Stronghand Shooting Range was venue to the firing activity for NCR judges on October 13, 2010. The Philippine Judiciary Academy (PHIMJA) held a seminar on Courtroom Safety and Defense lead by instructors Mr. Samson Macariola and Mr. Jimmy Santiago. The 3-day seminar closed with a live firing session where Judges were instructed on gun safety, handling and defense shooting. Judges were trained by Range Officers on a 1-on-1 basis, supervised by NBI officers and in-house Range Officers as well. We thank the trust and smooth coordination by Atty. Rodel Hernandez as PHIMJA’s project coordinator.

A toxic-free shooting range is the absence of 4 health threatening heavy metals found in common bullets. It also means a good ventilation and constant purification of indoor air.

Air ventilation in the range is powered by 6 turbine exchanger.  From the little that the turbines can’t pick up, 6 HEPA filters units with photo catalytic feature are placed in the beginning to end of the firing line to sanitize air left behind. HEPA removes  99.97% of airborne particles and photo catalytic lights sanitizes microbacterial agents. This set up allows air conditioning the entire range with cool clean air.

Stronghand Shooting Range’s toxic-free bullets are formulated to perform at best, without leaving heavy metal residue in the air. The heads are fully covered with copper, using only Vihta Vuori Smokeless Powder and Russo non-toxic primers (an exclusive to Stronghand Shooting Range); this means no air-borne lead, no sulphur dioxide, no barium oxide, no antimony oxide. These heavy metals leaves a funny taste on the throat after spending a few rounds, and a slight headache after a shooting session - the most common discomfort caused by a poorly ventilated indoor range.

 A mouthful to say - come see for yourself what a toxic-free indoor shooting range can feel like.