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LPRGC has recently completed a new 100 yard rifle range featuring 5 bench shoting positions. In order to preserve the backstop, we ask shooters to fill in the firing line starting from the benches on the right-hand side of the range. Shotguns may also be shot into the two right positions which impact into the bunker.

Range Rules

  • Eye and ear protection must be worn while shooting is in progress
  • All shooting must be done from the bench. Exception: Multi-position qualified shooters
  • Chamber flags are required for all rifles and shotguns. Chamber flags can be purchased for $1 in the vending machine in the clubhouse.
  • All rifles must be cased when not on the firing line
  • Firearms must be uncased and cased at the bench
  • All pistols and rifles must be fired from the benches at the 100 yard firing line
  • Shotgun shooters may pattern shotguns by walking their cased shotgun down range and shooting into the bunker when the range is not in use by other shooters.
  • No handling of firearms when people are down range
  • No handling of firearms behind the firing line
  • Do not shoot the concrete or steel that supports the backstop
  • Position targets high enough that the bullet lands in the dirt of the backstop, not the gravel.

    Range Hours

    Range hours will be from 8:00 AM to sunset on weekdays and Saturdays and from 11:00 AM to sunset on Sundays and major holidays. Board Sanctioned Events may begin prior to 11:00 A.M. on Sundays. Major holidays are as follows: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Time of sunset for purposes of this provision is defined as follows:

    November, December, January: 4:00 PM EST
    February: 5:00 PM EST
    March, April, May: 7:00 PM Prevailing Eastern Time
    June, July, August: 8:00 PM DST
    September, October: 6:00 PM Prevailing Eastern Time

    Range Qualification

    Members must qualify in order to use the 100 yard range. The range qualification process includes a range orientation, review of range rules and safety. After sighting in your high-power (.223 or higher) rifle, you will also have to place 10 rounds on a NRA SR-1 target at 100 yards from the bench. Shooters may use either iron or optical sights.

    Members who joined before January 1, 2008 are "grandfathered" into the old range qualification rules. These members may use the range without qualifying, but are restricted to loading only one round in the gun at a time. In order to load multiple rounds into a rifle, a multi-load qualification card is required. If you do not have a multi-load card, you can attend the current range qualification.

    Target Stands

    Target stands have been provided at 25, 50, and 100 yard distances. Members are encouraged to use the provided target stands in order to ensure that their targets are placed at an appropriate height. If you choose to bring your own target stand, you must ensure that your target is placed at the correct height so that the bullets will land in the backstop at 100 yards. When a target is properly placed, you should see the dirt of the backstop level with the center of your target.

    Pistols

    Now that we have opened the 5-bay 25 yard pistol range, we anticipate that most pistol shooting will be done there. Pistol shooters wishing to shoot from distances greater than 25 yards are welcome to use the 100 range, but must do so from behind a pistol bench at the covered 100 yard firing line. A pistol bench has been provided and can be used in the multi-position bay on the left hand side of the range. Exception: Action/Holster qualified members.

    Shotguns

    Slugs may be fired into the bunker from the two benches on the right hand side of the range. Shotgun shooters may pattern shotguns with bird or buck shot by walking their cased shotgun down range and shooting into the bunker when the range is not in use by other members. If a member arrives and wishes to use the 100 yard firing line, the shotgun shooter has 15 minutes to finish up and return the range to 100 yard firing use.

    Multi-position bay

    Shooters must have their current multi-position qualification card displayed on one of the provided hooks in order to use the multi-position bay. Members who are not multi-position qualified must shoot from the bench. For more information on the multi-position qualification, please contact the rifle chairman.

    More information and photos coming soon.



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