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<blockquote data-quote="thor447" data-source="post: 3466051" data-attributes="member: 24867">I swung by the range tonight and spoke with James.&nbsp; We went and pulled one of the steel plates off the range backstop and he showed me the lead that has built up.&nbsp; Let me tell you, those steel plates are heavy.&nbsp; We removed one of the smallest plates on the backstop, and it took everything both of us had to move it!&nbsp; My back already hurts just thinking about getting that range torn down and all the lead shoveled up, but that&#039;s what I agreed to help them do!He told me that pre-covid, they&#039;d do a lead cleanup about every six months.&nbsp; Hopefully, we can do this again in less than a year&#039;s time.&nbsp; The lead is about 3-4 inches thick, 3 feet deep, and about 18 feet wide behind the steel backstop.&nbsp; The backstop is angled, with open slots at the top of each plate at the overlap that allows the bullet to fall in behind the steel plates once it hits the backstop.&nbsp; It all just piles up back there.&nbsp; I would&#039;ve taken a picture, but it was pretty dark in there with only one of the backstop plates removed.&nbsp; I reaffirmed with him this evening that his plan was to take the range down for a day next week for maintenance and cleanup.&nbsp; The exact day is TBD, but he said he&#039;d call me once they decide which day to shut down.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thor447, post: 3466051, member: 24867"] I swung by the range tonight and spoke with James. We went and pulled one of the steel plates off the range backstop and he showed me the lead that has built up. Let me tell you, those steel plates are heavy. We removed one of the smallest plates on the backstop, and it took everything both of us had to move it! My back already hurts just thinking about getting that range torn down and all the lead shoveled up, but that's what I agreed to help them do! He told me that pre-covid, they'd do a lead cleanup about every six months. Hopefully, we can do this again in less than a year's time. The lead is about 3-4 inches thick, 3 feet deep, and about 18 feet wide behind the steel backstop. The backstop is angled, with open slots at the top of each plate at the overlap that allows the bullet to fall in behind the steel plates once it hits the backstop. It all just piles up back there. I would've taken a picture, but it was pretty dark in there with only one of the backstop plates removed. I reaffirmed with him this evening that his plan was to take the range down for a day next week for maintenance and cleanup. The exact day is TBD, but he said he'd call me once they decide which day to shut down. [/QUOTE]

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