Pistol Range

The Range Officer’s commands must be obeyed at all times. When a Range Officer is not on duty, all shooters present must co-operate with each other to ensure range safety. If a potentially unsafe condition is noticed by any shooter or spectator, an emergency cease fire must be called and all shooters present must obey immediately. Shooting hours are from 9 AM to Dusk every day. Proper ear and eye protection are required for all shooters and spectators while in the range building. All firearms must be pointed down range at all times whenever they are uncased or removed from storage containers. This precaution applies to loaded or unloaded firearms. Dry firing or discharging muzzleloader caps will be conducted as if it were live fire. Shooters may not move forward of the firing line line until a cease-fire (‘cold range”) has been agreed to and established, all firearms are open and unloaded, and shooters have moved back from their shooting positions. Anyone shooting at, working on, or walking down-range on the pistol range must use the Yellow Revolving Caution Light system. The switch to activate the Yellow Revolving Caution Light System is above the fan and range light timer-controls on the right as you enter the range building. When all shooters have agreed upon a cease-fire, the Yellow Revolving Caution Lights and Warning Bell are to be turned on. There are buttons at every shooting bench on the posts (“START”). After all shooters are back behind the firing line and have agreed on a live fire condition (“hot range”), only then can the Yellow Revolving Caution Lights be turned off, using the one reset button (“STOP”) located in the middle of the back wall of the pistol range building. Note there is a RED-STOP/ GREEN-GO light outside of the entrance to the pistol range. When the light is red this means the range is hot. Everyone must wear eye & ear protection before entering range building. When light is green this means the range is in a safe or cold condition and it is safe to enter without eye and ear protection. When the first shooter gets to the range, they must turn on the power to the range safety lights. The last shooter to leave must shut off power to range safety lights. Members are responsible for their guest’s safe use of the range and adherence to all range rules. Guests must read range rules before using the range. Host members must remain with their guests and supervise their actions. Authorized targets at the pistol range are: Standard paper targets attached to club target holders or target holders that the shooter may bring. Action pistol targets during Action Pistol matches. All other types of targets must be approved for use by the Pistol Range Chairman prior to their use. Individuals may move down range to set targets only after a cease-fire has been announced, agreed to and all shooters on the line are aware of the cease-fire. All firearms are to be unloaded with the actions open. All shooters must step back from the line. There is to be absolutely no handling of firearms while people are down range. Nobody may move forward of the firing line during live fire. Any single shot, semi-automatic pistol or revolver may be used on the pistol range. Center fire or rim fire rifles, muzzle loading rifles, center fire rifle caliber handguns and shotguns may not normally be used at the pistol range. Shotguns may be used during supervised Turkey and Ham Shoots. Remove all paper targets from target holders after use. Pick up all brass and dispose of in brass pails, especially .22 rimfire. Store all target frames inside shooting house and stack target holder bases near shooting shed after use. Shooting of rifles should take place on rifle range if possible. No rifle calibers over .30 cal. are allowed.

Handling of firearms for any reason when someone is down range. Use of a fully automatic firearm or use of a device that simulates fully automatic fire. Use of unauthorized targets such as glass, cans, rocks, wood or any target that can cause a ricochet. Use of armor piercing ammunition (steel or tungsten core, penetrator, or military black tip), tracer ammunition or incendiary ammunition. Deliberate shooting at target stands, supports or range markers. Shooting above black rubber sheet backstop. Try to keep your bullet impacts in between the support poles. Cross-fire onto another target or to any area of the range not directly in front of the shooter. Any member who violates these rules may be subject to suspension of membership or expulsion from the club