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Building a Range - A Few ???

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#1 ·
Thinking of building a range, eith a little 2 lane x 45' at my home just for family, or a 6 lane upscale indoor range at my business. I've heard the ventilation has to be very aggressive - anyone know about this?

Also, wo7uld split-face cinder blocks be sufficient if I solid-filled the back wall and about the last 10' along the ends of the sidewalls with concrete?

Suggestions?
 
#2 ·
Check on the net for government organizations that would publish HVAC standards for "workers" in gun ranges. Since most have no workers, there are few or no standards in other settings. You do need high flow ventilation going from the shooting bar toward the target end of the range to prevent the accumulation of lead dust/powder. I would think you might have some local ordinances about discharge of firearms inside city limits, etc. Talk to an architect who can probably point you in the right direction.
 
#3 ·
What's In the NRA Range Source Book

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
Safety Plan, Planning & Design, Organization & Management, Operations & Maintenance


Introduction
Chapter 1 - General Information
Chapter 2 - Safety Plan
Chapter 3 - Planning and Design
Chapter 4 - Organization and Management
Chapter 5 - Operations and Maintenance
Chapter 6 - Sound Abatement
Chapter 7 - Public Relations
SECTION II - OUTDOOR RANGES
General Information, Design Criteria, Operations & Management
Chapter 1 - General Outdoor Range Information
Chapter 2 - Outdoor Range Design Criteria
Chapter 3 - Outdoor Range Operations and Maintenance
Chapter 4 - Outdoor Air Gun
Chapter 5 - Outdoor Muzzleloading
Chapter 6 - Outdoor Smallbore Rifle
Chapter 7 - Outdoor Highpower Rifle
Chapter 8 - Outdoor Bullseye Pistol
Chapter 9 - Outdoor Action Pistol
Chapter 10 - Outdoor Silhouette
Chapter 11 - Competition Shotgun
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Shotgun
Chapter 13 - Outdoor Private and Test
Chapter 14 - Outdoor Informal Training
Chapter 15 - Outdoor Moving Target
Chapter 16 - Outdoor Archery
Chapter 17 - Outdoor Hunting Simulation
Chapter 18 - Outdoor Law Enforcement
SECTION III - INDOOR RANGES
General Information, Design Criteria, Operations & Management
Chapter 1 - General Indoor Range Information
Chapter 2 - Indoor Range Design Criteria
Chapter 3 - Indoor Range Operations and Maintenance
Chapter 4 - Indoor Air Gun
Chapter 5 - Indoor Smallbore Rifle
Chapter 6 - Indoor Highpower Rifle
Chapter 7 - Indoor Bullseye Pistol
Chapter 8 - Indoor Private and Test
Chapter 9 - Indoor Informal Training
Chapter 10 - Indoor Moving Target
Chapter 11 - Indoor Archery
Chapter 12 - Indoor Law Enforcement
SECTION IV - APPENDIX
References to Products & Services, Shooting Sports Contacts
Drawings


$60... probably worth it.

http://materials.nrahq.org/go/product.aspx?productid=AR%2014840
 
#6 ·
still probably not as good as having a reactive material such as compacted clay or dirt in front of the concrete, would suggest you do that so you have no ricochet worries
 
#7 ·
was in on the building of the indoor range at my club. standard building with 45 degree decelerator plates on the back wall into a sand trap on the floor with anti ricocet plating in the front wall of the trap. imagine a steel box with target sized holes on the front of it and the front of the box was covered with 1 inch of plywood. we had vents on the back wall behind the decelerator plates and 3-8000 cfm fans which ran the building at about 7.5 inches of water column positive ventilation with the airflow from behind the line to the end of the trap. We did not have any filtration or scrubbing on the building discharge however your local ordinances may vary.
 
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