Hours

There will be no outdoor shooting from 9PM to 9AM.The normal outdoor ranges hours will be from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM or dusk, which ever comes first, except that all open shooting will be closed by the departure of the rangemaster. Approved outdoor pistol events may obtain specific approval from the Range Committee to shoot up to 9:00 PM.

Public rifle and pistol shooting hours as set by the Board of Directors will be posted and advertised and will apply to all members without specific Special Use permission. The current hours are:

Rifle Monday – Friday 12 Noon to dusk / 7PM

Rifle Saturday - Sunday 9AM to dusk / 7PM

Rifle Holiday Monday or Friday 9AM to dusk / 7PM

Pistol Saturday - Sunday 12 Noon to dusk / 7PM

Pistol Friday 12 Noon to dusk / 7PM

Pistol Holiday Monday 12 Noon to dusk / 7PM

Members

Members have no additional shooting privileges beyond the supervised public shooters except as specifically granted by the Range Committee on a case by case basis. The process of obtaining additional shooting privileges is known as “Special Use”. Members do have additional responsibilities, however, which includes the enforcing of range safety rules and club policy.

All Club members are required to wear their membership cards in plain sight

Public Shooters

Public shooters may shoot on Range #2 (rifle) or Range #3 (pistol) during the posted rangemaster supervised public shooting hours for a fee set by the Board of Directors.

A release form will be filled out and signed by every public shooter before use of the ranges is allowed. Minors may shoot only if they are under the direct supervision of a parent, guardian or other responsible adult who can assume responsibility and can legally sign the release form.

Handicapped Shooters

Members will accord every courtesy and assistance to handicapped shooters using our facility. Our ranges are open to handicapped shooters within the bounds of safety, which will be the overriding consideration.

Guests

Since the facility is open to public shooters, the club has only minimal guest privileges. A person who has never used the ranges before may be signed in by a member as a guest and have the normal public shooting fees waived. A release form must be filled out and signed by every guest and all public shooter rules and restrictions apply including hours. Guests will pay retail public prices for any ammunition, components or supplies purchased.

Law Enforcement / Military

Member privileges may be restricted occasionally to allow law enforcement or military units to use our ranges. Most law enforcement use will occur on weekday mornings on Range #2 and will be organized to intergrate with normal member use.

All law enforcement and military use will conform with our safety rules and their shooting activities will be restricted to the safe use of our ranges as they were designed, i.e. fixed firing line, adequate marksmanship and proper impact area. All law enforcement or military unit use will be at the discretion of the Range Committee within the guidelines established by the Board of Directors.

We will waive our shooting fee for all law enforcement officers in their duty uniform who wish to shoot at our range during public shooting hours.

Inspection of Firearms and Ammunition

At any time, the rangemaster or a range official may inspect any firearm or ammunition on the ranges, and may order any firearm or ammunition off the ranges which they, in their sole judgement, consider to be inappropriate or in an unsafe condition.

Parking

All members and public shooters will park in the main parking lots. The Pistol Range parking lot is restricted to only handicapped shooters and official vehicles during public shooting hours.

Restrictions

A. Intoxicated or otherwise impaired

Any person who, in the opinion of the rangemaster or other range offical, is intoxicated, impaired, or otherwise a potential safety hazard, may, at the discretion of the official, be prohibited from using the ranges and/or ejected from the facility.

B. Firearms - ulta-highpower rifles chambered for .50 cal BGM and similar rounds are not permitted on our ranges.

C. Range Restrictions

1. Range #1 (Qualified Member Only Range)

a. This range is restricted to only those members who have obtained specific Special Use permissions.

b. All member activity is limited to that granted to the member through the Special Use process.

2. Range #2 (Public Rifle Range)

a. Pistols are not allowed in the public shooter area.

b. Rifles will be loaded and fired one round at a time unless specific permission has been obtained from the rangemaster to proform a magazine function test. Rimfire .22 rifles may load a maximum of 5 rounds.

c. Rifles will be shot off the bench unless specific permission has been granted by the rangemaster to shoot off-hand.

3. Range #3 (Pistol Range)

a. Rifles are not allowed (except 10 meter air rifles).

b. Pistols that use Bottle-neck highpower (rifle) cartridges are not allowed.

c. Small frame pistols and derringers are not allowed unless specific permission has been obtained from the Rangemaster.

D. Ammunition

1. Armor-piercing, explosive, or tracer ammunition is absolutely prohibited on any of the ranges.

2. All types of shot-shells (multi-projectile) are prohibited on all rifle and pistol ranges.

3. Ultra-high power calibers, such as the .50 BMG, are prohibited on all ranges.

E. Targets

1. Only the approved paper targets and spots sold through the Range Office will be used.

2. Each shooter may hang only one target directly down range from their shooting position on the target frames provided.

3. When using portable target frames, the target must be hung at such a height that the bullets passing through the target still impact in the designed impact berm (club members with special use only).

F. Positions

1. Prone, sitting, kneeling position shooting will only take place on the platform in front of the shooting benches by members with specific Speical Use permission. Position shooting will take place only in those secure shooting bays which are, at the time, exclusively restricted to position shooting.

2. Pistols will be shot only from the center of each shooting position on Range #3. Supporting the pistol next to the dividers or directly on the shooting bench is not allowed. The pistol rests provided may be used.

G. Skill Level

1. All shooters are required to have adequate skill to place all their shots on the target. Shooters with new firearms and those with maladjusted sights are expected to get on the paper within a reasonable number of shots, (less than 6), while using the rests provided.

2. Any shooter who does not possess the skill to hit the target paper will remove themselves or be asked to leave. They are expected to take the appropriate formal training and obtain the required skill level before returning to use the range.

Rules

The Range Safety Rules will be available to each member and to each public shooter. Each shooter must follow the Range Safety Rules and any other rules posted.

Violations

Any shooter who has been observed violating these rules or any other firearm safety rules may at the discretion of the rangemaster or, in his absence, any club member observing the violation, be ejected from the ranges. If the violator is also a club member, the rangemaster or observing club member will submit a written account to the Range Committee, which will judge the seriousness of the violation and determine an appropriate penalty (suspension of range privileges). The rangemaster or any club Officer has the authority to confiscate a member’s card for serious violations.

Members who observe safety or policy violations and take no direct action to correct the situation should expect the suspension of their shooting privileges.

Any member who feels aggrieved by the decision of the Range Committee may appeal the decision to the Board of Directors.

Special Use Permits

Any Club member who wishes to deviate from the rules established for the public shooters must submit in person a Special Use Request to the Range Committee at their regularly scheduled meeting. All deviations will be at the discretion of the Range Committee within the guidelines established by the Board of Directors.

View the Special Use presentation which includes much of the club policy on range activities:

Special Use Presentation

Special Use Permits will expire at the end of the calendar year corresponding to the member's Membership card presented with the Special Use Request.

Events

All rifle and pistol events will be organized, sponsored and controlled by the Range Committee and approved and calendared by the Board of Directors.

Annual Sight-in

Member privileges may be restricted during the annual hunter sight-in period, depending on the range availability or lack there of (public shooters have priority during this period). Members are expected to volunteer to help on the line during hunter sight-in to aid the public shooters and to insure complete safety.

Member Purchases

Members may purchase items from the club at reduced prices, either in inventory or by special order through the Range Office. Items purchased for non-members will be at non-member prices.

Emergencies

An emergency (911) telephone is available near the Range Office business window for off-hour emergencies.

The are fire extigushers positioned at each range building for fire surpression as well as water hoses at the Range Office and the Pistol range.

First Aid kits and CPR kits are available on each range.