No problem, just complete the survey on our contact us page. Give us as much information as possible, describing any difficulties you see. Below are examples of a couple of projects:

CUSTOMER NEED: Wants to take eight (6) 8' wide shooting lanes for their outdoor range and convert to twelve (12) 4' lanes - while setting up new target retrieval system for each. Their members shoot from inside their existing shelter and would like to change targets from inside the building. Targets are outside, beyond an overhead baffle system (no-blue-sky configuration). Systems need to be configured such that each retrieval transmission is located inside the facility, no posts, and targets pass through an existing window.

OUR REPLY: Based on your emailed pictures - I’ve attached my sketch of what appears to be a workable plan for your construction team.

This sketch is my simplistic idea (not structurally engineered), but should help as your team looks into the logistics of this installation.

I calculated 85# for each bay (times 12 bays)... so you have a total horizontal force of over 1,000 lbs (using 75 feet for each lane and 1 ft. total sag in the static cables) at the new beam height. Your structural engineer or competent contractor(s) can evaluate your building for the necessary resistive force and reinforce as necessary. You will also have 85 lbs. horizontal force at the top beam of each target structure.

CUSTOMER NEED: Has lane widths that are under 4 feet and wants to achieve retrieval distances of both 50 yards and 100 yards.

OUR REPLY: Based on your survey, your lanes are under 4’ in width. Our Original 25 model may work for what you’re trying to accomplish since it can be installed for lengths up to 50 yards and can be operated in a narrow lane. The down side is that it requires the use of a split target and post at the target end. One option is constructing beams at the target end with a trapped 4x4 dropped down in lieu of a single post; similar to the shooter-end (pictured below) and and my rough sketch of the target end (sketch below).

Another option for the Original is to share a transport system between two lanes (as shown pictured below).

I’ve also attached our installation manual for the Original 25 and Xtreme 25, 50 and 100. The Xtreme 100 is the only option we have for the 100 yard distance you’re interested in. Under note 2 on page 5 of our manual, we recommend a minimum lane width of 4’-6” to allow adequate room to operate the Xtreme system. This may require you to rework one of your lane widths, or set up a separate system.

If you would like to discuss this further, please email or give us a call at 844-GOPHER-1.

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