Flooring opinion for reloading/gun room?

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I'm on slab in the basement, and was looking at xr6 interlocking rubber tile at home depot as maybe being a good solution for this room. What do you use, anybody use this and have an opinion of it?

It might be nice if components fall to minimize shock and not lose pieces and screws in carpet etc

Mike
 
it has to be something smooth that you can sweep up. Primers and powder have to be swept up after each session. primers tracked into other rooms will cause damage to floor.

A carpet traps powder and is a b!tch to extinguish when it catches fire. I know this.
 
Grey painted smooth concrete. Dropped small blued or shiny parts show up and any powder spills easily swept up without any accumulating in small cracks.
 
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Grey painted smooth concrete. Dropped small blued or shiny parts show up and any powder spills easily swept up without any accumulating in small cracks.
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That works well if you are OK touching it up every year or so, or get fancy epoxy coatings. I did it in my old basement. Brightened it up nicely. Less dust too
 
Pro tip: tape up the gaps between cabinet bottoms and the floor to prevent debris from accumulating under the cabinets. After reloading for a while, I moved the cabinets in my shop and found all sorts of crap under there -- spilled powder, spent primers, dust bunnies, a couple of small non-gun screws, and other stuff. And I thought that I was keeping my slab floor spotlessly swept up and tidy.

Taped up the gaps between the toe boards or kick boards or whatever you call them at the bottom of my cabinets and the floor with wide painters' masking tape. Checked again about four months later and things were spotless under the furniture.

Just a suggestion.
 
I have used the interlocking foam tiles , my back trumped ease of cleanliness so they are what I picked.

I figured they would be a bugger to clean but they are not , it will sweep or vacuum and is excellent for standing on as well as keeping noise and echo down.

Guess it all depends what your goal is.
 
I put plastic laminate flooring in my basement because it can get a bit damp if I don't run the dehumidifier. Only downside is it's a lot slipperier than concrete if wax or oil gets on it.
 
I have been thinking of redoing my reloading room floor (carpet) and I really like the industrial rubber flooring that you find at the gym.

Its nice stuff, easy on things that get dropped and the seams are tight!

Just a thought
 
12"x12" vinyl composite tiles.
Basically bullet-proof flooring that is cheap, and easy to install.
It takes little tools and knowledge/skill to install.
Looks good with lots of options for colour.
Cleans up easily and will take a beating from dropped items or chemicals.

There is a reason that VCT is the number one choice for commercial and industrial applications.
 
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