Armour plate
High-hardness plate facing baffle walls and the target gallery where direct strikes concentrate.
Baffle range construction · firing range products A range that fits where the unit already is
A baffle range is a firing range built so that no round can leave it, whatever the firer does. Overhead baffles, side walls, ground barriers and a stop butt box the danger area in, which lets a unit train on a fraction of the land an open range needs — close to the cantonment instead of a convoy ride away.
Anatomy
What a baffle range is made of
Five parts, each removing one way a round could leave the range.
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Baffle walls
Overhead barriers across the range that block any round fired above the target line. The bottom stretch takes the most punishment, which is where sacrificial lining is fixed.
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Side walls
Contain rounds laterally so the footprint stays tight and neighbouring land stays outside the danger area.
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Ground barriers
Box barriers set into the range floor that trap low and mis-fired rounds before they can skip downrange.
- 04
Stop butt
The terminal catch at the end of the range, faced with armour plate where the target gallery needs it.
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Sacrificial lining
The replaceable layer that absorbs strikes so the structure behind it survives. SIFCON, FICS or RUFICS, depending on the range and the specification.
Why units build them
The argument is about land, not ballistics
01
Less land held back
Containment means the danger area stops reaching across ground that would otherwise have to stay permanently clear.
02
Training stays local
A range inside the installation is a range a unit can actually use on a weekday, instead of a move.
03
Neighbours stay safe
Ranges near built-up areas are only defensible when nothing can leave. That is what the structure is for.
04
Predictable maintenance
Consumable lining takes the wear, so the walls themselves are not the thing being replaced.
Scope
What we supply for a range
Most ranges need more than one of these, and they have to be specified against each other rather than bought separately.
Sacrificial lining
SIFCON, FICS and RUFICS panels for the lower stretch of baffle walls.
Ground barrier / RUSTER
Box barriers along the range floor that trap mis-fired rounds before they travel.
Target systems
Manual or motorised target frames built to the user’s own range specification.
Delivery
How a range project runs
- 01
Survey
The range or site measured as it is, with the structure checked for what it can carry.
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Specification
Products selected against your threat level and the standard you are working to.
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Manufacture
Produced in Punjab under process control, with sample testing before bulk production.
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Installation
Rebar scanned, holes laser-marked, lines laser levelled, fixings capped.
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Handover
Inspection of the finished range before it is used, with documentation for your records.
Questions
Baffle ranges, asked and answered
What is the difference between a baffle range and an open range?
An open range relies on distance and empty land to contain rounds. A baffle range relies on structure, so the danger area is held inside the range itself and the land around it can be used for something else.
Can an existing range be converted?
Often, yes. Baffles, side walls and barriers can be added to a range that already has its firing point and stop butt, and lining is bolted to the structure afterwards.
Which lining should a range use?
It depends on the specification you are working to, what the structure can carry and the threat level you have been told to meet. We supply concrete-based panels and the lighter RUFICS alternative, and will say which fits rather than which we would rather sell.
How long does lining last?
It is meant to be consumed. Life depends on round count, threat level and where your firers actually group. Panels are individually replaceable so the whole wall is never the unit of maintenance.
Do you build the whole range or only supply panels?
Both. We supply the products and install them, including the survey and fixing design. Civil works are coordinated with your own contractor where one is already appointed.
Enquiry
Tell us about the range
Wall lengths, threat level, and whether the range is new or being retrofitted. That is enough to come back with something useful.