CHILLICOTHE SPORTSMEN’S CLUB, INC.

RANGE RULES  (rev 06/06)

 

 

Rule 1 Is The General Rule Applicable To All Ranges.

Rules II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII are for the respective specific ranges.  These rules apply to informal shooting only.

During board approved events & organized matches, the match or event director can, for safety reasons or for event or course design, modify these rules.

 

 

I.  General Rules For All Ranges:

 

A.     No 50 BMG Cartridge use allowed.

 

B.     No targets that produce a detonating or explosive affect when struck.

1.      Railroad torpedoes; gas filled containers & all others used in combination with tracer or incendiary ammunition.

2.      No aerial targets or firing above existing berms and backstops.  Exceptions are clay trap targets during trap matches or informal trap practices.

3.      No glass, concrete blocks, bricks, stones, frangible material and that which would be conducive to producing a ricochet.

 

C.     During all organized & informal shooting, eye &ear protection is required.

 

D.     No class 3 firearms allowed unless authorized by the board.  (Each use / event must be approved by the board).

 

E.      No intentional firing at target support poles, metal covers, or silhouette stands.

                

F.      No handling of firearms when anyone is down range. Guns will be cleared, unloaded and benched before anyone goes down range.

 

G.     Targets will be placed so misses and bullets that hit the target will then impact into the backstop or side berms. If non-penetrating targets are being used then hits on target do not have to impact the backstop or side berms.

 

H.     Steel Targets - how close shooter can stand to them while shooting at them.

1.      Using handgun, rimfire, shotgun ammo, no closer than 25 yards.

2.      Using rifle ammo, no closer than 75 yards.

3.      Exceptions:  See Additional Rules For Shooting At Steel At Less Than 25 Yards.

 

I.        Shotguns

1.      Using shot shells on Range 1, Range 3-Cowboy Town, and Range 5 is not allowed. Use of slug ammo is allowed.

2.      Shot shells can only be used on Range 2, Range 3-Practice Range, and Range 4.

 

J.       Side Berms - If using the side berms on Range 3 and 4, as bullet impact areas, then you must shoot in the down range direction (towards the backstop).  At no time can you shoot directly into the side berm or in the up range direction (entrance area).  It has to be at an angle and in the direction of the backstop.

 

K.    No center fire rounds can be shot before 7 A.M. on any CSC Range.

 

 

II.  Range 1.  100 Yard and Silhouette Range

 

A.     Firing line is under the roof only.

 

B.     Metal silhouette targets on stands in front of berms only.

 

C.     Side berm is not a bullet impact area.

 

D.    Silhouette Range is limited to rimfire ammo only.

 

 

III.  Range 2.  Trap Range

 

A.     Shooter must stand between the 2 outside bird throwing houses.

 

B.     No standing on the roofs of the bird throwing houses.

 

C.     If there is a person throwing clay targets, they must be standing even or behind the shooter.

 

 

IV.  Range 3.  Cowboy Town

 

A.     Targets must be on freestanding support, behind the wall with windows and doors and in front of the side berm, not attached to the window frames, doorframes, poles, or walls.

 

B.     When facing down range -

1.      If shooting at targets in left side buildings, shooting can only be done when shooter is on left sidewalk.

2.      If shooting at targets in right side buildings, shooting can only be done when shooter is on right sidewalk.

 

C.      Side berms can be bullet impact area.

 

 

V.  Range 3.  Practice Range

 

A.      Firing line is under the roof if being used by multiple shooters.

 

B.     If shooter is using the range alone or a group is using it but with one shooter shooting at a time, then the firing line can be forward of the roof.

 

C.     Side berms can be bullet impact area.

 

 

VI.  Range 4.  3 Bays

 

A.     Side berms can be bullet impact area.

 

B.     Shooter must not shoot their firearm further back than the front of the shelter on each of the 3 bays.

 

 

VII.  Range 5.  200 Meter – 300 Yard Range

 

A.     Roof is the firing line.

 

B.     Side berms are not bullet impact areas.

 

 

Additional Rules For Shooting At Steel Targets At Less Than 25 Yards

       

  1. These rules apply only to individuals and non-club and/or non-organized events.

 

  1. Individual approval:

Club member must contact the match director of a similar event or the Board of Directors, to obtain approval to shoot at steel at less than 25 yards. Items to be considered:  Skill level, knowledge and experience with steel and reactive targets.

  

  1. Firearms allowed to shoot at Steel Targets at less than 25 yards:
    1. Handguns of pistol caliber only
    2. Rifles of pistol caliber only
    3. No slugs to shot in shotgun
    4. Shotgun, shot size, no larger than #4 and lead shot only

 

  1. Types of Steel Target material that can be used:
    1. Use only high strength alloy steel targets
    2. Use commercially available targets, the type which directs the bullet to the ground after impact.
    3. Homemade targets must be designed such that they direct the bullet to the ground after impact.
    4. Target must be in good condition with no ”pitting” or “pot marks”. These can send the bullet in un-expected directions.

 

  1. Shooting at targets closer than 10 yards will not be allowed.

 

F.   Use only Ranges 3 and / or 4 when shooting at steel targets at less than 25 yards.

 

G.  Place targets such that missed rounds impact the backstop or side berms.