South Shooting Site :(

[Rampart Runner]

http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showth...573#post128573

I was there this morning and it looked good. The horsehoe thing? I thought that was a gun rack! Sure worked as one. I set it up next to my shooting mat.

Thanks for the cleanup.

[Armed Springs]

http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showth...573#post128573

I was there this morning and it looked good. The horsehoe thing? I thought that was a gun rack! Sure worked as one. I set it up next to my shooting mat.

Thanks for the cleanup.

I draged that from the berm and used it as the same thing. I guess we just followed a group from Saturday that trashed it. I played a game with my son " who can pick up the most shotgun shells"

[Corey]

It was up there Saturday as well. I didnt have room for it after hauling the microwave, TV, Car battery, Election Campaign signs and other garbage. I sure hope it doesnt turn into Rampart.

I have a question on the clay's. Do those things dissolve after time. It really pisses me off all the shotgun shells people leave out there. I guess people assume that its ok because somebody will just come along and clean it later.

[Rampart Runner]

I have a question on the clay's. Do those things dissolve after time. It really pisses me off all the shotgun shells people leave out there. I guess people assume that its ok because somebody will just come along and clean it later.

The clays are mostly limestone (dolemite) which is not toxic. It does reduce soil alkalinity which might be good or bad depending on the soil and vegetation. Pines like acidic soil for example. The paint is water soluble and the black is pitch which is probably the worst component but tests have shown it not to be a serious source of aquatic toxicity.

Another words the clays are no big deal.

The plastic wads are another matter entirely. I reload 12 ga. slug and I always get my hulls AND wads. Shotgunners are the biggest slobs if I may generalize after 250 trips to a public range in the last 2 years.

[gnihcraes]

are you all talking about the same location as the accidental death recently? I thought that site was closed down? (or was it only temporarily?)

[Rampart Runner]

are you all talking about the same location as the accidental death recently? I thought that site was closed down? (or was it only temporarily?)

No sir.

Rampart Range was closed down July 21 after the negligent shooting which led to a death. Rampart was a real range with benches and stands for spotting scopes and a dedicated shotgun area.

The south site has no benches, coverings, or anything and the general area also has primitive camping sites.

[JARVIS]

It is the simple rule of the mountains - pack out what you pack in - " leaving something for the next guy to shoot" is the lazy mans cop-out. If it keeps up like this it'll look like west virginia around here in no time.