Range Rules - Coast Rifle & Pistol Club

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CRPC Safety Rules, Operational Rules, and Safety Procedures

CRPC has a series of rules and procedures, that, when followed, ensure a safe environment for everyone. As a member or guest, you are required to follow these rules and procedures at all times. And, if you see someone who is unaware of the rules, you should remind them that safety is everyone's responsibility.

Each range has signs with these rules and procedures posted in a conspicuous location, so there should be no reason to say, "I didn't know."

CRPC Gun Safety Rules

ALWAYS assume every gun is loaded.

NEVER point your muzzle at anything you are not willing to destroy.

NEVER put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot.

ALWAYS be sure of your target and what’s beyond it.

ALWAYS use proper Hot and Cold Range Procedures.

CRPC Operating Rules

All guests you bring to the range, including children, must be registered in the main clubhouse and wear a guest badge.
Alcoholic beverages of any type are forbidden on CRPC property.
Eye protection is required any time you are outdoors on the range. Ear protection is required on any range with active shooting.
Willfully destroying club assets may result in a fine, suspension, or loss of membership.
Your badge must always be worn and visible while on the range.
Ensure every shot directly impacts the berm.
Do not place targets of any type on the ground between the firing line and the berm.
Clean up your spent brass and any shooting debris, and remove your targets when you are done shooting.
Use only acceptable targets. Do not shoot at glass, cans or trash of any type.
Discard live ammunition in an approved disposal container.
Concealed Carry on the range is forbidden.
Shoot from behind the firing line only. Do not shoot from anywhere down range of any firing line. This does not apply to ranges 4a, 6 and 7.
Obtain formal certification from the Chief Range Safety Officer to shoot weapons with full automatic, force reset trigger, or binary trigger capabilities. These types of weapons may only be fired on ranges 6 and 7.
When bringing guests to the range, you must supervise them while they are shooting. You are not permitted to shoot at the same time your guests are shooting.

CRPC Cold Range Procedure

Obtain everyone's agreement to go COLD.
Wait for everyone to make their firearm safe (completely unloaded), lay the firearm on the table and step back behind the red safety line.
In a loud voice, call, "COLD RANGE" and turn on the Safety Horn and Light (if present).
When returning from down range, obtain everyone's agreement to make the range HOT.
In a loud voice, call, "RANGE IS HOT" and turn off the Safety Horn. The ONLY person permitted to turn it off is the person that turned it on.