Clairton Sportsmen's Club
Rifle
Directors - John Strain, Jim Martin, Sam Roberts, Terry Steiner
 
 Rifle Range Safety Issue
 
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The Clairton Sportsmen rifle section is a very active and varied facet of our club. The outdoor range has 10 firing benches with targets set at 50, 100, 150, and 200 yards. This range offers a great place to sight in rifles, muzzle loaders, pistols, and shotguns (slugs only). The range is open to members who may bring one guest. The range is open year round from 9:00 A.M. till dusk. This is a paper target range and is for single round firing only.  You may bring out .22 rim fire swinger targets but the reactive swinger targets must be placed in front of the existing targets and then removed when you are done. From the benches we also host a great cast bullet program fired during the last weekends of the month.  The 200 and 300 yard Competition range offers 10 firing points and is open only under the supervision of a designated range officer.  CSC is affiliated with the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the NRA and the PA State Rifle and Pistol Association and holds several high-power competition matches throughout the spring, summer, and fall. We host a John C. Garand Match that is sanctioned through the CMP and have recently held state championship matches. Along with these matches, we include several .22-rimfire silhouette and long range matches. The indoor rifle/archery range offers 50-foot target shooting on Thursday evenings at 7:00P.M. These matches typically begin on the second Thursday of November and end on the second Thursday in March. This is a great program to learn firearm safety, proper techniques for competitive shooting, and just a great way to have some fun. Juniors are encouraged to participate, often the starting age is 10 years old, but adults are welcome as well. We encourage parents to stay and watch their children learn.

Please review all match programs for the dates the current ranges are in use.


 

 
 
                                Basic Range Rules
  1. All firearms are to be kept pointed down range.
  2. Before proceeding forward of the firing line, all firearms must be down, actions open and safeties on. Once the line is safe, the range safety sign (forward of the benches) must be raised indicating persons are down range.
  3. No loaded weapons are to be carried down range,
  4. No handling of any weapons while individuals are down range.
  5. At the benches only one round at a time is permitted in a firearm, no magazine loading and no semi or full auto is permitted.
  6. Paper targets only (except during club functions).
  7. No loading of firearms behind the firing line.
  8. No cross firing.
  9. Clean up after yourself, remove all targets used, pick up spent brass and dispose of it properly, and place no live rounds in the burn barrel.
 
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For further rifle information please contact:
                                                                                     Perry Wancheck campperry2000@yahoo.com 
                                                                                     Jim Martin jwmartin2@verizon.net
                                                                                     Terry Steiner serviceryfle@comcast.net
 
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