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Building a shooting range? Plan the technology first

Building a shooting range begins with decisions and only then with concrete. We help investors plan the technology of the facility before the drawings are finished: lane length, target carriers, control software, lighting, sound, the order of spending and the cost of keeping it all running. This applies to a new indoor or outdoor range, to a container facility and to the extension of an existing range.

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Why work with us

Decisions come before the drawings

01

The most expensive mistakes are made on paper

We advise at the planning stage: the scope of the technology, what the building has to provide and a realistic order of spending. A correction on a drawing costs an hour; the same correction on site costs weeks.

02

A system that grows with the facility

Everything can be bought in stages rather than at once. RangeTech extends phase by phase, and what already works stays in place.

03

Technology as an advantage

A modern system makes a commercial range more attractive and raises the quality of training for uniformed services. It works for the facility every day.

Designing for the technology

What to settle before shooting range construction starts

Six questions we ask every investor. The answers go to the designer as technical guidelines.

01

Lane length and number of firing points

25, 50 or 100 m, or lanes of different lengths in one building. Target carriers run on lanes from 5 m, typically up to 500 m, and longer on request.

02

Rail routing

Panel rails above the lane, brackets and room for the Nucleus docking station at the end of the run. Nothing is welded on site.

03

Power and network

230 V along the lane, a control cabinet and a network for the firing point tablets and the control room. Planned in the design, not added afterwards.

04

Control room and instructor position

A place from which the operator sees the whole facility and runs it from a tablet in RangeTech Master.

05

Lighting and simulation

RangeTech Light and RangeTech Surround need brackets behind the baffle and cabling. If they arrive in a later phase, the preparation is still worth doing now.

06

Ventilation, signalling and access

RangeTech Master links the permission to fire with ventilation, signalling and access control. Those installations need a point of contact with the system.

Phasing

A typical order of expansion

  1. 01

    The backbone of the lane

    Basic or Nucleus target carriers plus control in RangeTech Master. The facility opens and earns.

  2. 02

    Light

    RangeTech Light adds lighting scenarios. The same building, new kinds of training.

  3. 03

    Reactive targets

    RotoTarget and RangeTech LOMAH: the result at the firing point, targets inside scenarios, competitions and qualification courses.

  4. 04

    Sound

    RangeTech Surround completes the battlefield simulation.

Indoor range with a grid of luminaires above the lanesLighting and rail layout

Formalities

Regulations, permits and documentation

A shooting range is built under the applicable national building regulations and operates under range rules approved by the competent authority in the country where it stands, on the basis of a design that takes ballistic requirements into account. Those requirements differ from country to country, so it is worth settling them with your designer at the concept stage. We take care of the technology: technical guidelines and device descriptions for the design documentation, for specifications and for funding applications.

  • Technical guidelines for the design and for funding applications
  • Descriptions of the subject of the contract for public tenders
  • Review of the lane and control room layout at the concept stage
  • Datasheets and CE declarations for your documentation
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Questions and answers

Investor questions about building and equipping a range

What drives the cost of equipping a shooting range?

The number of firing points, lane length, the choice of target carrier (Basic or Nucleus), the scope of reactive targets, lighting and sound, and how much of that goes into the first phase. Describe the facility and we will prepare a configuration and a quotation.

Can a range be equipped in phases?

Yes. Target carriers and control first, then reactive targets, lighting and sound. Every later element joins the same system, and nothing installed earlier has to be replaced.

What approvals are needed to open a shooting range?

The facility is built under the applicable national building regulations and operates under range rules approved by the competent authority. The details depend on the type of facility and its location, so settle them with your designer at the concept stage. We supply the technical part of the documentation.

How early should shooting range investment planning start?

As soon as a concept exists. Rail routing, power, network and mounting points are cheapest to arrange while the design is still being drawn, and they decide what the facility can offer later.

Is it worth planning lighting and sound from the beginning?

The devices themselves can arrive in a second phase, but brackets, baffles and cabling are worth planning at once. That is the cheapest moment to prepare them.

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Let's talk about your project

Describe the facility you are planning: number of firing points, lane length, type of shooting. We will advise on the scope, the phases and the budget for the technology.

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