More trouble for Garland Gun Range

[futant]

arent there bullets flying around all over garland all the time anyway? how are they sure its from the range and not the random gunfire throughout the city?

god bless.

[GhostTX]

You may think this place has already been overrun by zombies, but no that's just Garland, TX.

Great movie!

Columbus: That guy down there... is me. I'm in Garland, Texas. And it may look like zombies destroyed it, but that's actually just Garland.

[Roger]

I don't believe the story that a slug went through a roof and sheetrock...


For over 12 years I did thousands of insurance related roof inspections, and during that time dug quite a few (around 30) slugs of varying calibers out of roof tops and I NEVER saw even one slug come close to penetrating the decking. The closest I ever found was embedded about halfway through the decking. So if this was a ricochet it would have hit the roof at a low angle, thus increasing the risk of it simply deflecting.

If it went through a window, OK, but there is a really low chance of a slug penetrating a roof unless it is purposely fired right at it, which isn't possible in this particular case.

Those bullets were probably fired up in the air and landed at near max range with reduced energy. Centerfire rifle rounds are capable of traveling over 3 miles. One of the news reports I read placed that neighborhood at 1-1.25 miles from the range.
My WWI era milsurps have sights set out to 2000 meters(1.24 miles). I think it's possible to rain some bullets down on that neighborhood with enough energy to penatrate roofs.
I would be intrested in whether or not they are checking the bullet path into the house. Maybe even help prove or disprove they came from the range.

[ceyko]

Unfortunatly they are responsible for the idiots they allow on their range. That means designing the range to be as idiot proof as possible.

IIRC there was a thread on here about this range and people shooting at the powerlines behind the targets. I know they built some overhangs over the benches to stop it but I haven't shot there since.

There was a story on it, but there is 0 proof that it is happening and that came from the electric company that owns the lines.

lol @ people in this thread comparing noise to bullets, have you guys lost your minds? I stopped going there almost 10 years ago when it became unsafe. That place needs some serious upgrades, people getting shot while mowing their lawns is unacceptable.

I usually end up there an average of once a month and I've NEVER seen them allow anything like you're talking about. Maybe you should talk about what is happening now, instead of 10 years ago - I don't even think that neighborhood was back there 10 years ago. It was getting built when I first started going.

[03trubluGT]

This many slip ups in this span of time is just gross negligence.

By the customers.

[ThreeFingerPete]

By the customers.

That's a fact. I enjoy shooting there, but have personally witness a mexican dude letting his ~8 year old girl shoot an AK while he was bs'ing with someone. She had no idea where she was aiming, and it was definitely over the berm. Good parenting, Dad.

[Binky]

Judging from the reports i can hear sitting in my backyard its busy as all hell today.

[CJ]

By the customers.

The customers are the businesses responsibility.

[Mach1Run]

I still shoot there but I wont go on the weekends due to all the crazies. Thursday or Friday mornings after I get off work is the best. Most of the time there's only 4 or 5 folks on the rifle and a couple on the pistol ranges then.

[txminime]

The rifle range isn't too bad, but I stopped using their pistol range a long time ago. Idiots muzzle sweeping everyone EVERY TIME I'm there.

Instead of turning it into a free-for-all once the range is hot, they really need to hire range safety officers (at least 2 on each side) to watch the shooters and keep them from doing something stupid.

FC

[soap]

Is this range with the rude old people?

[YALE]

Is this range with the rude old people?

That would be Gibson's Outpost.

[ceyko]

I would not mind if they up'ed their fees to increase man power on the range. I have not witnessed what everyone else is talking about - but I'd like that range to stay in business.

[95DRGT]

That would be Gibson's Outpost.

Yep- I was out there last week for the first time to shoot with my son. When we told him we were using FMJ's he acted all put out.

[95DRGT]

That's a fact. I enjoy shooting there, but have personally witness a mexican dude letting his ~8 year old girl shoot an AK while he was bs'ing with someone. She had no idea where she was aiming, and it was definitely over the berm. Good parenting, Dad.

Must have been the same guy at Gibson's last week- on lane 2 and she was nailing stuff on 4 and he was oblivious.