In an emergency:
Contact a member of the Executive Committee as soon as possible, and call 911 immediately. Club address: 3725 Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA 17202.
General
Before you shoot
1
Safety is everyone's responsibility.
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Practice Gun Safety at all times.
3
In the event of an injury, contact a member of the Executive Committee as soon as possible, and call 911 immediately.
4
No alcoholic beverages permitted.
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Eye and ear protection are required when using the ranges.
6
Trespassers will be prosecuted.
7
Place trash, casings, and used targets into containers provided.
Ranges
Using the Ranges
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Range badges must be displayed at all times while on any range, and presented upon request to a Club member who has identified themself with their Club membership card.
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Outdoor ranges may be used from dawn to dusk, with the exception of the trap range, which may be extended beyond dusk with installed lights.
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Indoor range may be used from 6:00 AM until 11:00 PM daily, except during regular monthly Club meeting nights and special events. All indoor range shooters are required to sign the registration book.
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Share the ranges in a rotating fashion, if lines are beginning to form.
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All firearms must have open chambers and shell magazines removed until they are ready to be fired. Open action indicators are required and available on all ranges.
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Sporting Clays' course shall only be used during a sporting clay event — not at any other time, except when setting new courses or for special events.
7
If the clubhouse or grounds are rented, the trap range is closed.
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All ranges, including the indoor range, will be closed from the day prior to the beginning of the Franklin County Fair through the Monday following the Fair.
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No shooting is permitted in front of the firing line. The firing line may be moved forward, provided all shooters agree, and an orange flag is posted at the original firing line.
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All actions are to be open before people may go down range. If a gun's action will not stay open, the magazine shall be removed and an open chamber indicator used.
11
No fully automatic guns, firearms, or any device promoting rapid fire, such as, but not limited to, bump stocks and trigger actuators.
Targets
What you can shoot at
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No explosive targets will be tolerated.
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Only targets approved by the Executive Committee and general membership shall be permitted on indoor and outdoor ranges.
3
Only clay targets may be used on the Trap and Sporting Clay ranges.
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Only paper or hanging-type, double-action reactive targets may be used on all firearm ranges.
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Only club-placed steel targets are permitted on the rimfire range, and the firing line — designated by shooting benches — cannot be moved forward.
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Paper or 3D targets may be used on the archery range.
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All paper targets, including those for air guns, must be posted to the backboard only — not on the post or frame.
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Air gun targets must be posted to cardboard only — not on posts, target frames, or whiteboards.
Ammunition
What's allowed on each range
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No BMG rounds or centerfire rounds greater than .50 caliber are allowed.
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Only .22 caliber (standard load or less — no 17HMR or 17 Mach II calibers) ammunition may be used in the indoor range.
3
Air rifles up to .25 caliber may be used on the indoor range.
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No buckshot may be used on any range.
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Bird shot may be used on the Trap, Sporting Clay, and patterning board ranges.
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Only shot shells are permitted at the shotgun patterning box.
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Slug guns may not be used on Pistol ranges at less than 25 yards.
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Only field tip arrows may be used on the archery range.
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Only rimfire ammunition and firearms, not to exceed .22 caliber (including .22 Magnum and 17HMR), are permitted on the rimfire range.
Violators will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the Club.