Range Officers and Rules

Range Officers

Larry Metivier Chief Range Safety Officer, 401-392-0429,  LRMA.FREEDOM@cox.net

All new club members must receive range orientation training from one of the following South County Rod & Gun Club Range Officers before they are allowed to utilize the club’s ranges.

You can make arrangements with one of the Range Officers before or after one of the clubs monthly general meetings or contact them to make arrangements via their email address or phone number listed below.

 

Please make sure to read and follow all of the “Range Rules” for all of the shooting ranges you intend to use.

All “Range Rules” are listed below…

A copy of all “Range Rules” can be opened in PDF format by clicking here.

 Range Rules for High Powered Ranges.

1) You must sign in and out of the book in the club house and include your guests.

2) Eye and ear protection must be worn; no alcohol or cannabis related products are to be used or consumed before and during shooting on any range.

3) When going down range, make sure all guns are safe, pointing down range and empty, action opened and no one shall handle their firearms or magazines while the line is safe. Use range flags   when going down range by unfurling and placing in the holder. The last person coming back from the range must take down the flag and return it to its proper holder.

4) When everyone is back safely, you must announce the line is no longer safe, you may handle your firearms and/or you may continue firing.

5) No automatic weapons are to be used on any range.

6) Only paper targets should be used on ranges, no cans or bottles.
     BE SURE ALL BULLETS HIT THE BERM IMPACT AREA!
Do not use staples on targets. Use tape or some other adhesive.

7) Make sure muzzles are pointed down range at all times.

8) During hunting season observed shooting hours. All outdoor ranges are close during shotgun deer season and only members can hunt during deer season on the club property.

9) You are responsible for your guest and be with them at all times.

10) If you are shooting from the 100-yard berm and someone wants to shoot from the 300-yard berm,  you have one half-hour to shoot and then you must move to the 300-yard berm to continue
shooting.

11) Do not argue with another shooter, if he or she does not identify him/herself as a member, get his/her license plate, use your phone or a camera and take a picture of him/her and his/her Vehicle.

Report the incident to a board member.

12) No Tracer Ammo or exploding Targets allowed.
      NO ARMOR PIERCING ROUNDS!

13) Police your brass and cleanup after yourself.

14) Shooting on all outdoor ranges will commence no earlier than 9:00AM and end at dusk.

Rev. 04/2024

Range Rules for Outdoor 25 and 50 Yard Range.

1) You must sign in and out of the book in the club house and include your guests.

2) Eye and ear protection must be worn; no alcohol or cannabis related products are to be used or consumed before and during shooting on any range.

3) This range is for hand guns, rifles and black powder.

4) Shotguns using slugs only. Do not use any type pellet of shot on this range!

5) There are no restrictions except for shotgun shot pellets and automatic weapons.

6) No Tracer Ammo or exploding Targets allowed.
     NO ARMOR PEARCING ROUNDS!

7) Only paper targets should be used on ranges, no cans or bottles.
     BE SURE ALL BULLETS HIT THE BERM IMPACT AREA!
     DO NOT SHOOT AT OR PLACE TARGETS ON THE STEEL BEAM!
     DO NOT PLACE TARGETS ON THE GROUND WHERE ROUNDS DO NOT IMPACT THE BERM!
Do not use staples on targets. Use tape or some other adhesive.

8) Shooters must shoot from the same firing line.

9) When going down range, make sure all guns are safe, pointing down range and empty, action opened and no one shall handle their firearms or magazines while the line is safe. Use range flags when going down range by unfurling and placing in the holder. The last person coming back from the range must take down the flag and return it to its proper holder.

10) When everyone is back safely, you must announce “the line is no longer safe”, you may handle your firearms and or you may continue firing.

11) Do not argue with another shooter, if he or she does not identify him/herself as a member, get his/her license plate, use your phone or a camera and take a picture of him/her and his/her    vehicle. Report the incident to a board member.

12) Police your brass and cleanup after yourself.

13) Shooting on all outdoor ranges will commence no earlier than 9:00AM and end at dusk.

Rev. 04/2024

                                                           Range Rules for Indoor Range
 

1) You must sign in the log book inside the club.

2) No one can use the indoor range if anyone is present upstairs.

3) Eye and ear protection must be worn, no alcohol or cannabis related products are to be used or consumed before or during shooting on all ranges.

4) All pistols and rifles must be pointed down range at all times.

5) Use paper targets only and your firing point must be positioned behind the red line.

6) No steel core ammo can be used on the indoor range.

7) No ammo with speeds greater than 1150 fps can be used in the indoor range.

8) If a guest is shooting, you must be present in the range.

9) Combat shooting QuickDraw are not allowed on range.

10) The first person at the range becomes the range officer if another member shows up to shoot.

11) If shooting with other members, approximately every 15 min., ask if someone wants to go down range.

12) When changing targets all rifles and pistols must be empty magazines out, cylinder and slides open, weapons on the table facing down range.

13) When the firearms are safe, you must say (clear), when everyone is safe, say (the line is safe) -you may go down range to change targets. Do not handle firearms, clips or magazines when the line is safe.

14) When everyone is back behind the red line say (the line is no longer safe you may handle your firearms).

15) After you are done shooting you must police your brass and clean up after yourself.

16) Do not argue with another shooter if he or she does not identify him/herself as a member get his/her license plate number use your phone or a camera and take a picture of him/her and his/her vehicle.

Report the incident to a board member.

Rev . 04/2024

Range Rules for Trap and Skeet Ranges

1) Club machines cannot be operated without Authorized Personnel.

2) Eyes and ear protection must be worn, no alcohol or cannabis related products are to be used or consumed before or during shooting on all ranges.

3) No slugs or buckshot can be used on the skeet or trap range.

4) When the shooter is on the line, the muzzle must be pointed in a safe direction, the action must be opened and empty until the Range Officer says the line is (set or hot).

5) When the shooter is indexing to the next firing position, after being authorized by the Range Officer to do so. His shotgun must be empty, open and pointed in a safe upright position.

6) When shooter completes his move to the # 1 firing position, he must acknowledge when he is set to the range officer.

7) After Last round has been called and the shooter completes his last shot, the shooter must remain on the line with his action opened, gun empty and pointed in a safe direction. He may only leave his position at the command of the Range Officer.

8) Unless shooter is on the firing line all shotguns must be kept in the gun rack.

9) Shooting on all outdoor ranges will commence no earlier than 9:00AM and end at dusk.

Rev . 04/2024

 

Range Rules for Patterning in Shotguns

 

There is a fifty-yard shotgun patterning area on the left side of the Skeet range.

You must bring your own paper or cardboard to patterning on.

Your shooting position will be at the second station of the Skeet Range.

 There is a frame on which to affix your target.

 Do not place target on the wooden uprights!

 Use tape or your own clips to hold your target.

Use Shot only!

Do not use Slugs!

 Dispose of you targets in the dumpster next to the garage.

Do not leave them on the target frame or on the ground.

If the Skeet range is in use on Sunday mornings between 9:00AM and 12:00PM

You must wait until they are finished.

 If the target frame is shot up or destroyed or the is trash left around, this area may be eliminated.