SALTWATERS SHOOTING CLUB
Safety comes first.
Read the rules before your visit and follow all instructions from range staff.
Rifle / pistol range safety rules
- Firearms must be pointed in a safe direction at all times.
- Approved hearing and eye protection will be worn by anyone shooting or observing shooters on the range.
- No alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs shall be allowed on or in the vicinity of the range.
- No full auto. (Unless authorized by a range officer.)
- No magnetic, armor piercing or tracer ammunition. (Unless authorized by a range officer.)
- Only shoot designated paper or steel targets. (Unless authorized by a range officer.)
- No horseplay or goofing around on the line.
- Clean up your trash when finished shooting. Push brass to the front of the shooting platform. (Trash goes in the trash cans located near every bay.)
- Children must be under direct supervision of a parent at all times. (No running around the range or firing line.)
- Report any unsafe behavior immediately.
- In the event of a malfunction that the shooter is unable to clear, bench the firearm and notify a range officer.
- No open toe shoes allowed. (No sandals or flip-flops.)
- Instructions from the range officers are final.
Pistol range specific
- No closer than marked red line (12 yds) to shoot steel plates.
- Drawing from holster must be approved by a range safety officer. (No shoulder rigs or ankle holsters.)
- Nothing larger than 45 ACP.
Rifle range specific
- When the range is cold, bench firearms with the bolt open and you must use a chamber flag (ECI).
- Nothing larger than .308 caliber. (Unless authorized by a range officer.)
Shotgun sports safety rules
Skeet, sporting clays and 5-stand.
- Think “Safety first and always.”
- No alcohol.
- Ear and eye protection required.
- Keep gun unloaded and breeched/open while waiting to shoot.
- Only load your gun when in the stand and shooting.
- Only load 2 shells at a time.
- Use #7½, #8 or #9 shot only. No shot larger than #7½. Shot-size numbers run in reverse: #8 and #9 pellets are smaller than #7½ and are acceptable. No #6, #5, #4, #3 or #2 shot, or any other shot larger than #7½. No buckshot of any size, including 00 (double-aught) and 000 (triple-aught). No slugs. #8 shot is usually the preferred choice and is available for purchase on site.
- Pick up your empty hulls after shooting.
Failure to comply with any rules may result in immediate expulsion from the premises.