CHILLICOTHE SPORTSMEN'S CLUB, INC.
GROUND
RULES (rev 12/2016)
- Lock the
gate when
entering and leaving the grounds, except when a scheduled event is in
progress.
- No one under the influence of
alcohol or narcotics will be permitted to participate in organized or
practice shooting events. If continued and knowing violations are
observed, report the violating individual to club officials. (SEE
POLICY ON CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)
- The club grounds and facilities are for the use
of members and their families. An occasional guest is allowed for purposes
of securing new members. Exceptions are attendance at events open to the
public and approved functions by the board.
- Maintenance equipment and personnel have precedence over activity on
club grounds except during approved club events.
- All ranges will be used ONLY for target shooting (Paper, Clay or
Steel). There will be NO shooting of dangerous debris-causing targets
(Glass, Concrete Blocks, bricks etc.) on any range. Shooting airborne
targets with rifles is prohibited. Whichever range you use, pick up all
your litter (targets, shells, etc.) when finished.
- NO club property is to be
removed from the grounds without board approval.
- Members must have their identification [with
them] and must produce it to any club official requesting it. Members
without proper identification will be asked to leave the grounds. Range
marshals and club officials have full authority to enforce rules on the
club grounds.
- All violations of Federal and State Game Laws and
Criminal Laws committed on club property are violations of club rules and
grounds for loss of club membership.
- All persons and guests using club facilities are
expected to behave in accordance to range and grounds rules.
- It is each member's responsibility to pick up
his/her own litter when using the club’s facility. No dumping of any kind is allowed.
- All vehicles must stay on the roads and parking
areas. Unauthorized vehicles are not allowed on the shooting ranges. The
speed limit around the grounds is 5
MPH.
Exceptions: Ranges 5 and 6, to set up or remove your targets from the
range. Range 7, if red light is on
or range closed sign is showing, then you can drive on range 7 to place,
repair or remove your targets.
- HUNTING
IS NOT ALLOWED ON CLUB PROPERTY.
- Our lake is stocked with game fish for members
and their guests. Pole and line fishing only is permitted. NO minnows or gas motors are allowed. Limits and
restrictions will be posted at the front gate by the board of directors. NO wading, swimming, diving or dog
training is allowed in the lake.
- The indoor range is to be used only at board
approved scheduled events.
- No shooting of firearms on the archery range.
Firearms must be unloaded and in cases.
- No illegal narcotics
allowed on the grounds.
POLICY ON
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
People who CANNOT consume any alcoholic
beverages on club grounds:
- Shooters or people who are going to shoot; until
after they are done shooting.
- Match Directors
- Assistant Match Directors
- Scorekeepers
- Anyone assisting in the running or operation of a
shooting match (handgun, rifle, shotgun, and archery)
- Minors
CHILLICOTHE SPORTSMEN’S CLUB, INC.
RANGE RULES (rev 12/2016)
Rule 1 Is The
General Rule Applicable To All
Ranges.
During board
approved events & organized matches, the match or event director can, for
safety reasons or for event or course design, modify these rules.
The following
are the new range numbers:
1 -- 100 yard range
2 – Trap range
3 – Short lakeside range
4 – Cowboy Town
5 – Practice Range
6 – 3-bays
7 – 300 yard range
8 – Archery Range
I. General Rules For All Ranges:
- Range
safety is of utmost importance: No handling of firearms when anyone is down range.
All guns will be cleared, unloaded, and benched (or in the racks) before
anyone goes down range. Keep guns pointed down range or in a safe
direction at all times, and make
sure that all guns are unloaded before proceeding to put up targets. Leave
the actions open for easy inspection by other shooters. Use only safe
targets and direct all shooting towards the backstops.
- No centerfire rounds can be shot before 7 A.M. and NO shooting after 10:00P.M.
on any CSC Range.
- During all organized & informal shooting, eye
&ear protection is required.
- No targets that produce a detonating or explosive
affect when struck.
- Railroad torpedoes;
gas filled containers & all others used in combination with tracer or
incendiary ammunition.
- No aerial targets or
firing above existing berms and backstops. Exceptions are clay trap targets during
trap matches or informal trap practices.
- No glass, concrete
blocks, bricks, stones, frangible material and that which would be
conducive to producing a ricochet.
- No 50 BMG
Cartridge use allowed.
- No class 3 firearms allowed unless authorized by
the board. (Each use / event must
be approved by the board). Use of near full-auto devices
(example: ‘slidefire’,
‘bumpfire’,
‘slamfire’, Tapcon trigger,
et. al.) is not allowed due
to safety issues.
- No intentional firing at target support poles,
metal covers, or silhouette stands.
- Targets will be placed so bullets that hit the
target will then impact into the backstop or side berms.
- Steel Targets - how close shooter can stand to
them while shooting at them.
- Using handgun, rimfire, shotgun ammo, no closer than 25 yards.
- Using rifle ammo, no
closer than 75 yards.
- Exceptions: See Additional Rules For
Shooting At Steel At Less Than 25 Yards.
- Speed needs to be 650
FT per second minimum.
- Shotguns
- Using shotshells is
not allowed on Range 1 and Range 7. The use of slug ammo is allowed.
- Shot shells can only
be used on Range 2, 4, 5, and 6.
- Side Berms - If using the side berms on Range 5
and 6 as bullet impact areas, 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.
II. Range 1. 100 Yard and Silhouette Range
- Firing line is under the roof only.
- Metal Silhouette targets only to be used on
stands in front of berms only on Silhouette Range only.
- Silhouette Range is limited to rimfire ammo only.
- Side berm is not a bullet impact area.
- It is each member’s responsibility to pick up his/her
own litter when using the Club facility.
- No use of shotshells
allowed.
III. Range 2. Trap
Range
- Shooter must stand between the 2 outside bird
throwing houses.
- No standing on the roofs of the bird throwing
houses.
- If there is a person throwing clay targets, they
must be standing even with or behind the shooter.
- It is each member’s responsibility to pick up
his/her own litter when using the Club facility.
IV. Range 3. Short lakeside range
- Side berms can be bullet impact area.
- It is each member’s responsibility to pick up
his/her own litter when using the Club facility.
V.
Range 4. Cowboy Town
- 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.
- When facing down range -
- If shooting at targets
in left side buildings, shooting can only be done when shooter is on left
sidewalk.
- If shooting at targets
in right side buildings, shooting can only be done when shooter is on
right sidewalk.
- Side berms can be bullet impact area.
- It is each member’s responsibility to pick up
his/her own litter when using the Club facility.
VI. Range 5. Practice
Range
- Firing line is under the roof.
- Side berms can be bullet impact area.
- It is each member’s responsibility to pick up
his/her own litter when using the Club facility.
VII. Range 6. 3-Bays
- Side berms can be bullet impact area.
- Do not shoot at spools or tables.
- Shooters must not shoot their firearms from
further back than the front of the shelter on each of the 3 bays.
- It is each member’s responsibility to pick up
his/her own litter when using the Club facility.
VIII. Range 7. 200 Meter – 300 Yard Range
- The firing line is under the roof only.
- Side berms are not bullet impact areas.
- No use of shotshells
allowed.
- Be aware of the red flashing lights and range
closed sign.
- It is each member’s responsibility to pick up
his/her own litter when using the Club facility.
- Handguns are not
allowed
on Range 7 unless they
can reach the closest berm (100 yard berm) or other berms that you are
shooting at. Do not shoot any targets closer than 100 yards due to the
possibility of rounds ricocheting off the property.
IX. Range 8 Archery Range
- No shooting of firearms
allowed on archery range. Firearms must be unloaded and in cases.
- Shoot all arrows from
designated shooting positions.
- ALWAYS BE SURE OF WHERE
YOUR ARROW IS GOING TO IMPACT AGAINST THE BACKSTOP.
- Do not cross-bale shoot.
Shoot only the target for that designated position.
- Do not shoot fixed
blades or expandable blade broad heads into practice bales.
- Before retrieving your
arrows, make sure all the shooters on the line have finished. Then
everyone proceeds to the bales to retrieve their arrows together.
- Before SHOOTING
RESUMES, make certain that all shooters are back on the shooting line.
- Field roving on the
pathways is allowed and encouraged on the entire 32 acres. However, for
safety reasons, always enter and exit at the pathway located at the extreme
left of the practice yard.
- Know your target, and
what is beyond it.
- Cross-bows are allowed
on the range.
Additional Rules
For Shooting At Steel Targets At Less Than 25 Yards
- These rules apply only to individuals and
non-club and/or non-organized events.
- 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.
- Firearms allowed to shoot at Steel Targets at
less than 25 yards:
- Handguns of pistol
caliber only
- Rifles of pistol
caliber only
- No slugs to be shot in
shotguns
- Shotguns shot size to
be no larger than #4 and lead shot only.
- Types of Steel Target material that can be used:
- Use only high strength
alloy steel targets
- Use commercially
available targets, the type which directs the bullet to the ground after impact.
- Homemade targets must
be designed such that they direct the bullet to the ground after impact.
- Target must be in good
condition with no ”pitting” or “pot marks”.
These can send the bullet in un-expected directions.
- Shooting at targets closer than 10 yards will not
be allowed.
- Use only Ranges 3, 4, 5 or 6 when shooting at
steel targets at less than 25 yards.
- Place targets such that missed rounds impact the
backstop or side berms.
The
enclosed Revised Ground & Range Rules were APPROVED by the CSC Board of Directors on December 13, 2016, and
are effective immediately.
PLEASE READ AND
RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!
Previous
issues of these Ground & Range Rules are obsolete.