As some of you may have heard we noticed recently that there was some damage done to our targets with some larger calibre rounds going through the paddles that pop up. Now it is not unusual for a few shots to accidentally go into a paddle when playing games and such but this damage was beyond that.

Early discussions with RAPS (we share the range with them, the RWF and the GPSA (range beside ours) shared our anger with the damage and the willingness to work with us to cover the costs associated with the repairs.

With these commitments, work began to fix the paddles and larger dents in the front face of the targets. It was also taken up to review the targets and see what other repairs and fixes need to be done.

To date, 4 targets were completely grided down and repainted.

Close to 80% of the paddles were removed, welded, and repainted.

A few bearings were replaced, tack welds to fix other parts of the targets, and a few springs and wires are next in line to be replaced.

A big thanks to Merle for all the work and leading the charge and to Neil, Cameron and Steve for their efforts in the repairs.