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What would be really fun would be to borrow Tiny for a minute...
I'm sure it'll be up...until it's down again. This happens off and on. Like @gerrycaruso said, it seems some people think it's fun to aim at the chains instead of the targets. On the one hand, congrats to their hard-earned precision; on the other, this is why we can't have nice things.
Any chance you guys can use rubber hangers? They last a long ass time.
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Mark used to use firehose. I'm sure it can't hurt to propose other materials.Any chance you guys can use rubber hangers? They last a long ass time.
Rubber Hanger "Chain" - Length 12"
We have been looking for an alternative to chain for quite some time. After research and extensive testing we have decided on a material that works great. I...
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Plate Hanger 2-Pack for your Last Stand Target Stand.
Mines held up for years.
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Do not have a picture- but essentially you can bolt the plate to a car/track tire, to a lower section of it. And then hang tire up, or bolt it to a stand. A tire lasts a bit of time and does not cause ricochet.
I really think a best solution is to use something that will not be tempting shooting at at all. Either a tire or old rubber backstop piece - something that can absorb a lot of holes- hang it on the existing setu and then bolt a plate to it.
No matter what is out there, those bent on destruction, will shoot it. That said, the chains I used last time held up for over a year it’s the connecting hardware that gets shot through at one point or another. Plastic/rubber works well when there aren’t 2600 people shooting at it. Spall takes a toll because of the sheer volume of shooters. I’ve tried multitudes of different setups from steel cable to firehose. Your tire idea isn’t too far off, Jason Grennel and I talked about using a tractor tire at one point.
Our club has cameras. They're used when equipment is found abused, otherwise they overwrite themselves regularly.
Let the others know about this forum and encourage them to go green here.i just wonder if any of them are here. it was more than 20 groups in that line yesterday, i think. at least it looked like that - but - i did not count.
a great club, i am very grateful to my sponsor - mike gillette - for my membership. love action pits, and, it is a lot of space. i like it all very much.
There are trail cams at a couple ranges and the gate camera.
Not a sign in sheet but every time you use your access card at the gate there is a record of you coming in. Of course, there are many ways around this if you know HSC at all. Many days (used to be) when gates were open for shoots that were open to non-members. I wasn't a fan of the proposition to install cameras at HSC when I was there as VP but I also was aware of all the dumb shit people pulled and the reason why it was being proposed. I left before any cameras were authorized or installed so I am not sure what became of it. From what I saw, the HSC board reacted deliberately, not in a rush to infringe on people's enjoyment, and usually only after a long string of abuses where nothing else seemed to work.
Lol some decent clubs have both, it’s almost unavoidable now. One club where i used to “legally” shoot at appliances even had trail cams, to try to catch trespassers more than anything else though.... (club had problems with an abutter).
I do wish we could set up our own steel in the action pits but I understand it's a risk. It's tough dealing with a large club and trying to find the balance between making sure that the lowest common denominator doesn't get the club shut down versus maximizing enjoyment for responsible members by not having silly rules.
iirc the gate has been broken on occasion so I believe that's why there's a camera there now, but I could be misinformed.
That's what we get for being successful...
Right.
Paul, thanks again for coming out to help today I truly appreciate the effort and interest. I’ll get to setting up something to hold repair parts next weekend.we`ve hanged one steel plate successfully this morning and it is awesome.
i even managed to hit it with my shadow 2 from 100yds, felt great. i suggested to Mark may be a mass email would be helpful to be sent about this topic, but, it may produce a contereffect, of course, if some people are trying to be a**h***s on purpose.
