Hamburg Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc.
General Rules for all Ranges
- Membership cards MUST be prominently displayed.
- Eye and ear protection are MANDATORY for shooters and spectators.
- Do not cross fire. For Example: When firing from Bench #1- use only target frame #1, etc.
- Be certain your gun and ammunition will function safely.
- Be certain you have correct ammunition for your gun.
- Be certain you know how to operate your gun safely.
- Be certain the downrange is unoccupied while shooting.
- Be certain your gun is not loaded until you are ready to shoot.
- Be certain your gun is always pointed in a safe direction-loaded or not.
- Be certain of your target and what is beyond.
- Be certain your finger is not on the trigger until ready to shoot.
- Be certain unattended guns are not accessible to unauthorized persons.
- Never use alcohol or drugs before or during shooting.
- Honor a common firing line. Be considerate of other people.
- Glass or ceramic targets are prohibited from all ranges. Frangible targets other than "clay birds" may not be used. See individual range rules for allowable targets.
- Exploding targets and tracer ammunition are prohibited.
- Firing .50 cal. BMG cartridges is prohibited.
- Clean up after yourself and make an effort to keep the range neat.
- Police the range of your spent brass following shooting.
- Remove targets from target frames following shooting.
- Dispose of pulled targets and trash in barrels provided at each range.
- Handling firearms while anyone is downrange is prohibited.
- Patterning shotguns at any permanent targets, skid mounted targets or target frames is prohibited.
- Be considerate and limit your time at any position when others are waiting to shoot.
- Shooting into any target support structures, including horizontal supports, is prohibited.
- Follow posted shooting hours.
- Follow posted membership and guest regulations.
- Be particularly considerate of children being taught to shoot. Make sure they are adequately equipped with eye and hearing protection before discharging your firearm.
- Children may be taught to shoot from the bench rest on the pistol range, particularly if a 25 yard target is desired. Be certain they are wearing adequate eye and hearing protection before taking them under the roof where other high intensity firearms might be discharged.
Hamburg Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc.
Individual Range Rules
Pit Range
- Paper targets only on the permanent target frame.
- Pull all targets when through shooting.
- Firing shotshells at the permanent target frame is prohibited.
- "Tin can plinking" is permissible on the Pit Range. Do not shoot rocks, cement blocks, glass or ceramic articles, etc. Do not place plinking targets directly in front of, on, or under the permanent target frames. Place your targets in the trash barrel when through shooting.
- Place all plinking targets as close to the berm as possible. Do not place targets more than 5 yards in front of the berm. Do not place targets on top of the bunker. Whenever possible, limit plinking to targets hung from the steel supports in the bunker or placed on the ground in or directly in front of the bunker.
- Use the two covered benches for the permanent target frame only.
- It is permissible to move forward on the Pit Range for reduced range shooting. However you must cooperate with others to honor a common firing line. Recognize that reduced range shooting increases the back-spatter hazard.
- Firing from beyond the 50 yard maximum firing line is prohibited.
- Do not shoot over any of the protective berms surrounding The Pit.
- Do not shoot into any target support structures.
Pistol Range
- Hand guns and rifles firing pistol and revolver cartridges only.
- Plinking is prohibited.
- Paper targets only.
- Paper targets must be attached to 25 yard or 50 yard target frames.
- Pull all targets when through shooting.
- Shooting into the protective berms forward of the 25 yard and 50 yard target frames is prohibited.
- Do not shoot over the protective berm behind the 50 yard target frames.
- Do not shoot into any target support structures.
- Firing may be conducted only from the firing line established by the brick walkway behind the handgun benches.
- Do not cross fire.
- A bench rest and skid mounted target frame are provided on the Pistol Range for sighting in hunting rifles, pistols, muzzleloaders & single projectile shotguns. This is the only position on the Pistol Range where these firearms may be fired. Limit your shooting to sighting in only. Limit your positioning of the skid mounted target frame to the walkway directly forward of the bench rest and not less than 25 yards from the bench rest. Do not cross fire.
Rifle Range
- Paper targets only.
- Paper targets must be attached to 100, 200, or 300 yard target frames.
- Pull all targets when through shooting.
- Plinking is prohibited.
- Steel targets have been placed at 200 yard & 300 yard positions by the Hamburg Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc. No other steel targets are permissible. Armor piercing ammunition is not permissible. These targets may be shot at from any position on the firing line.
- Do not shoot over the protective berm behind the 300 yard target frames.
- Firing may be conducted only from the firing line established by the six bench rests under the roof.
- Do not shoot into any target support structures.
- Do not cross fire.