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Gallery Firing Point
Mission
Statement
The Club aims to
promote enjoyment in the skills of marksmanship with
firearms through practice and competition. Equal
Opportunity Membership of the Club is open to anyone
interested in the sport regardless of age, sex,
disability, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
religion or other beliefs The Committee provides an
annual programme of events and competitions which caters
for all levels of shooting skill.
Club Rules (Section 5. 6 & 7)
These pages are intended
to provide guidance for normal shooting days. they are
section 5, 6 & 7 of the document containing the Club's
Constitution, Rules and Safe Management Procedures
available from the Club Secretary.The general
organisation of the Club and conditions pertaining
to membership are covered in the management document
kept at the range. The following
"everyday" rules also apply:
THE RANGE OFFICER'S DECISION is at all times
final and must be obeyed without question.
SMOKING OR NAKED FLAMES are not allowed in
any of the container cabins or on the firing point. No
firearms, propellants of any kind or primers are to be
stored in any of the containers on the range.
NO to DPM wear on the range
YES to Ear Muffs & Safety
Shooting Glasses
CONDUCT AND DRESS Members are expected not to
do or say anything that may bring the Club or the sport
of target shooting into disrepute. Animals are not
allowed into the firing point shelter during firing.
Hearing protection must be used preferably "ear muff"
design. Minors of 16 years or
less must only use ear muffs. Eye protection is strongly
recommended. Members must keep a record of any
competitions which they enter. Entries in the range
attendance register must be legible, clear and accurate.
members are expected to help on Club maintenance days
Dress should be safe
and suitable for target shooting. In keeping with
National Guidelines, camouflage or Disruptive Pattern
Material clothing is not encouraged as being suitable
for a covered firing point.
MEMBERSHIP is open to the following
categories: Adult; Concessionary Adult (in receipt of
State pension, and/or spouse/partner; Junior adult aged
17 to 21; Junior aged 10 - 17; all subject to
satisfactory completion of a probationary period of six
months and regular attendance.
Children under the age
of 9 years are not allowed on the range!
Anyone using an air arm (non Firearms Certificate or
FAC) MUST be aged 10 years or more.
Anyone using a firearm must be aged 14 years or more!
Those aged
between 9 and 17 years must be supervised on a 1:1 basis
by a full member of the club in the presence of the
adult responsible for them.
Members must be of good character and not prohibited
from handling firearms. Regular attendance by full
members is required, the minimum of shooting visits
being six to ensure continued membership. If a prolong
period of absence occurs (e.g. for illness), it would be
helpful if those concerned contact the secretary.
GUEST AND VISITORS Guest without a firearms
certificate may shoot on the range under 1:1 supervision
on notified Guest Days. Visitors with an FAC or those
shooting non FAC air arms may only make a maximum of 3
visits in addition to Guest Days after which they must
apply for membership. Guest and visitors must complete
the required form (available from the Club Secretary)
and pay the guest fee before using the range. Guest or
visitors are the responsibility of the full member who
proposed them and who will ensure their safe conduct,
compliance with the range rules and safe handling of
firearms.
ON THE FIRING LINE Everyone on the firing
line must comply with the orders of the Range Officer
without question. On arrival, members must first find a vacant lane
before completing the register and
place their firearm in its case on the firing bench and collecting their lane
number and target stand and green board. Members
shooting in a recognise competition have priority of
place. Firearms must only be carried
in a closed secure case, or having been first cleared by
the Range Officer, unloaded with the action open and
hammer at half-cock and uncapped as appropriate.
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No
uncased firearm is to be brought into the firing
line shelter.
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No
firearm may be removed from its case or handled
unless the range is live
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No
firearm is to be pointed towards anyone at anytime
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No
loaded firearm is to be pointed above the sloping
sand back stop at any time
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Green separating boards must be used
between lanes on the main range
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Members are responsible for
erecting and removing the board on their right
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On
completing their shooting, members must return their
targets and board to store and leave their firing
point clean and tidy. Empty cartridge cases must not
be left on the firing bench or floor.
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Firing may only start on the signal of the Range
Officer (1 long Whistle)
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A
firing detail normally lasts for 15 minutes to
accommodate all the disciplines on the firing point
at the discretion of the Range Officer
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The
order to stop firing is a series of short whistles
and must be complied with promptly
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On
the order to stop firing, firearms must be unloaded
and left on the firing bench with the breech open
ready for inspection, while members stand clear of
the yellow line
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Detachable magazines must be removed
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Muzzle loading firearms must be left uncapped with
the hammer on half cocked
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No-one may go forward of the firing line without the
permission of the Range Officer
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No
firearm may be handled once the line has been
cleared
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When a member has finished shooting, he/she must
have their firearm proven clear by another member or
the Range Officer before putting it in its case at
the firing point
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No
firearm to be taken back to the seating or car park
areas unless it has been proven clear and returned
to its case
Firearms and Ammunition
Members
must ensure that their firearms are safe to use,
that the
use them safely and that their ammunition complies with the
requirements of the Range Safety Certificate. Home
loaded centre-fire rifle ammunition MUST be tested by
the clubs chronograph to ensure compliance with the
safety certificate and a record of the test made in the
relevant log book. In addition, spot checks of such
ammunition will be made. This rule does not apply to gallery
rifle pistol-calibre or black powder ammunition.
Targets Targets
at all distances must be fixed on the taller stands when
shooting free standing and on the shorter stands when
shooting prone so that no shots strike above the back
stop. Targets must not have
ricochet-inducing properties or be of unacceptable form
(e.g. photographs of humans are not acceptable) |
