Range Work Party 9/23/2017
(Next to last 2017 work party)
Note: If you can not attend a scheduled work-party, but need work party credit for work a different day or time, email Stan facilities@scottsvalleysportsmen.com to arrange an independent task. Some tasks can be done while range is open & live, outside of the shooting houses.
Tools & gear needed:
- Battery-power tools (charged, ready to go) for drilling, driving fasteners, sawing boards. Range generator will be available for AC powered tools.
- Athletic field striper (and long string or laser).
Lunch: A volunteer signed up for 9/23/2017.
A volunteer is needed for 10/28/2017 - any volunteers, please contact:
Peter Feain president@scottsvalleysportsmen.com,
Steve Trebbe vicepresident@scottsvalleysportsmen.com
or Stan facilities@scottsvalleysportsmen.com
· a. Delivered by 11:40.
· b. Prepare something (and save club funds), or order thru Redwood Sandwich, etc. You can expense any meal costs to SVSC. Please use the Expense form in “member downloads” at http://www.scottsvalleysportsmen.com/resources/Documents/Interactive%20Expense%20Report%20Form.pdf
· c. Supply enough for about 2 dozen people (upon request, I can confirm qty on Friday night)
· d. The Connex box at the range has paper goods, water, sodas and some chips.
· e. A couple sacks of ice are needed for the drinks - cooler is in Connex.
Tasks proposed for 09/23/2017 & 10/28/2017 work-parties.
Actual work will be dependent on attendees. Whatever isn't done 9/23 will carry over to 10/28.
General cleanup:
- Sweep out houses.
- Run the magnet sweep to pick up staples etc.
- Replace corrugated backing on target frames.
- Rake target areas as needed.
General inventory, identify materials needed:
- Examine condition and qty of materials in Rifle and Pistol houses.
- Make a list of materials needed.
- Compare list to content of tool shed, Connex box.
- Present result to Facilities (or any board member)
1 - Lead stilling pond for Pistol range – let's finish it, and make Jeff Ritchie proud.
- Connect the output to the rock outfall - using dirt, a little concrete and splash blocks (material is at range).
- Backfill the block walls with dirt.
- Prep and coat pit sides and bottom, using water, dilute muriatic acid & Dryloc coating material (material is at range).
2 - Rifle range entry area storm washout repair wrap-up.
- Finish the concrete block retaining wall near Rifle range path, to help keep the gabion/repair rocks from sliding down. Align blocks, add rebar, fill blocks with concrete (material is at range).
3 – Reduce trip hazard at Pistol range entry.
- Add railing boards between Yellow Pole and wall, at the step in front of pistol house.
- Add a border at concrete step, to keep dirt from sliding down (using PT wood, or a little Quikcrete).
4 – Rifle range Clean water bypass drain - Corner repair in cleanouts.
- Make simple plywood forms and fill with concrete. (material is at range)
5 – Prep and re-paint the “red safe lines” across shooting lanes. (material “should be” in toolshed)
6 – Replace the “consumed” or shot-up wood protectors on target berm structures and sheds (material is at range).
7 - Continue improving front gate parking lot entry path.
- Clean up the 3 board steps outside of gate, towards parking lot.
- Shovel, level & rake.
- Add side boards.
- Level and add drain rock (material is at range).
8 – Fabricate covers for plastic barrel cisterns at Pistol house. Currently temporarily covered with corrugated cardboard. Plywood? Plastic? Wire cloth had been used, but requires adding insecticide to prevent mosquitoes.
9 – Rifle range Clean water bypass drain – Cross-range culvert clearing.
- Need member advise and help: Need to clear the large cross-range corrugated plastic culvert. It is about half-full of dirt. - maybe fishtape, rope and draghooks? Or dig down into middle, cut pipe, clean out, then patch hole?
10 – Stripe the shooting lanes, using athletic field striper. This is an experiment to simplify target stand placement, reduce the “un-intentional target damage”)
11 – Install astro-turf mats in Pistol & Rifle house target access aisles.
- Need to be fastened down, removeable for service and cleaning.
(material should be at range, otherwisewill require a workparty-material-run to Scarborough)
12 – Clear tree debris from Pistol house roof
- (some was removed in August work party).
13 – Clear large wood debris from the creek.
- Creek section between the bridge outside entry gate, and pistol lead stilling pond rock outflow.
- Remove branches from creek, and place on south side of creek (opposite SVSC).
