Range Project Spotlight: New Range In Pinellas County, Florida
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office will soon train in their new state-of-the-art outdoor baffled firing range. This new range includes Action Target’s high quality outdoor Total Containment Trap, with a Screw Conveyor collection method. Both innovative systems make recycling much easier by catching all fired bullets in one 55 gallon barrel.
The new outdoor baffled firing range has a variety of tactical target systems, creating a multitude of training scenarios and environments that increases the range’s ability to do more than simply “qualifying” police officers.
Action Target Holds Successful LETC 2011
Law Enforcement Training Camp (LETC) 2011 was a recent success for Action Target and we’d like to thank all who helped and attended this unique training experience. Here’s what some of the attendees had to say about it: Dear Rick, Please accept this letter of appreciation to all of the Action Target staff and instructors […]
Controlled Pairs, Double Taps, or 6-Shot Rhythm?
by Jeffrey Denning Editor’s Note: The views in this article are the author’s own and don’t necessarily represent those of Action Target, Inc. The phrase “The shot heard around the world” refers to the single gunshot that began the battle of Lexington and Concord of the American Revolutionary War. In historic times, rifles could only […]
Shooting Steel Targets (Part 3)
*Note: This is the last segment of our three-part series entitled “Shooting Steel Targets.” Part One was published in September and Part Two was published in early October in the Action Target Journal. Many people are hesitant to shoot on steel targets because of bad experiences they have heard of, been the victim of, or […]
Action Target Becomes an NSSF Voting Member
Action Target is proud to announce its recent acceptance as a voting member of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). Founded over 25 years ago, Action Target began with two high school friends working out of their garage. Today, Action Target has become the world’s largest shooting range equipment manufacturer. Holding more than 40 patents, […]
Self-Funding Shooting Ranges
A New Way of Looking at Shooting Range Viability By Addison Sovine While the top-level view of a commercial indoor shooting range may appear simple and direct, the economic reality is often the opposite. If one were to take the cost of a range based on today’s market value and implement a state-of-the-art range featuring […]
Range Project Spotlight: Winston-Salem, NC
Designing and building ranges for many years with Action Target, Mike Stilwell has been actively involved in countless shooting range projects, including his own successful 16 lane commercial range, Rangemasters of Utah. Having 13 years experience of owning and operating an Action Target range is what made Stilwell an excellent person to help design and build a range for the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD).
When Stilwell first became associated with the WSPD, they presented him with hand-drawn sketches, lots of notes, and passion to build a world-class indoor training facility. WSPD required more than the typical 25 yard police range. They wanted to build one of the longest indoor ranges found in their geographic region.
Shooting Steel Targets (Part I)
As the world’s leader for shooting range development, Action Target has a diverse line of products to meet the needs of all its customers. If there is ever a request for a target system not currently offered, we have a full team of Research & Development personnel to explore the creation of a new target solution. Many times, however, the training need can be met with some of the simplest targets.
When using any of our portable steel targets, please remember these safety guidelines to ensure that your shooting experience is a fun and safe one:
The Muzzle-Discipline Solution
By John Krupa III & John Farnam At a recent Urban Rifle Course held at an outdoor range, a student with the muzzle of her AR (patrol rifle) elevated had a ND (negligent discharge), which put a single 5.56 x 45 bullet over the berm and off-property. The bullet in question subsequently impacted, at a […]
2011 Law Enforcement Training Camp
For the past 20 years, Action Target has hosted one of the most comprehensive training camps for law enforcement in the United States. Law Enforcement Training Camp (LETC) consists of a week-long curriculum of your choice, including four 8-hour classes. Each course is taught by world-class firearm instructors. LETC 2011 began Monday, September 12th and […]