Wildfire started by target shooters

[Mtneer]

Not tannerite, steel plates. Let's be careful out there. Carry a fire extinguisher in your vehicle.

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[yankeefan98121]

I read about that yesterday, sounded like they tried to put out the fire but was unable to....not saying there's any solace , but at least they didn't just bail

[.455_Hunter]

The shooting community often does itself no favors. So the brain trust responsible for this incident thought shooting steel (my guess with steel jacket or steel core 5.56) was a good idea on essentially a red flag day in the same immediate area that had fires just days prior? They probably had the tanerite ready to go for the next series. I hope our Sheriff throws the book at them. This is exactly how permanent shooting bans take hold.

[Grant H.]

The shooting community often does itself no favors. So the brain trust responsible for this incident thought shooting steel (my guess with steel jacket or steel core 5.56) was a good idea on essentially a red flag day in the same immediate area that had fires just days prior? They probably had the tanerite ready to go for the next series. I hope our Sheriff throws the book at them. This is exactly how permanent shooting bans take hold.

"Throw the book at them"? Jeez... I hope you've never made a mistake...

As Irving mentioned, LOTS of people shoot steel targets, but I'd venture a guess that the majority have not done low-light or night time steel shooting to see how many sparks even just jacketed lead can/does throw when shooting steel.

Poor judgement on shooting steel there? Maybe, I'd guess it's more likely ignorance of the risk of fire.

[Irving]

If you ever have the opportunity to shoot steel in the dark, do so. I had no idea amd now that I know I can be much more careful.

[CS1983]

what about shooting tracers at steel?

Shower thought: If we would take up shooting w/ fire extinguishers instead of guns, the title of this thread would read "shooting target started by wildfire".

[cfortune]

what about shooting tracers at steel?

Shower thought: If we would take up shooting w/ fire extinguishers instead of guns, the title of this thread would read "shooting target started by wildfire".

I found this to be way funnier than I should have...

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[Aloha_Shooter]

I'm just glad it wasn't shooting at propane bottles like the idiots a few years back.

[BushMasterBoy]

You can make sparks by hitting rocks. With a hammer.

[WETWRKS]

We will see if this actually ends up being the case...pretty near every fire near Boulder has been blamed on shooters yet very few have ended up with that being the source.