At the October meeting of the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club, the membership voted to make improvements to the pistol bays to raise the height of the berms separating the south facing bays. By raising these berms, the FWRR Action Pistol and the ACPDL could be more flexible in placing their targets in their action scenarios and increase the overall safety of the range.
When the project was approved, it was not clear if the work could be accomplished before winter weather set in; but we have been blessed with an unusually warm and dry Fall and work started on the project today, November 11th. The contractor brought in his earth moving equipment about noon and if all goes as planned, he will finish by tomorrow evening.
By completing the project this Fall, the improved ranges will ready to go next Spring with no interruption to match schedules or practice sessions due to new construction.
Update; 14 November
The work on the pistol bays is complete. The berm walls between Bays 1 and 2, Bays 2 and 3 and 3 and 4 were raised by approximately four feet. It was an impressive addition to the existing berm
After the new dirt was placed, the new berms had some seed and straw added to give fresh grass cover a start over the winter to be ready to sprout in the Spring.
