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A major concern when shooting at an indoor range is the contained nature it requires and the hazards present. Workers and users of indoor firing ranges may be exposed to hazardous levels of lead and noise. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends steps for workers and employers to reduce exposures.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than 1 million Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers work in the United States [DOJ 2004]. They are required to train regularly in the use of firearms. Indoor firing ranges are often used because of their controlled conditions. In addition to workers, more than 20 million active target shooters practice at indoor firing ranges. Law enforcement officers may be exposed to high levels of lead and noise at indoor firing ranges. NIOSH estimates that 16,000 to 18,000 firing ranges operate in the United States.
Several studies of firing ranges have shown that exposure to lead and noise can cause health problems associated with lead exposure and hearing loss, particularly among employees and instructors. Lead exposure occurs mainly through inhalation of lead fumes or ingestion (e.g., eating or drinking with contaminated hands).
Action Target has been a pioneer, innovator and industry leader for limiting lead exposure and the reduction of noise at indoor shooting facilities. Our ventilation systems are designed to ensure proper airflow across any range. Through our partnership with Carey’s Ventilation Systems, we provide the best performing and most efficient systems available on the market today. Our design exceeds NIOSH standards, and maintains a 100% success rate in industrial hygiene utilizing:
Carey’s has constructed our own Plexiglas-walled test range, which allows us to test air speeds, diffuser angles, ceiling heights and transitions, supply and return locations, duct sizing, and vortex settings to determine the optimal configuration for any type of range.
As another example of Action Target’s industry-leading partnerships, we have teamed with numerous sound abatement companies to meet the requirements of our customers. Our sales staff can provide you with detailed information on past projects that required the expertise of our sound abatement partners.
We will work with you to design and build the indoor range that meets your needs. If you would like to speak with an Action Target representative about the proven solutions we have for reducing lead and noise at your indoor facility, go to our Contact Us page.
To read more from NIOSH on this subject, Reducing Exposure to Lead and Noise at Indoor Firing Ranges
Without a doubt, the Action Target Plate Rack is the preferred choice for those in need of this type of target system. Our design and construction support a quick and easy manual reset once the plates have fallen. This is a great training tool and is a must have for any range! Order today and we will ship it for free! Offer only valid when shipping to destinations in the United States.
This offer is only good for a few weeks, so hurry and order today!
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Offer expires February 24, 2011
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Being in the business of providing world-class target systems, Action Target has numerous options to choose from. When you work with a member of our staff, they will help you design and build the best target solution to meet your training needs. A staple among our diverse line of target systems are those that are pneumatically operated.
Action Target’s pneumatic target line is designed to be a modular, component system. This means that there are many different building blocks to choose from. By putting the pieces together in different ways, you can build a system large or small, simple or complex. Everything is based on your individual needs.
In order to design your own custom system, you must first understand how the different building blocks fit together – the main power source (air pressure) flows from the air supply, through the controller, and on to the actuator.
With the exception of the AT Runner and “PT” products, Action Target actuators use air pressure as the driving force required to operate the target itself. Air is a clean and simple source of power which is very reliable and easy to use.
If you are designing a portable system, you will probably want of use compressed CO2 tanks as your air source. In this case, you will want to order an REG-1 from Action Target. This is a pressure regulator that converts high pressure from the tank (about 750 psi), to the lower pressure used by tour target components (40-100 psi).
More permanent applications benefit greatly from the use of an air compressor that runs on regular AC power. It doesn’t take a very large compressor to operate even the most specialized and involved ranges effectively. For most fairly large applications, a two horsepower compressor will provide more than enough capacity to meet your needs. Compressors can be ordered through Action Target, or obtained through any local vendor you desire. If you have questions about the suitability of a particular air compressor, feel free to contact an Action Target salesperson.
The actuator is the part of the system that you shoot at, or moves the target you shoot at. Some Action Target actuators move a cardboard or paper target into view on command. Others move a steel plate up and down. Others may simply reset a target you have already knocked down. The thing they all have in common is the compressed air they all use to do the work.
Each actuator has been designed with particular types of training in mind. Some work better in portable applications, while others are designed for more permanent use. Some actuators are designed for reaction training, while others are better suited to precision training. Read through the descriptions of each of the Action Target actuators and decide which ones will best perform the tasks you require for your own training needs.
Every target system has to have an operator. Someone has to press a button, step on a board, shoot down a plate, or open a door to make a target function. Controllers are the devices that form the link between a human operator and the rest of the system.
The ultimate function of a controller is to switch the air pressure on or off at the command of the operator. There is a wide range of Action Target controllers that serve this function, from simple push-button air switches to sophisticated computer controlled systems. Controllers can be hard-wired to the rest of the system, or you can use a radio controlled device to give you even more flexibility. It all depends on your individual training needs.
In order to help you understand how the different parts of a system fit together, “Function Codes” have been assigned to each of the various components. By understanding how the Function Codes work, you can easily determine how to put the proper components together into a system.
With all Function Codes, the first letter represents an input, and the second letter represents an output or action. For example, the VERSATARGET actuator uses the Function Code “A-T.” The “A” means the unit’s input is Air, and the “T” means the output or ultimate action is to move the Target. So, by seeing the code A-T used with the VERSATARGET, you know that it is a device that uses air pressure to move a target.
As another example, the HS-1 hand switch controller has the Function Code “C-A.” The “C” means the unit receives a Control signal at its input, and releases Air as its output. The Control signal in this case would simply be the operator pushing the button on the HS-1.
If you lay your system out on paper with the operator on the left and the targets on the right, you can easily use the Function Codes to make sure you have connected compatible parts together.
Often, the part of the system referred to as the controller actually consists of more than one component. A good example of this is the combination of the PRO-INT shot timer and the TI-1 timer interface. The shot timer is a device that can be “set” much like an alarm clock to go off at a certain time. During the time before it goes off, it outputs a 12 volt signal down a wire. Because the input of the PRO-INT is a Control signal from a human operator, and its output is an Electrical signal, its Function Code is “C-E.”
The TI-1 timer interface has a Function Code of “E-A.” This means that it receives an Electrical signal at its input, and sends Air pressure from its output. By connecting a PRO-INT (C-E) to the TI-1 timer interface (E-A), you have created a two-piece controller with an ultimate Function Code of “C-A”, just like the HS-1 hand switch described earlier.
If you have any questions about setting your range equipment, please feel free to contact the Action Target Representative for your area.
For years, the Action Target Pepper Popper has been employed by law enforcement and the military for a durable reactionary steel target. The design is simple, but provides an highly effective training tool. We are offering our newsletter subscribers Full Size Pepper Popper in AR500 steel (handgun) for only $199.
This offer is only good for a few weeks, so hurry and order today!
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OFFER EXPIRES FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Too much of our firearms training is static. That is to say, we seem to spend most of our time and ammunition shooting at single, motionless targets standing directly in front of us. Since this scenario has little to do with what we encounter on the street, why do we continue to train this way? One reason may simply be tradition, or “…because that’s the way we’ve always done it.” That’s not a good enough reason for me either, so what say we just forget that one. Other reasons might include: “We don’t have any moving target equipment” or, “We have enough trouble just getting our trainees to hit the targets that are standing still!” These are valid concerns, and in this article I hope to offer some suggestions and advice that will help you to overcome them both.
First, we should consider the reasons why we need to include moving targets in our firearms training. Let’s review some of the common dynamics we now recognize from the hundreds of real-life police gunfights studied over the years. The vast majority of these confrontations happen within 10 feet or less, and the time span of actual shooting is usually less than 3 seconds. 60% to 70% of these altercations occur in an environment of low, altered, or failing light. Nearly half of the time there are multiple adversaries to contend with. While the statistical studies don’t usually specify the type or degree of the movement involved, we know that people move – especially when they are fighting. Movement to retrieve a weapon, movement to attack, movement to or from a covered position, movement to break physical contact. The fact is, real targets in the real world really move, and our firearms training needs to prepare us for this reality.
Clint Smith, internationally known firearms instructor and the Director of Thunder Ranch, often uses this simple demonstration. He will raise both of his hands up about head high, palms forward. His left hand remains motionless, but he moves his right hand erratically up, down, and back and forth. While doing this, he asks the class, “If one of my hands represents you as a target that is about to be shot at, which target would you rather be?” The answer (for most of us) is obvious. We would choose to be the moving target, because we know that it is much more difficult to hit a moving target.
For years, Clint and many other enlightened firearms instructors have trained their students to move as part of a reflexive response to an armed attack. This is one of the best ways to include movement into your range work. Even if the targets on your range are simply attached to posts in the ground, and the only time they move is when the wind is blowing really hard, your shooters must learn how to move. Taking a lateral step to the right or left while presenting the firearm and issuing a verbal challenge is a simple and worthwhile tactic which should be introduced when your trainees have demonstrated an ability to safely draw, fire, and hit a close-range target in a timely fashion.
Now that you have your shooters moving themselves, you can also teach them to accurately engage moving targets. It’s best to start close, three yards or so, with the target moving at a moderate pace. This is both to instill confidence in the shooter’s ability to hit an animated target, and to create a realistic representation of the kind of target they might have to engage in an actual gunfight. At first, the shooter remains stationary (preferably working from behind some kind of cover prop) while shooting at the mover.
To hit a moving target, one must apply the same basic principles of marksmanship needed to hit a stationary target, i.e.: sight alignment, trigger control, and smooth follow-through. Keep the sights aligned in the center of the target as you track its movement. At the same time the trigger finger is applying steady, even pressure on the trigger until the shot breaks. Here’s the critical part: as the shot breaks, continue to smoothly track the target as you recover from the recoil and reacquire your sight picture and allow the trigger to reset as you prepare to make additional shots. The tendency is for us to stop swinging the gun with the target at the moment of firing, thus resulting a shot going where the target was, instead of where it is going. In my experience, this lack of follow-through is the most common cause for missing shots at a laterally moving target. Yes it is challenging, but the only way to learn to do something well is to practice doing it. As skill and confidence improve, we can increase both the speed of, and the distance to the target, and eventually reintroduce movement by the shooter.
For this sort of training to be possible, of course, you will need some kind of a moving target system. For those of you with an extremely tight budget, a bit of imagination and resourcefulness are in order. Here’s an example: with a little red wagon, a target and stand, some clamps, stakes, pulleys, and a length of rope (don’t forget the duct tape and bailing wire) you can put together a crude but effective moving target system powered by manual labor. If you train on an indoor range, there is probably a target retrieval mechanism in place that can be used to simulate a target that is charging or withdrawing, often with more than a little swinging and bouncing movement included for good measure.
For more advanced solutions, Action Target offers several options for animating your targetry. One of the simplest is the AT Swinger . This is a single, portable target stand with a pivoting mechanism and a weighted counter-balance that allows the target to swing back and forth through a 180 degree arc. The movement of the target is controlled by simply pulling on a cable which is attached through a pulley at the base of the stand. Several of these PT-Swingers can be linked together so the range officer can pull a single cable that will cause the entire bank of targets to swing back and forth in unison. This can allow you to work with a full line of shooters all at the same time.
The Action Target Track Runner is a premiere moving target system designed to be part of a permanent installation. It provides a smooth, wind-proof way to move one or more target carriers laterally at variable speeds. The range officer uses the control box, which is connected to the target system’s electric motor, to start and stop the targets and change their speed and direction. Because of the Track-Runner’s power and advanced design, steel targets can even be incorporated on the target carrier to provide instant visual and audible feedback.
One of our most versatile pieces of equipment is the portable AT Runner . This system uses a motor and control system similar to the Track Runner, but instead of being mounted on a permanent track, the target carrier is suspended by an overhead steel cable. The motor and pulley mechanisms are each supported by single piece of 8-foot long 2×4 lumber. The whole thing can be set up, virtually anywhere, in less than 20 minutes. Because of its portability, the target can be set to run perpendicular to the line of fire, or at differing angles. One of my favorite uses of the Portable-Runner is to set it up as a charger. We can run the target directly at the shooter, who must smoothly back up away from the attacking target while drawing and shooting. Combine this setup with the Action Target 3-D (cardboard torso supported by balloons) silhouette target, and you have a realistic looking threat that will now react to accurately placed shots by by falling to the ground.
No matter what kind of range equipment you may have, I hope you recognize the critical need for instructing our trainees in the important tactical and marksmanship skills they need to accurately and effectively engage moving targets. In our earlier review of police gunfight statistics, I didn’t mention the numbers that reflect our real-world marksmanship performance. These numbers will vary a bit from year to year, but the U.S. national average hit-ratio is about 1 out of 6, or roughly 15%. That is, for every six shots deliberately fired by officers during armed confrontations, only one of those six shots will hit its intended target. That means that 85% of the shots fired during these gunfights are hitting something other than the intended target, often causing expensive property damage, injury, and sometimes death. You don’t need me to tell you about the unpleasant financial, political, and emotional consequences that can result from these errant bullets. Do you think that our officers would achieve better results in their real-world shootouts if they were regularly training on moving targets? I do too. It is up to us as firearms instructors to provide these kinds of training opportunities. We can do better. We must do better. Many lives depend on it. ‘Nuff said. Now, let’s get moving!
Our Dropper target system is a great tool for continuing to engage a threat until it is no longer present. As you can see from the image below, once the threat has been struck in the correct hit zone, the target drops and no longer presents the target. The Dropper sells for $265, but you can purchase it now for only $199.
This offer is only good for a few weeks, so hurry and order today!
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OFFER EXPIRES FEBRUARY 10, 2011
In a previous article I discussed the advantages of training on reactive steel, the primary one being a dramatically shortened learning / performance improvement curve. Other advantages include cost effectiveness. Say WHAT? Isn’t steel expensive? Well, if you are your department’s Range Master or Chief Firearms Trainer, how much do you budget a year for paper or cardboard targets? Cardboard or foam backers? Staple guns and staples? 1” x 2” sticks to staple the targets to or 2” X 4” frames and particle board? How many staple guns grow feet and walk off the range each year? How much time is spent per relay stapling up new paper or cardboard targets? What about high wind and rain? The point is, you can shoot on steel in all kinds of weather, and all you need is a spray can of paint to re-spray the target(s) for the next shooter(s).
I’m going out on a limb here, but I would like to toss out the idea that all in service training for patrol officers can be done on steel and not use a paper or cardboard target at all. I’m even going to take the idea further and say that qualification can be shot on steel. If you are like most departments, 70 – 80% hits in an acceptable area of the target and the officer passes qualification until the next time. All you have to do is measure the surface area (square inches) of the acceptable target surface on your qualification target and find a steel target that is the same shape and has the same surface area. When firing qualification, each officer firing has a coach (another officer) behind the shooter that has a score sheet of rounds fired at each stage. All the scoring officer has to do is count the number of hits and record the number of misses at each stage. At the end of the course, tally up the misses, multiply by your factor (50 rounds, each round worth 2 points, etc.) and you have the qualification score.
Now, I understand that for documentation purposes, some departments are locked into shooting a paper target that can become a part of the officer’s documentation. I’m just saying that after working with problem shooters for over two decades, I’ve had the quickest and best results by giving the “problem” shooter a steel target that was smaller than their qualification target, bringing them up to accuracy and speed on the smaller steel target, and then having them shoot on their qualification target. Every “problem” shooter that I worked with in this fashion had no problem going back to their department and easily passing qualification.
I have no explanation for why this works, other than a famous line from a Mel Gibson movie, “Aim small, miss small”. If your department still uses a qualification target the size of a horse blanket, you’ll always have a certain percentage of shooters who will miss even at the 3 yard line.
To train / shoot on steel safely at CQB distances (less than 10 yards with a handgun), you need two things:
1. High quality, well designed steel targets;
2. Pulverizing ammunition.
At the end of this article I’ve attached the Steel Safety Rules that Bank Miller and I wrote a few years ago. Keep in mind that they were written for conventional ammunition. The most consistent splatter patterns are with FMJ (ball) ammo. A 100 yard standoff safe distance when shooting rifle or shotgun slugs seems excessive, but I personally saw a 5.56 mm jacket come off a steel target and cut a shooter at 47 yards from the target, and know another Range Master that had a similar mishap at 60 yards.
First, the steel:
– At least AR 500 (nobody reputable in the industry uses anything less).
– Completely smooth and flat target surface, free of any dimples, pock marks, etc.. (Dimples and pock marks will turn an incoming round right back at the shooter.)
– No protruding bolts, brackets, etc.. These will cause erratic splatter patterns.
– Target face turned downward at about a 20 degree angle. This will cause about 80% of the splatter to go downward.
– Targets should be secured at the end of each training session. If not, you-know-who will show up with green and black tip 5.56 mm and there goes a $200 or $300 steel target.
You can read the rest in the Steel Safety Rules at the end of this article. Now I’d like to turn to pulverizing projectiles. Chances are you’ve never heard of the term “pulverizing projectiles” unless you’ve been around myself or Bank Miller. Well, for some time, we have taught in our Range Master class that the term “frangible” is misleading for two reasons:
1. SAMMI, who sets the standards for modern ammunition, has not determined a standard for “frangible”.
2. Even conventional ammunition is frangible if it hits something hard and dense enough. If you shoot a 50 BMG into a granite boulder big enough, the projectile will “frange”. It’s just a question of how big and sharp the “franged” pieces are and how far back they will travel.
Here’s what I mean by “pulverizing projectile”:
1. No jacket! If is has a jacket, the jacket will peel off and come back.
2. When the projectile hits the steel, it completely pulverizes into fine particles like sand, with no pieces larger than a pencil lead, and no broken skin on the shooter or the people standing to the left and right of the shooter.
Since the days when the SIGARMS Academy was the first totally non-toxic frangible range in the country, Mr. Miller and I have tested all “frangible” ammo that comes into our possession by a stringent protocol. I won’t go into it here, but if you are interested, contact me through Action Target.
Just for clarification, most manufacturers of high quality frangible (pulverizing) ammo manufacture non-toxic variants. That means that there is no lead or other toxic heavy metals in the primer or cartridge. If you are shooting on a “clean” (lead-free) range, this is what you want. But if you are shooting on a conventional range that has had leaded ammo shot on it, you can save some money by purchasing the same ammo with leaded primers.
Here are the Steel Safety Rules:
1. Treat all firearms as though they are loaded.
2. Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until you are on target and have decided to fire.
3. Point the muzzle in a safe direction at all times.
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
1. Always obey the Firearms Safety Rules listed above.
2. Always wear hearing protection and wrap-around shatter resistant eye protection
3. Always stand at least 10 yards from the target when using handgun calibers.
4. Always stand at least 100 yards from the target when using shotgun slugs.
5. Always stand at least 100 yards from the target when using rifle calibers like .223 and .308.
6. Never use rifle calibers on handgun rated targets.
7. Never use ammunition that exceeds 3,000 feet per second at the muzzle.
8. Never use ammunition that travels below 750 feet per second.
9. Never shoot BB’s, steel shot, or air gun pellets at steel targets.
10. Never use more powerful ammunition than the target is rated for. (Green tip, armor piercing, etc.)
11. Never shoot on steel that is cratered, pitted, or damaged in any way.
12. Hard ground surfaces under the target should be covered with plywood or boxed pea gravel.
13. Targets should be placed with a 3 foot lateral and deep offset from the adjacent target.
14. If shooting multiple targets, angle of engagement should not exceed 20 degrees.
15. Use only non-toxic paint on steel targets.
16. Inspect all targets before using for damage, functionality, etc.
17. Shooters and observers must wear long pants (no shorts), long sleeve shirts, a cap or hat with a brim, and closed toed shoes.
18. Instructors and observers should stand behind the shooter and observe all safety rules.
19. If using frangible ammunition, make sure it is designed to disintegrate into powder on impact.
The same velocity rules apply to frangible ammunition as well.
Start off the new year with the best Dueling Tree available! We are offering our Full Size Dueling Tree with through-hardened AR550 armor steel with a great discount. Our standard selling price for this target system is $499, but you can purchase it now for only $399.
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OFFER EXPIRES FEBRUARY 3, 2011
Those of us who have either worked in law enforcement or closely with public safety personnel know there are many other positions that support a first responder. Courts have bailiffs, the jails and prisons have correctional deputies/officers, all of which are sometimes the “forgotten cops” since they are not always in the public’s view. There are a host of supporting positions as well. Some of these are detectives, gang, drug, multi-jurisdictional task forces, air units and SWAT. Action Target recognizes and respects public safety personnel at all levels, whether in a highly visible position or not.
One of the segments of public safety that is vital to a first responder’s success is training. When a peace officer is on or off duty, they are usually carrying a firearm. Therefore, firearms training is paramount to their surviving a critical incident. The training program designed for most agency is specific to the threats they encounter. These programs are developed within the state Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) requirements, but are still unique to the agency. Most of the time, the coursework is established by the Rangemaster.
What is a Rangemaster? What do they do? If you are Orlando Police Departments Rangemaster, your work never ends. You are responsible for training and qualifying 750 officers with handguns, shotguns, and rifles, specialized weapons training, less lethal weapons, as well as maintenance, repair and armorer inspection of over 1800 weapons. You are responsible for all daily and long term operations of one of the largest indoor gun ranges in the country, coordinating training with local, state, federal and military organizations, and the list goes on and on. The ultimate goal with this title though, is to help prepare officers with the skills they need, to survive the challenges they face in today’s world.
Eric Clapsaddle is Action Targets “Rangemaster of the Quarter” because he does just that. The efforts made by him, and ultimate results of those efforts, have far exceeded national averages in a positive way. He has gone above and beyond, and continues to constantly re-evaluate and improve. Who benefits…..the Citizens of Orlando and the Officers who serve that community.
Why is his Training so good?
Because he prepares his officers for “REAL WORLD” situations. The National averages show that about 90% of police gun fights occur at night. Therefore, Orlando does about 90% of their training in “low light to no light” conditions. Why…..because it is what they will face.
This training includes “Multiple Adversaries” because again, in the real world, 67% of all gun fights have 2 or more bad guys.
Additionally, officers training and qualifications include live fire combined with decision making under significant stress. This helps prepare them for real life shoot/ no shoot incidents. Is that a cell phone or a gun? Remember, the time to make these decisions is about 1/4 of a second. Realistic training helps prepare them too make the right decision.
The scenario’s used are replica’s of real life situations re-created. They include moving adversaries, because the bad guys don’t just stand still. Innocent bystanders get in the way, and have to be worked into the scenario’s as well. You have to work and look for cover, and the scenario’s include these props as well.
Eric, who has an Engineering degree, designed several unique features in the equipment used at the facility that help make the training more real, and better fit the training needs of today’s officers.
The training that is done becomes very real and recreates the stress felt in a real gunfight. It thereby prepares the officers so they can deal with adrenaline dumps, tunnel vision, and hearing issues, to better defend themselves and the public they serve.
The bottom line to all of this is…..Officers return home at the end of their shift, and the Public is better protected from criminals.
The Ultimate compliment a Rangemaster can receive is when his training efforts have paid off…..and an officer knows it, saving his life or the life of a citizen. The results of Eric and his staff, will never know the unspoken “thank-you’s” for those they have saved.
At the recent Chiefs of Police convention held in Orlando, many Top Notch Trainers were able to see first hand some of the techniques and scenarios used by the Orlando Training Department on their Tactical range. Now, months later, I am still getting phone calls about how fantastic that was.
Agencies from not only the United States were blown away, but representative’s from Taiwan, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Brazil, New Zealand, England, Spain, and the list continues, were impressed as well. They were impressed with the Facility, but more importantly, how the facility was used with real world scenario’s. This was where the rubber met the road, and this is where we have seen no finer training anywhere.
An example of the results are this…..
The National average for misses in gunfights (at a distance of about 9 yards or less) is approximately 80% based upon statistics from the FBI’s study on gunfights. For the Orlando Police Department, their hit percentage is around 86%. This is a result of the efforts of Eric and his staff. What a fantastic job! Our hats are off to him and that is why we recognize “Eric Clapsaddle” from the Orlando Police Department as Action Targets ” Rangemaster of the Quarter.”
