NRA Range Temporary Closure

[Wheaton Hills Sportsman]

The NRA range at NRA HQ on Waples Mill Road in Fairfax, Virginia will be closed from September 26 to October 31 for repairs, the classrooms and office and store will remain open, merchandise sales and classroom instruction will continue, but there will be no shooting during that period. The end date is tentative so I suspect they will reopen when they are done doing whatever they are doing.

 

[doggyjacket]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[pilot25]

Museum open too? I was going to head there tomorrow since I'll be in the area.

 

[swinokur]

the museum is on the 1st floor. still open.

range in the basement

 

[Mike]

the museum is on the 1st floor. still open.

range in the basement

Actually, the NRA range is around the back (left) side of the museum. Follow the yellow arrows in the satellite image below. Limited parking in the parking ramp lower area just outside the door to the range, but plenty of parking outside, as seen below.

 

[Rack&Roll]

Oh, man...that's a long closure.

 

[swinokur]

to get fgrom the lower parking garage to the museum you have to follow a flight of stairs upwards one floor. done it many times.

that's why I said 1st floor. the NRA building is built on an incline

 

[md123]

They are repairing the backstop at a cost of 10's of thousands.

Too many people snuck AP ammo in there and ruined the thing.

Not sure if it was hyperbole but a RSO told me they were going to institute stiff fines for those caught in the future.

 

[swinokur]

they even put up signs.

jeez. selfish people

 

[swinokur]

here comes the magnet

 

[ken792]

here comes the magnet

Bimetal jacket is fine, steel core is not.

Even non-bimetal 5.56 will throw sparks and leave small pock marks in the backstop just due to the velocity. I've been up to the backstop many times and it is quite full of pock marks.

 

[swinokur]

and steel core caused the damage.

there are signs up and apparently that wasn't good enough.

 

[SonOfSpartans]

Could have been intentional abuse. Could also be ignorance and lax enforcement. Shoo many shooters just don't know. They buy on price

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[swinokur]

the NRA put up signs at the entrance to the range. So people can't read?

it's selfishness or illiteracy

either one is bad..

 

[md123]

Bimetal jacket is fine, steel core is not.

Even non-bimetal 5.56 will throw sparks and leave small pock marks in the backstop just due to the velocity. I've been up to the backstop many times and it is quite full of pock marks.

Correct. Bi metal is good to go. I have an email from Debbie Crews (Mgr there) confirming.

I always let the desk and RSO know I'm shooting wolf or red army bi metal so they don't freak when the light show starts.

 

[doggyjacket]

Thinking of going tonight around 7. I've only ever been in the mornings. Anyone know how busy they are at night?

 

[Boneuphtoner]

So Tula is bi-metal yes?

I heard they were going to do this work last May and put it off until now. I've only shot brass there before.

 

[offroaD]

So Tula is bi-metal yes?

I heard they were going to do this work last May and put it off until now. I've only shot brass there before.

Yes. Importation of AP rounds was banned years ago, so all those russian rounds are bi-metal.

 

[ken792]

Yes. Importation of AP rounds was banned years ago, so all those russian rounds are bi-metal.

Importation of steel core "handgun" rounds that is. There's still plenty of rifle ammo being imported available commercially with varying amounts of steel in the core, mainly M855 and most surplus 7.62x54R. The steel core 7N6 5.45 was only banned from importation about two and a half years ago, but it seemed to have been available commercially until recently.

 

[pilot25]

Took a trip to the museum down there. Kinda surprised how small it was. Especially the shop. Nice collection however but the steampunk collection was puzzling. I didn't get it.