SSAA Belmont banning lead shot

[bigrich]

Being deadly honest mate, the perception is entirely in your head. I guess some people are pessimistic and others aren't.

pessimistic, no, not really . cautious , yes !

[TassieTiger]

Considering how old the Belmont shooting complex is. I think the ADF shot there before WW1 from Camp Hill? There must be tons and tons of lead, nickle, and copper embedded in the ground. Too late to worry about lead contamination. I heard a rumour that, that is the exact reason that Belmont hasn't been closed for the ever growing non stop expansion of high density housing in Brisbane. Way to costly to remove the contaminates. Does anyone have an exact date that Belmont was established please?

maybe you should approach management about getting out there on days the range is closed with a shovel and a sieve, lots of free lead

out at ripley after they redid the earth banks behind the target area and there was a bit of rain, i swear the ground had been covered with a layer of peebles. it was unreal how many old projectiles had been unearthed . cast boolits would have real appeal if ya had a easy supply of lead...

In Tassie - there was an old Brighton army camp (north suburbs of Hobart), vacant land went up for sale not long ago - 3 years ago or there abouts.
20 acres of the fastest growing property in Tassie, if not most of the country as recently reported...they Started asking $400,000 for the lot and couldn’t get it. It sold for $220k or there abouts - the reason? Soil / lead contamination...I’ve not seen so many excavators operating in one place for so long and it’s still got a “hangover” to locals...that being said - the cheapest 800sqm block is $175k...and it’s starting to sell very quickly....in particular to you mainlanders...I do wonder if they disclose the history or will 11 finger kids be the give away.

[AussieCapitalist]

Just an FYI the ADF did not exist before WW1. The integrated command known as he ADF came to be in the late 1970s.

[bigrich]

Just an FYI the ADF did not exist before WW1. The integrated command known as he ADF came to be in the late 1970s.

I think it was the “Australian imperial forces “from WW1 till well after WW2 . I seem to recall a rising sun badge from my grandfather had that on it

[Stoney]

Just an FYI the ADF did not exist before WW1. The integrated command known as he ADF came to be in the late 1970s.

Sorry mate, I was just being lazy when I said ADF. But you get what I mean.

[AussieCapitalist]

Yeah all good man I was not being rude. This place is a good place to share and gain knowledge. Same with the American Airforce. It did not exist until 1947. It was part of the army before that.

[AussieCapitalist]

I think it was the “Australian imperial forces “from WW1 till well after WW2 . I seem to recall a rising sun badge from my grandfather had that on it

Yeah the imperial force was the expeditionary force for both world wars. So if you went overseas you were mostly under that command.

[SCJ429]

Yeah all good man I was not being rude. This place is a good place to share and gain knowledge. Same with the American Airforce. It did not exist until 1947. It was part of the army before that.

You are correct that the United States Air Force, USAF, was formed in 1947. Previously known as the United States Army Air Force, USAAF, which was a virtually independent agency in WW2. You could say the "American Airforce" did exist in 1945 but it was known as the USAAF.