CRC Proposal for new range/ban of steel on HP range

[J]

Hell, I would donate some steel to the silhouette range to be left out if they would extend it to at least 800m, preferably 1000m, and 1200m as you say would be a good bonus. 500m on normal size steel gets really boring quickly unless you are shooting on one of the monsoon windy afternoons we get out there. At 500m it is more fun for me to shoot my AR with a 1-8.5x with Mil-Surp ammo than it is for me to shoot my precision rigs with Schmidt's and handloads. I suppose some smaller steel targets could help with this, but I'm not sure if they would be approved to be put out permanently.

An additional range would be way cool too, help to have another option when matches are running that I'm not shooting in. Hopefully it would be popular enough to warrant a roof/awning in the foreseeable future.

The only thing I don't like... I'm not a huge fan of the idea that people have to get certified and justify a need to use parts of the range or use them in particular ways. I still need to get 'certified' to do action shooting on the berms. I've been shooting IDPA for quite some time now, am a certified IDPA RSO, have multiple NRA instructor credentials and nearly 3 decades of experience shooting. I'll do any certifications required if I have to. But for some people (read: me!) it is hard enough to get away from work to get checked out and approved when its only offered once in a while, and it is starting to feel awfully 'fuddy' and a bordering on California's CCW permit only if "you need it" system.

Rant off. CRC is still the best club in the state IMHO. I just get cranky from time to time. Thanks for what you do there Mark. It is appreciated, so don't take this the wrong way. I just think that we need to be more inclusive to all of our brother shooters. Why can't they shoot at a long range steel setup? I don't care if they are just adding lead minerals to the dirt. As long as it lands downrange away from shooters/spectators I'm a happy camper.