Clairton Sportsmen's Club
Rifle
Directors - Jim Martin, Sam Roberts, Terry Steiner, Ed Lambert, Mike Bartek
 

 Rifle Range Safety Issue
 
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The Clairton Sportsmen rifle discipline is a very active and varied facet of our club. The outdoor covered range has 10 firing benches with targets at 50, 100 and 200 yards. This range offers a great place to sight in rifles, muzzle loaders, pistols, and shotgun slugs.

(Note that there is no patterning of shotguns at the rifle range.)

The range is open to all members and there guest(s) year round from 9:00 A.M. till dusk. This range allows the use of paper and metallic targets (see basic range rules below).  Club rules dictate that this range is for single round firing only out of any style/caliber rifle with the exception that no 50 BMG’s may be used on any ranges.

From the benches we host silhouette matches, a cast bullet program and special holiday shoots.

The 200 and 300 yard Competition range to the left of the benches offers 10 firing points and is open only under the supervision of a director or 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.

During the winter months (Jan. through March) the indoor rifle/archery range offers indoor target shooting on Thursday evenings at beginning at 7:00P.M.  This is a great program to learn basic firearm safety, proper techniques for competitive shooting or just a way to improve your shooting skills and have some fun.  The program is geared more toward juniors (starting age is 10 years old) who will be giving priority but adults are welcome as well to participate.  We encourage parents to stay and watch their children shoot and learn.  Schedules for all of the matches are available on the website. 

 

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 and metallic silhouette targets ONLY. No cans, bottles, ballons, rocks, etc.                                                                                                                                                              

       (Use common sense, if you would not want this in your yard, we do not want it here either)                                       *Note: Special club functions are exempt from the target requirement and allow for the safe use of other style targets.

    Requirements for the metallic silhouette targets:

    a.      The metallic targets must be placed in a safe area immediately in front of the target boards of your firing lane (not to exceed 15 inches from the target frames).

    b.     Must be designed for the caliber of rifle being fired. 

    c.      Must be swinging style or knock down type.  No fixed metal that will increase chance of a ricochet   

    d.     Must be removed from club grounds when you are through.

                                          
  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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