Need guidance on what to do with a large gun range trap

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incognito_II

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Hello!
First, since this is my first post, I want to start out by apologizing for the fact that this topic is my first post. I'm very versed in message boards and I like to bring something to a fourm as a newb, rather than need something. But with that said, I come to you with my head low, asking for some help.

To give you guys some back ground, I work for a Construction demolition company that does complete heavy demo as well as select demo. We, as in my employer has a job to do some select demo at a military facility. In that building, is/was a five station gun range. I was given the job to tear it out. Initially for scrap, but I made mention to my boss that we could probably resell the bullet trap. His reply was "make it happen". Which brings me here in a round about way. I've searched the Internet for ways to sell it, aside from equipment auction sites, I've not come up with much. I have it listed on CL as well as a couple classified pages on FB, so far I got nothin! I think I'm priced far at $2200. I'm not well versed in the terminology, but basically this thing is all there will all the catches and ricochet deflectors. As a matter of fact, I don't think this thing has ever been used. Not once! It had no chipped paint anywhere and I found zero lead behind it or around it.

The rough specs are:
23' wide
Approx 10' tall
Main back board is 5/16 plate on a concave 45* angle
The top and side ricochet plates are 1/8" plate
Full width lead tray
5 cable trolleys
It weighs probably 4500-5000lbs

So, now that this has been drug out, the reason I came here was help finding an avenue to peddle this monster.
Thanks to everyone in advance!
 
Take good pictures, and start marketing to ranges you find with a website, and consider Ebay, if the boss will pay the fees.
 
Thanks for the reply guys.
It is located in Tulsa Oklahoma.

I considered auction sites but the owner doesn't want to go that route just yet. I've tried contacting a couple of local ranges with no interest. Today I plan on branching out to bordering states today, calling some ranges. I'm afraid though, that since this thing was probably engineered back in the 80s, it will be a hard sell to a commercial range. Even though, it's never had a bullet fired at it. A private buyer may be the best route.
If this doesn't sell in a month or so, it will be cut up and used to cover trenches, haha. It would be a shame though, ya know.

I think I may have under estimated the weigh just a little. My second calculation comes in between 5500-6000lbd
 
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It sounds like it would, indeed, be a tough sell.
Kind of heavy and expensive to ship, or even move locally.
For an indoor range, the cost of duplicating on site would be small potatoes as compared to the rest of the range cost.
And unnecessary for an outdoor range, where dirt works all too well.
But good luck with it.
 
range trap

incognito_II If you still have the range trap, I may have a buyer for you
I sent you a p.m with my phone number.....
 
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