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Range Rules
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General Range Rules
- Always treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
- Never point a firearm at anything that you do not want to destroy. Keep the muzzle pointed down range at all times.
- All firearms will be unloaded and made safe before anyone goes forward of the firing line. No firearms will be handled while anyone is down range.
- Firearms may be loaded only when the shooter is on the firing line.
- Know what your target is and what is behind your target before you shoot.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
- Anyone on the range, whether shooter, observer, or instructor, has the authority to call for a "CEASE FIRE" if they observe an unsafe act or condition.
- Alcohol is prohibited on all firing ranges. No person will be permitted to shoot on any range if impaired by drugs or alcohol.
- Eye and ear protection is mandatory during firing.
- Live ammunition must not be discarded on the range or in the trash
- Glass and pyrotechnic targets are prohibited.
- Tracer, armor piercing, and incendiary ammunition is prohibited.
- Tracers are a fire hazard and we have to worry about that here. Besides, they work best at night and the range is closed then!*
- Event-specific rules may be adopted for LASC sanctioned events.
- Remember no .50 caliber BMG of any kind is to be shot at the gongs. Someone has already put a hole in the armor plate gong that we paid A LOT for! We had expected this armor plate to last for years, so we paid a premium for the special steel. The 50 BMGs also just have too much energy for the gong mounts etc. (50 AE pistol & 50 cal muzzle loaders are OK).
*Tracers and metal piercing rounds are NOT allowed on the ranges.
There is also the safety issue that penetrator cores in armor piercing ammo can spall off on bullet impact and become a serious ricochet problem. Normal bullets just deform or splatter. Anything marked Armor Piercing is certainly out of bounds. There is no problem with "normal" FMJ loads. However, a lot of the 7.62x39 (SKS/AK47) surplus ammo is also steel core (i.e. mild armor piercing). This stuff will shoot through a light armor, so please don't destroy our expensive gongs with it! Since its hard to tell what's what in surplus ammo, PLEASE don't use this surplus ammo on gongs unless you are sure it is LEAD CORE, not STEEL CORE.
Shotgun Range Specific Rules
- NO SHOOTING is allowed before 8:00 a.m. or after sundown.
- No guns shall be loaded until the shooter is on the shooting station. “Loading” is putting any part of a loaded shell in any part of the gun. The gun shall be unloaded before leaving the station or changing stations.
- When not on station, carry your gun with the breech open. Pumps and automatics will have their bolt open. Fixed breech guns will be broken open.
- Do not handle another person’s gun without their permission.
- Store all guns in racks or in your vehicle.
- ONLY active shooters, designated pullers, shooting instructors, and referees are allowed “on the field.”
- Be alert for range personnel entering or leaving the trap houses.
- Shooters should pick up their hulls AFTER ALL MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD HAVE FINISHED SHOOTING. Stay clear of the low house trap when picking up empties.
- Rules of the shooting sports skeet, trap, and sporting clays, establish a MAXIMUM SHOT SIZE OF 1-1/8 oz., #7-1/2 shot. This means no shotgun slugs or pistol or rifle shooting on the shotgun range.
- Bunkers and trap houses are NOT TARGETS nor are they target stands!
- NO SHOOTING allowed before 8:00 a.m. or after sundown.
- Do not climb on or cross over any of the earth berms.
- No shotguns, centerfire rifles, or full-automatic firearms may be used on this range.
- Do not shoot at target frames or frame holders.
- Do not shoot at objects on berms.
- Please mount only 1 bullseye on target frames.
- NO SHOOTING allowed before 8:00 a.m. or after sundown.
- Do not climb on or cross over any of the earth berms.
- Do not shoot at objects on berms.
- Shotguns allowed only with slug ammunition.
- All competitors and spectators must stay well back of the firing line when not shooting and avoid any activity that might distract the competitor on the firing line.
- Pistol practice shooting within the 50 yard range will be done at the Pistol Range.
- Do not shoot at target frames or frame holders.
- Do not shoot at all objects setting on the ground.
- NO SHOOTING is allowed before 8:00 a.m. or after sundown.
- Do not climb on or cross over any of the earth berms.
- Only pistols and rifles in pistol calibers may be used on this range.
- Do not shoot at target frames or frame holders.
- Do not shoot at objects on berms.
- Black powder firearms are prohibited.
- No centerfire rifles allowed.
- The velocity of any handgun cartridge used must not exceed 2200 fps.
- No armor piercing ammunition allowed.
- Food may not be prepared nor consumed inside of the clubhouse.