Hays 4-H

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Range Operation (Typical Session)

Hays 4-H Shooting Sports Club

1. Review: Three Safety Rules.

a. Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
b. Always keep you finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
c. Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to shoot.

2. Review: Range Safety Rules

a. Cease Fire! May be shouted by anyone for a safety issue.
b. Eye and ear protection is mandatory for everyone on the range.
c. Misfires must be flagged and cleared in position on the range.
d. Cleaning hands and face after a shooting session is mandatory.

3. Identify Range Safety Officer (orange hat).

4. Prepare target area (set targets or throw sighting clays).

5. Prepare firearms for shooting (safe handling protocol).

6. Place firearms at shooting stations (safe handling protocol).

7. Set up ammunition table (adult supervised until stored).

8. Begin live fire exercise.

a. Call - shooters to the line (stand behind shooting stations).
b. Call - shooters in position (all muzzles must be in a line).
c. Call - remove open chamber indicator (flag).
d. Call - load first round
e. For rifle: Call - take aim, fire when ready, (state the course of fire). [Course of fire: 5 shoots for sighting, 15 for a fun target (one block), or 30 (two blocks) for marksmanship target.]
For shotgun: Call - ready on the line (the first of three stations may then call for a clay - Pull!, secondary may fire after the first, and tertiary may only track). [Course of fire: usually 5 shots then rotate.]
f. Call - cease fire (when a course of fire is complete).
g. Call - open chamber remove round if loaded, insert open chamber indicator, ground your firearm, shooters off the line.
h. Retrieve targets and set new, or end session (absolutely no handling of firearms when anyone is forward of the firing line).

9. All ammunition is gathered and stored.

10. Firearms are gathered and stored.

11. Targets and equipment are gathered and stored.

12. Police the area for brass, water bottles, targets, and trash – pack it out!