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MULTI PURPOSE RANGE

  1. THE 50 YARD RANGE, PRIMARILY INTENDED AS A PISTOL RANGE WILL ACCOMMODATE THE USE OF .22 & .17 CALIBER RIFLES. THE 50 YARD RANGE MAY ALSO BE USED TO SIGHT IN RIFLES. HOWEVER, .50 CALIBER BMG TYPE, BIG BORE RIFLE CARTRIDGES CANNOT BE USED ON THIS RANGE AND THEREFORE ARE PROHIBITED.

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

  3. SHOTGUNS USING SLUGS MAY BE SIGHTED IN USING PAPER TARGETS LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BERM. USE PALLETS MOUNTED ON SUPPLIED PALLET HOLDERS OR THE STEEL GONGS AT 50 YARDS. BLACK POWDER PISTOLS, RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS ARE ALLOWED USING PAPER TARGETS LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BERM MOUNTED ON PALLETS ATTACHED TO SUPPLIED PALLET HOLDERS AT 50 YARDS OR THE STEEL GONGS AT 50 YARDS. BE THOUGHTFUL OF OTHER SHOOTERS WHEN USING BLACK POWDER

  4. ANY BLACK POWDER PISTOL MAY BE USED ON THE STEEL GONGS. BE THOUGHTFUL OF OTHER SHOOTERS WHEN USING BLACK POWDER.

  5. THE STEEL FALLING PLATE MACHINE IS AT 33 FEET ON THE LEFT (SOUTH SIDE) OF THIS RANGE. THE FALLING PLATES ARE CANTED TO DEFLECT SPLASH / SPRAY FROM LEAD BULLETS. THE STEEL FALLING PLATE MACHINE IS RESTRICTED TO LEAD AMMUNITION FROM CENTER FIRE PISTOLS UP TO 44 MAGNUM. THIS SPECIFFICALLY DENIES THE USE OF HARDBALL AMMUNITION DUE TO THE DAMMAGE IMPARTED TO THE STEEL TARGETS. HOWEVER, 22 CALIBER RIM FIRE CARTRIDGES FROM A RIFLE OR PISTOL MAY BE USED ON THE FALLING PLATE MACHINE.

  6. PAPER TARGETS ARE TO BE STAPLED OR TACKED TO PALLETS SUPPORTED BY SUPPLIED PALLET HOLDERS. BOWLING PINS OR CLAY TARGETS PLACED WITHIN THE BERM ARE OKAY. PLASTIC REACTIVE TARGETS SHOULD BE PLACED IN FRONT OF BERM OR WITHIN THE BERM. DO NOT USE BOTTLES OR CANS AS TARGETS. TARGETS ARE NOT TO BE FASTENED TO PALLET SUPPORT POST STRUCTURE, BEAMS OR TREES.

  7. PERSONAL STEEL TARGETS NOT APPROVED OR AUTHORIZED BY THE RANGE COMMITTEE ARE NOT PERMITTED FOR USE ON THE RANGE.

  8. HEARING AND EYE PROTECTION ARE MANDATORY.

  9. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALLOWED AT RANGES.

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

  11. 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.

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

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

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

  15. 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

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

  17. 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.

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

  19. SHOOT DIRECTLY AT THE BERM FROM IN SIDE THE RANGE ENCLOSURE (I.E. FIRING LINE). SHOOTING FROM IN FRONT OF THE ENCLOSURE IS PERMITTED AS FOLLOWS: FOR FIELD DAY, TRAINING IE; POLICE QUALIFICATIONS OR GUARD QUALIFICATIONS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. ALL OTHER SHOOTING MUST BE DONE FROM THE FIRING LINE.

  20. NO TARGET OF ANY KIND IS TO BE PLACED ON THE GROUND EXCEPT FOR BOWLING PINS OR CLAY TARGETS PLACED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BERM OR AGAINST THE BREM WITHIN THE BERM PROFILE.

  21. POLICE QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE POSTED AT RANGE AND IN CLUB HOUSE AT EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE. THE MONTHLY NEWS LETTER WILL GENERALLY ANNOUNCE ANY SCHEDULED RANGE ACTIVITY TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON CLUB SHOOTERS.

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

  23. 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.

  24. A FIRST AID BOX IS LOCATED IN THE CLUB HOUSE MEETING ROOM AND VARIOUS SHOOTING RANGE HOUSES FOR EMERGENCY USE. PLEASE FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THEIR LOCATIONS. PLEASE INFORM THE RANGE COMMITTEE IF SUPPLIES ARE USED TO RESTOCK THE BOX.

 

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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