Shooting in this heat?

[Ura-Ki]

I have seen fires get started with .22 Long Rifle, it doesn't take much at all!
I even started a pretty good grass fire one time when I was a teen, hit a steel fence post and it sparked and lit off the grass, by the time it took me to run to the barn to get help, it was a full on grass fire, took us nearly a full day to get it put out. Lesson learned, and lucky there was no damage to structures or people hurt!
I have seen glass bottles get shot and the shards set off a fire. I saw a cousin shoot a rock and it sparked off a fire!

All with a .22 LR!

 

[CLT65]

Years ago I was camping with friends in Eastern Oregon, and we were doing some shooting. It had just rained a couple days before, but things were getting pretty dry.

I had acquired a bunch of 5.56 tracer bullets very cheap because they were dead, no light. I loaded them up for plinking ammo, never saw one even try to light.

We were shooting the Mini-14 there at camp, and one of the older guys, a retired fire chief as I was told, walked over and said "Hey you guys better get over there and put those fires out!"

Sure enough, my "dead" tracers had started a couple small fires, fortunately easy to put out. I burned up the rest of that ammo during the wettest days of the next western Oregon winter, and never loaded any more. I have no use for tracers, at all.

I totally agree with your decision to abstain from shooting outdoors for a few days; a wise idea I believe. Last year's fires have me worried about what we might be in for this year.

 

[fstdraw]

My wife heard on the news today (KEX) target shooting is prohibited today. Glad I went Saturday.

 

[Kruel J]

I have seen fires get started with .22 Long Rifle, it doesn't take much at all!
I even started a pretty good grass fire one time when I was a teen, hit a steel fence post and it sparked and lit off the grass, by the time it took me to run to the barn to get help, it was a full on grass fire, took us nearly a full day to get it put out. Lesson learned, and lucky there was no damage to structures or people hurt!
I have seen glass bottles get shot and the shards set off a fire. I saw a cousin shoot a rock and it sparked off a fire!

All with a .22 LR!

This guy knows fire. Listen up everyone.

 

[Ura-Ki]

This guy knows fire. Listen up everyone.

Even set a brush fire with the Caterpillar crawler, the tracks sparked off a rock and started a small fire! It's amazing how little it actually takes to get a fire going accidentally!

 

[Kruel J]

Even set a brush fire with the Caterpillar crawler, the tracks sparked off a rock and started a small fire! It's amazing how little it actually takes to get a fire going accidentally!

Especially in this heat. Everything is tinder-dry. It would barely take a mouse fart to spark a fire.

 

[Pops1911]

Wife and I went out to our local range on Sunday. There when it opened so it wasn't too hot. When we finished it was reaching 90. Lots of bottled water to be sure.

 

[L84Cabo]

Pro Tip: If you shoot in the wilds, a fire extinguisher, shovel and rake should be part of your standard range gear.

 

[SUPER X]

Russia made ammo would be a bad choice .I take a fire extinguisher and a shovel with me when ever the ground is dry.

 

[Stomper]

We had a muzzle loading shoot scheduled for Sunday...but with the heat and burn ban...no shooting was done.
I have not see a fire start from muzzle loading round ball patches...but I have seen it a bit of grass smolder from them.

I have seen hot brass start a fire...so be careful.

In any event...shooting was to had on Sunday...I shot my bow...
Andy

I had hot brass from a 5-round burst ejected from an M60 all land neatly down the back of my BDU collar one time….. talk about a fire!

 

[deadeye]

There are some sticky's to read about this as well.

Fire Hazards on Public Lands - Go Prepared

WA DNR FIRE CREW SNUFF OUT A SMOKING STUMP. On Saturday, July 14, 2018, a 90 degree day, a DNR Fire crew responded to a report from a target shooter of smoke rising from a stump in the Yacolt Burn State Forest. The stump was being used as a backstop for target shooting. DNR Fire quickly...

www.northwestfirearms.com

good info but a few years old.

2018 Shooting Area Fire Closures

I can't find anything easily anywhere on shooting area fire closures. There is one thread here that is Mt. Hood Forest specific. (closed to shooting) Maybe we can post only closure and re-opening information in this thread ? And lets not create any more threads and clutter things up. Lets keep...

www.northwestfirearms.com

 

[edzz]

I had hot brass from a 5-round burst ejected from an M60 all land neatly down the back of my BDU collar one time….. talk about a fire!

Could have been worse...