Closed rifle ranges

[finngun]

Salmon arm and kammy ranges are closed.becouse too dry..kammy has fire started from bullet..how rare is that?
I think very rare..

[elknut]

Heard 100 mile fire started at 2km just past the dump by someone shooting ..So during dry conditions ...Yes anything can cause a forest fire.!...Dennis

[bogie]

Probably not from someones bullet but from either something they shot or a cigarette butt. Thats most likely. Unless they are shooting steel projectiles they are not likely to create a spark. Mission range is a no smoking area and there are butts all over the place. Go figure. You would think that hunters would be so aware of the hazards of smoking in the bush but I have found that mostly not to be the case and it only takes one idiot. Just one.

[Gateholio]

Fires started by bullets are very rare, but they have happened. Especially if shooting a target made of standard steel, not AR500 or similar. The bullet can knock a chunk of hot steel off a mild steel target and that creates a fire if conditions are perfect. Steel core bullets may also cause a spark on some rocks and start a fire, but again, conditions have to be perfect.

[Riverbc]

Heard 100 mile fire started at 2km just past the dump by someone shooting ..So during dry conditions ...Yes anything can cause a forest fire.!...Dennis

yup...but they were shooting at tannerite targets, according to two different people that live there.

[Gateholio]

Heard 100 mile fire started at 2km just past the dump by someone shooting ..So during dry conditions ...Yes anything can cause a forest fire.!...Dennis


yup...but they were shooting at tannerite targets, according to two different people that live there.

Apoarently the fire was started by the shooters cigarette.