I get that we have idiots, but if we get bounces off the ground at 10* (angle of incidence is equal to the angle of deflection) we aren't really any worse off than a high miss. The berms need to be made high enough that they are safe for shooting towards whether a miss is low or high. To me it seems this would be the same issue as low misses on the HP range or the silhouette range. Would they not?
Though I have to disagree with your postulation that a few idiots or a-holes can invalidate what was promised to us by our founding fathers. Range safety rules are another topic, and I'll gladly discuss those with an open mind. But number of a-holes will never change my agreement with rights promised to us as natural born US citizens. But I will concede that this topic has only a cursory relationship to our real discussion here.
Maybe I'm missing something, but can you expand/enumerate the reasons behind this statement you posted. I would love a steel only range, and am happy to provide my own, but I am not connecting the need for such a setup due to safety. For cost to the club to increase chances of approval, sure, but for safety I'm not certain I can connect the dots. Best thing I can come up with is to reduce cold range calls (needed there and at the silhouette range) for paper targets. Maybe that is it.
Originally Posted by MarkCO