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100 YARD RANGE

  1. THE 100 YARD RANGE IS PRIMARILY INTENDED AS A RIFLE RANGE BUT PISTOLS INCLUDING BLACK POWER AND SHOTGUNS MAY BE USED, SEE BELOW.

  2. THIS RANGE REQUIRES A SIGN IN AND OUT FOR ALL SHOOTERS USING PROPER NAME (I.E. FIRST & LAST NAME) WITH TIMES ANNOTATED. A BOOK IS PROVIDED IN BOX INSIDE RANGE HOUSE. PLEASE INCLUDE THE NAMES OF YOUR SHOOTING GUESTS

  3. BIG BORE RIFLE CARTRIDGES .50 CALIBER BMG TYPE, ARE ALLOWED TO BE USED ON THIS RANGE. HOWEVER CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE USED DUE TO NOISE, SHOCK WAVE AND THE LENGTH OF THE RANGE. ADDITIONALLY, ANY BLACK POWDER PISTOLS, RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS ARE ALSO ALLOWED. WHEN USING BLACK POWDER OR LARGE CALIBER GUNS PLEASE BE THOUGHTFUL OF OTHER SHOOTERS.

  4. HEARING AND EYE PROTECTION ARE MANDATORY.

  5. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALLOWED AT RANGES.

  6. REMOVE (PICK UP) YOUR DEBRIS BEFORE YOU LEAVE AND DISPOSE IN THE PROPER CONTAINERS LOCATED IN THE RANGE HOUSE.

  7. THE RANGE IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND SUNSET AS POSTED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND IS GENERALLY POSTED IN THE RANGE HOUSE.

  8. ALWAYS ENTER THE RANGE USING THE DOORWAY OF THE SHOOTING HOUSE. DO NOT ENTER OR APPROACH THE RANGEFROM ANY OTHER DIRECTION.

  9. CLOSE DOOR TO SHOOTING HOUSE DURING SHOOTING TO MINIMIZE NOISE FROM THE RANGE

  10. THE FOLLOWING AMMUNITION IS NOT ALLOWED: TRACER, INCENDIARY, STEEL CORE OR ARMOR PIERCING.

  11. AUTOMATIC FIREARMS OR SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPONS FITTED WITH TRIGGER RATCHETS OR OTHER ADD ON DEVICES THAT CREATE AUTOMATIC FIRE ARE NOT ALLOWED.

  12. THIS RANGE ALSO HAS A RUNNING DEER TARGET THAT IS USED DURING THE CLUB FIELD DAYS. THIS SPECIFIC TARGET REQUIRES THE USER TO BE TRAINED BY THE RANGE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO USE.

  13. WHENEVER A CEASE FIRE IS CALLED, ALL SHOOTING MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP. GUNS ARE TO BE MADE SAFE, (CLEARING THE CHAMBER AND REMOVEING THE CLIP, OR OPENING THE CYLINDER OR BREAKING THE ACTION). THE GUN SHOULD THEN BE PLACED ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU UNTOUCHED UNTIL THE REASON FOR THE CEASE FIRE IS ANNOUNCED AND THE FIRING RANGE IS RETURNED TO FIRING STATUS. UPON HEARING A REQUEST TO GO DOWN RANGE FOR ANY REASON, DO NOT HANDLE ANY GUN IN OR NEAR THE FIRING LINE UNTIL THE PERSON(S) HAVE RETURNED AND THE RANGE IS RETURNED TO FIRING STATUS.

  14. NO BOTTLES OR CANS USED AS TARGETS. NO TARGETS FASTENED TO STRUCTURAL POSTS, BEAMS OR TREES.

  15. ALL MINORS (UNDER AGE 18) MUST BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES. ALL GUESTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MEMBER AT ALL TIMES. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR GUESTS. DURING OCCASIONS WERE A MEMBER LEAVES THE RANGE FOR ANY REASON THE GUEST MUST ALSO DEPART THE RANGE.

  16. WHEN NOT IN USE ALL FIREARM ACTION SHALL BE IN THE OPEN POSITION OR FIXED WITH AN APPROPRIATE OPEN ACTION INDICATOR. HOWEVER, BREAK ACTION GUNS STORED IN THE GUN RACK PROVIDED IN THE HOUSE ARE EXCLUDED.

  17. SHOTGUNS USING SLUGS ONLY NOT SHOT, MAY BE SIGHTED IN USING PAPER TARGETS LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BERM, LOCATED ON PALLETS THAT ARE MOUNTED ON PALLET HOLDERS SUPPLIED.

  18. ALL TARGETS ARE TO BE PLACED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BERM, USING PALLETS MOUNTED ON PALLET HOLDERS, PROVIDED. PAPER TARGETS ARE TO BE STAPLED OR TACKED TO PALLETS. BOWLING PINS OR CLAY TARGETS PLACED IN FRONT OF, OR IN THE BERM ARE ALSO PERMITTED. PLASTIC REACTIVE TARGETS SHOULD BE PLACED IN FRONT OF BERM OR ON THE BERM WITHIN THE BERM PROFILE.

  19. ALL TARGETS ARE TO BE PLACED AT 100 YARD STATIONS ONLY. NO TARGETS ARE TO BE PLACED AT ANY OTHER DISTANCES EXCEPT DURING FIELD DAYS AND WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON. NO TARGET OF ANY KIND IS TO BE PLACED ON THE GROUND, EXCEPT FOR BOWLING PINS OR CLAY TARGETS PLACED IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF AND WITHIN THE BERM PROFILE.

  20. YOU MAY ONLY SHOOT DIRECTLY AT THE BERM TARGETS FROM WITHIN THE RANGE HOUSE ENCLOSURE (I.E. FIRING LINE). SHOOTING FROM IN FRONT OF THE ENCLOSURE IS PERMITTED FOR FIELD DAY, TRAINING IE; POLICE QUALIFICATIONS OR GUARD QUALIFICATIONS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL OTHER SHOOTING MUST BE DONE FROM THE FIRING LINE.

  21. THIS RANGE ALSO HAS THE “RUNNING DEAR TARGET” WHICH MAY BE USED AFTER RECEIVING CERTIFICATION FROM THE RANGE COMMITTEE.

  22. POLICE QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE POSTED IN THE RANGE HOUSE AND IN CLUB HOUSE AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE. ADDITIONALLY, A NOTICE WILL GENERALLY BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWS LETTER IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON CLUB SHOOTERS.

  23. DEFECTIVE OR DUD AMMUNITION IS TO BE DISPOSED OF IN THE RED CONTAINER NEAR THE OUTDOOR COOKING AREA ADJACENT TO THE CLUB HOUSE.

  24. ALL BRASS RE-LOADABLE AND NON RE-LOADABLE CASES ARE TO BE PLACED IN METAL RECYCLE CONTAINERS. PLACE PAPER OR CARDBOARD IN TRASH CONTAINERS. PLEASE EMPTY TRASH CONTAINERS WHEN THEY ARE FULL INTO THE GREEN DUMPSTER LOCATED IN THE PARKING LOT.

  25. A FIRST AID BOX IS LOCATED IN THE MULTI PURPOSE SHOOTING RANGE HOUSE AND OR THE CLUB HOUSE MEETING ROOM FOR EMERGENCY USE. PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF FIMILIAR WITH THEIR LOCATIONS. WHEN SUPPLIES ARE USED PLEASE INFORM THE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON TO ALLOW RESTOCKING.

 

FOR YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY THE RANGE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT SHOOTERS DO NOT EAT, DRINK FROM OPEN CONTAINERS OR SMOKE WHEN NEAR THE SHOOTING BENCH AREA. YOU SHOULD WASH UP AFTER SHOOTING.

REPORT ANY AND ALL RANGE DEFICIENCIES TO THE APPROPRIATE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON IN A TIMELY MANNER.

PLEASE ADDRESS ALL SAFETY ISSUES WITH MEMBERS IMMEDIATELY AS THEY OCCUR, AND FORWARD ANY SAFETY ISSUES TO THE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR RESOLUTION.

VIOLATION OF THESE RULES WILL SUBJECT YOU TO DISCIPLINARY REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON WITH ANY QUESTIONS. CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ONTHE MONTHLY NEWS LETTER SENT TO EVERY MEMBER.

Effective 12-04-10

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