Range Rules

• Daily shooting hours are: 9 AM to Sunset. (No Exceptions)
  
• FIREARMS MUST BE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AT ALL TIMES!!
• When a Range Officer is present on the range, all firing will be under his/her supervision.
• Eye & ear protection is required at all times on the ranges.
• Membership cards must be in your possession and shown upon request along with proof of identification if requested.
• Any member loaning his or her membership card to another for club facilities use will be expelled from the club.
• No junior member (under the age of 18) may use a range unless accompanied by an adult.   *(Archery age is 16 and under).
• NYS Law Prohibits Anyone UNDER Twelve (12) Years of Age From Using a Long Gun.  Airguns are excluded.
• Alcoholic beverages, drugs, intoxication, disorderly conduct will not be tolerated and are prohibited on any range.
• No profane or abusive language is permitted.
• Clowning or trick shooting is prohibited. No horseplay will be tolerated.
• Anyone caught defacing club equipment or property will be expelled from the club and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
• Rifles, Pistols and Shotguns (with slugs ONLY) may be used on the rifle range.
• Patterning of shotguns shall be done in the designated area, which is located to the far right of the trap house.
• No live ammo or miss-fired ammunition is to be placed in the trash barrels.
• All rifle and/or pistol actions MUST be opened, chambers empty and magazines removed (if possible) at ALL times when persons are downrange. Rifles and/or pistols unattended behind the firing line MUST also have actions opened and magazines removed (if possible). A cased firearm meets the listed criteria.
• If a malfunction of a loaded rifle or pistol occurs: The person having the misfire MUST call for a CEASE FIRE. ALL firing will cease until the firearm is cleared. Any attempts to clear the firearm MUST have the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. (Down range, directed to the impact areas and the ground). NO ONE is to go forward of the line while a firearm is being cleared.
• All rifle and pistol firing must be directed at paper targets fastened to the plywood backboards. All bullets must enter earthen backstops. Firing at the wooden Posts is expressly forbidden.
• Only shoot PAPER TARGETS. No shooting Clay Birds, cans, bottles, or other debris.
• All persons NOT in the act of firing MUST remain behind the shooting benches.
• Make sure that everyone has “made safe” before going down range.
• No handling firearms behind the shooting benches.
• No rapid fire (Shooting as fast as possible to simulate full auto)
• No Armor piercing or Tracer ammunition.
• No Full Auto/ Bump firing.
• Report any unsafe behavior immediately.
• Pick up brass and trash when done shooting (Brass goes in the barrels, not in the gravel!)
• Bring targets in when done shooting.
• INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE RANGE OFFICER IS FINAL!!

Any infraction of the above rules and regulations will result in immediate suspension of membership and possible expulsion pending a review by the board of directors.