The 50 and100 are currently closed. The contractor has not finished putting the facing wood on the concrete block on the SRB. That should be completed Monday afternoon/evening. The 50 (including the SRB should open Tuesday morning. But be aware that the 4-H center will be training their counselors Tuesday and Wednesday. When they are finished the 50 will be available with VERY limited selection of target placement. There are 4 or 5 frames available at 15 feet, and one point with a frame available at 25 and 50 yards. The grading/seeding and strawing is complete on the 100. The only thing left to do there is place pipes for the target frames.
We plan to rent a mechanized multi-purpose device that has an auger attachment, this Saturday to dig the rest of the holes. This work party will begin at 9:00 Saturday may 20th and run concurrently with the board meeting. We need members with transfer (flat ended) shovels, garden rakes, and wheelbarrows.
Now to address one of the most misunderstood details of the work that has been done: There will be NO (zero, zip, nada) topsoil placed on top of the granite screenings on the 50. These screening have been graded to drain towards the culvert pipe on the wall side of the range. The screenings should have little, to no. weeds growing in them. They will also be much more conducive to picking up brass and general cleanliness of the range. The 100m range was graded to eliminate the low (aka muddy) spots and will not drain down range to up range and left to right into a swale, all leading into a culvert out of the range. It was also seeded with bermuda grass and covered in straw. There are 3 tripod sprinklers set up to irrigate the 100 as well. The 4-H center is going to help with running these. There is also bermuda seed and a straw mat on both of the earthen berms.
The 100m range is closed to vehicular traffic until further notice, including well after the range itself is re-opened.
Art Schoner
ASC MO
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