HonSec Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 Are there any vacuum cleaners which are safe to use in an indoor range? We have a 20yd range shooting rimfire so that a good percentage of the unburnt powder is on the range floor so sparks from a normal cleaner could set off a mini explosion - not good. To sweep with a brush would send up too much dust. It has not been cleaned for a few years! We don't have a lot of money as only a small club with limited resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cawdor118 Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 As long as you wear appropriate PPE (suit, ideally full face mask, wellies, taped cuffs and legs, nitrile gloves) I cant see why any wet/dry hoover wouldn't be fine? <£100 including the hoover from Screwfix. Slightly dampen the area if you are really worried about it going bang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 Welcome to Pigeon Watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 When we had our range cleaned a guy would come in turn hoover out the extractors and then leave them on, put his paper suit on a decent looking mask and sweep down to the targets he would then sweep all the dust and lead into a pan and put it into a bucket with a screw cap lid. from what I remember of it. Every now and again you would see someone just grab a brush and just brush down to the targets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonSec Posted September 2 Author Report Share Posted September 2 Thanks to the comments, all of you, very helpful. I will pass this onto the committee. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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