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Greetings,
Some good news for a change. My FB Secretary spotted a post from Rivers to Ranges about good progress to reopening their range, pictures too.
Regards Grandpamac.

Greetings,
I thought land tenure would be the big hurdle and was the reason for closure. There was an earlier range on that site. I found the mounds one day between the main range and the road,...

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Our local NZDA built a .22RF Running Boar Range on a flat site over 40 years ago. The backstop was constructed of concrete waste blocks about 4.5 metres high. Initially the bullet catcher...

Greetings zimmer,
I have not spoken to Jeremy about the range so don't know for sure but will offer any help I can. The newspaper article only mentioned the sign right at the end so I think it is...

Reading the full article in HB Today it seems that the fix is agreed on but just has not been done yet. I note also that Taupo is removing tyres from their bullet catcher and backstop as they find...

Silt does not stay where it is put very well plus dumping silt in the river bed would likely be frowned on. No shortage of material though.

By no means impossible. There are lots of options in the Range Rules. The range is in a great location close to town and away from housing, a plus for noise. Hopefully some good news soon.
GPM.

Possibly but this range is known locally as the "Gravel Pit" and gravel was quarried there. It seems that where most ranges fail is due to inadequate bullet catcher and or inadequate backstop.
GPM.

Greetings Gillie,
I think that you have nailed it. I have only been to the range once and that some years ago so I don't know what work has been done. There was no backstop to speak of and open...