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Old 21-07-2012, 20:33   #1179
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Re: Today in pictures

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Originally Posted by Retlaw View Post
16, 17, 18 & 20, are of the old butts and target frames, spent some hours there in the 1950's & 60's until it got closed. Must be over 50 years since I was last there, when were were informed that it was to close, I put 5 rounds of tracer down the range, when we saw the effect, no wonder they closed it, the back stop was so eroded it no longer stopped bullets.
I would have thought the ****** would have stripped all the metal out years ago.
I think the majority of the metal work has just rusted down, the safety sheets are mostly in place. The bullets I found never hit the target, but this area. Or stuff bouncing off as you say.
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