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Polchraine
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Range Location

#1 Post by Polchraine »

Are we too risk averse in this country with range location, backstops, &c

Have a look at: http://goo.gl/maps/n3I6s scan left and right ...

The road is the SA equivalent of an major A road, the range is less than a mile outside a major town ...


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#2 Post by Mike357 »

Glorious. The roads run behind the backstop on the left hand range!!
It's not the pace of life that concerns me, it's the sudden stop at the end!
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#3 Post by John25 »

Been there, they were very polite but I didn't get a closer look than the road.

That is a lovely journey which I hope to do again some day.
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#4 Post by kennyc »

you should see some of the Swiss ranges !mind you the backstop is a bit higher than 20M :lol: and there are several alongside the main motorways as well, but I couldn't remember whereabouts :oops:
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#5 Post by Polchraine »

kennyc wrote:you should see some of the Swiss ranges !mind you the backstop is a bit higher than 20M :lol: and there are several alongside the main motorways as well, but I couldn't remember whereabouts :oops:
That is a luxury one ... I have done quite a bit of train travel in Switzerland and every few km I would see a set of 1m diameter 4m long corrugated iron tubes with a wooden platform at one end ... then in the distance would be sets of targets ...


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#6 Post by Jnadreth »

looking at the image....the backstop should be higher, Mind you some people would complain its an eyesore **** Otherwise meh troutslapping tongueout
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#7 Post by Chapuis »

Can't see anything wrong with it and can think of a few ranges where roads run alongside the range.
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#8 Post by Chapuis »

Can't see anything wrong with it and can think of a few ranges where roads run alongside the range.
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#9 Post by forbie »

If I remember correctly Barry Budden has a golf course right next to some of the firing points.
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#10 Post by Watcher »

Looks like its associated with a large barrack complex. Nice looking set of ranges. Nice neat large 'berms' which I would think make it OK for it to be so close to the road.
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