Club Rules
To be observed by all club members and their guests when on club premises.
Safety first is paramount for the operation of FSC. It's not someone else's job, but a frame of mind every participant at the club should have as a matter of attitude. The rules below are largely based on common sense and courtesy — your acquaintance and observation of them is required.
Range hours & sign-up
- Members and their guests must sign up for squad assignment before shooting.
- Sign-up for consecutive rounds is permitted only if no one else is waiting to shoot.
- Normal range hours: Sunday 9AM–1PM, Saturday 1PM–4PM, Wednesday 1PM–4PM.
- The Duty Officer (or designate) in charge of the club on a given day is "the boss" — whatever they stipulate are the rules of the club that day.
Safe handling
- No shot size larger than 8 may be used anywhere on club property.
- Load and unload your gun only in a proper shooting station.
- All gun safety rules apply on every shooting field and station, and to and from.
- Gun barrels over the shoulder are not permitted.
- Keep guns, loaded or unloaded, pointed in a safe direction (down field) at all times.
- Extra practice shots aren't permitted in a normal round of skeet, trap, or sporting clays — practice can be arranged with the duty officer (e.g. use of a field not in use).
- Actions must be open and doubles broken, except in proper shooting stations.
- Eye and ear protection must be worn at all times when shooting (foam plugs available at the cashier's window for a nominal cost) — and by everyone on the sporting clays course, including trap persons, scorers, shooters, and spectators.
Field #1 (combo skeet & trap)
- Must be used alternately whenever a squad of three or more is waiting to shoot.
- It's a trap squad's responsibility to use the warning buzzer and light to stop shooting on field #2 before going out to the trap house — and to make the trap-house visit as short as possible, out of consideration for shooters on field #2.
Hulls & ammunition
- Do not pick up empty hulls off the ground during or after a round — hulls that hit the ground become club property and may be purchased by members when available.
- Faulty, unfired ammo should not be discarded on the ground, in trash cans, or in the dumpster — dismantle (cut open) unfired ammo before disposal.
- Ammo is available for purchase by members and guests, for shooting on premises only, and may not be used off club property. All purchasers must have a valid FID card or LTC.
Reloading the skeet houses
Reloading should be done by members only: stand to the left rear of the house and turn off the machine, release the arm, load the machine, then turn it back on, being sure to stay behind the machine.
Spectators & boundaries
- Spectators on course are at their own risk, and must remain behind the rope barrier at all times.
- All shooters, including the tower, must stay within the shooting boundaries unless authorized by the duty officer.
Pets
Dogs that make threatening gestures toward any member or guest will be barred. The duty officer has authority to enforce removal of any dog from club grounds, and will report the incident to the board of directors, who determine final action.
Alcohol
One alcoholic drink and you cannot shoot.