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Safety comes first.

Read the rules before your visit and follow all instructions from range staff.

Rifle / pistol range safety rules

  1. Firearms must be pointed in a safe direction at all times.
  2. Approved hearing and eye protection will be worn by anyone shooting or observing shooters on the range.
  3. No alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs shall be allowed on or in the vicinity of the range.
  4. No full auto. (Unless authorized by a range officer.)
  5. No magnetic, armor piercing or tracer ammunition. (Unless authorized by a range officer.)
  6. Only shoot designated paper or steel targets. (Unless authorized by a range officer.)
  7. No horseplay or goofing around on the line.
  8. 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.)
  9. Children must be under direct supervision of a parent at all times. (No running around the range or firing line.)
  10. Report any unsafe behavior immediately.
  11. In the event of a malfunction that the shooter is unable to clear, bench the firearm and notify a range officer.
  12. No open toe shoes allowed. (No sandals or flip-flops.)
  13. Instructions from the range officers are final.

Pistol range specific

  1. No closer than marked red line (12 yds) to shoot steel plates.
  2. Drawing from holster must be approved by a range safety officer. (No shoulder rigs or ankle holsters.)
  3. Nothing larger than 45 ACP.

Rifle range specific

  1. When the range is cold, bench firearms with the bolt open and you must use a chamber flag (ECI).
  2. Nothing larger than .308 caliber. (Unless authorized by a range officer.)

Shotgun sports safety rules

Skeet, sporting clays and 5-stand.

  1. Think “Safety first and always.”
  2. No alcohol.
  3. Ear and eye protection required.
  4. Keep gun unloaded and breeched/open while waiting to shoot.
  5. Only load your gun when in the stand and shooting.
  6. Only load 2 shells at a time.
  7. 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.
  8. Pick up your empty hulls after shooting.

Failure to comply with any rules may result in immediate expulsion from the premises.