Based on customer feedback and the owners’ own experience, Prescott Shooting Range made a large investment in a complete revamp of the range lighting. The system had used fluorescent tubes that had become less and less effective over the years. The back of the range and shooting bays were lit by four 8-foot fluorescent tubes.
The replacement system consists of wall-to-wall Hibay reflective light fixtures with twenty-eight 4-foot LED bulbs. Downrange, there are 144 matching LED bright-white bulbs replacing the fluorescent bulbs. Even the 25-yard line (the longest indoor range in the Quad Cities) is well-lit.
The four LED wall panels at 3-yards remain. The target carriers are now also lit; an upgrade of their lighting is underway.
Also, the new range policy is to keep all range lights on at all times when any shooter is on the range.
A tip for shooters: Even with the significant light over the shooting bays, the near-range ceiling baffles create a “cutoff” where the overhead light diminishes. If you are having an issue seeing your front sights, take a step back and they will likely become fully illuminated. “Standing too close to the bench tends to cause shooters to push their guns “through” the light into a less-lit part of the range.
The walls remain covered with 1.5” thick acoustic/ballistic tiles. These tiles allow fully tactical use of the range at any distance and also minimize the potentially harmful echo that solid walls can cause in indoor ranges. “White paint on the walls is pretty in an indoor shooting range,” says the owner of PSR, “but hearing safety and shooter comfort is more important to us.”
