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Greybeard wrote:Quote: "Wow, that's an odd setup. I don't understand what it solves"

Agreed. DPS had a much bigger version of a "berm cover" at their old range off Lamar - only it was constructed of heavy lumber and not exposed steel perpendicular to the shooters. What the cover "solves" is keeping the surface(s) of the berm from washing away.

And even then, there would be occasional ricochets that would escape. They'd hit someone's house or go through the windshield of a parked car, and the obligatory news reports would go out on the 6:00 news about it, complete with interviews from people "on the street" complaining about how it shouldn't be allowed, etc.

It seems to me that regular maintenance of a berm would be more effective than a giant cover contraption.

Wow, that's an odd setup. I don't understand what it solves that wouldn't be more easily addressed with a higher berm. A contraption like that only increases the risk for ricochets (such as you experienced) and complicates rule #4.

In a related story, the first time I took my fiance shooting, there was a fellow shooting .40 at a steel target placed at the end of the 25y range. He was standing about 15 y from the target taking his shots while we were standing at 25y, discussing something about what we would be shooting. While we were talking, she commented that something hit her in the leg. It didn't hurt bad enough to really seem like a concern and we dismissed it as a piece of flying brass at the time. We got home and she had a little purple welt where it hit, and we realized what had happened. She was a good sport about it, and had enjoyed her first time at the range. She likes to describe it as that time she "got shot". :)