I shoot now and then. She said "bloody good, shoot often, it keeps the trash away".
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When I shoot in my yard, the berm is a 100 foot high hill as a backstop. I can get up to about 80 yards for distance. A few years ago I could get about 100 yards, but the trees we planted have gotten big now! and I have to shoot just in front of them instead of between them. Neighbors shoot too so no problems so far as to noise.
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I live in city limits. Ixnay on the ooting-shay. &*J
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Just saw a short news notice, that there was a shooting accident (one dead) at a Hollyweird western filming location. True or fake news? Anyone heard something?
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Just saw a short news notice, that there was a shooting accident (one dead) at a Hollyweird western filming location. True or fake news? Anyone heard something?
On Thursday, while filming the Western Rust, the movie's star Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun, which killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. https://www.npr.org/2021/10/22/1048295916/props-gun-death-injuries-rust-movie-set-rare