SPORTING CLAYS RANGE INFORMATION
General Rules
1. Vehicles are permitted in the shooting area only for the purpose of loading and unloading. If you have a health problem that necessitates your use of the vehicle, please notify the Range Officer.
2. All matches will be shot under field conditions.
3. All shots will be made from hunting or ready low gun position.
4. If a shooter calls for a target from the trap and the target is not broken, the target is the shooter’s, even in the event of a mechanical failure of the gun.
5. On double or following pairs, if either target is declared “no bird,” nothing is established. The pair must be shot over again.
6. When the Range Officer calls ‘‘lost,’’ it can only be changed to “dead” by another Range Officer or Trap Operator. Once the bird is called “dead” the call is irreversible.
7. All guns must be cleared in any shooting station unless otherwise specified by a Range Officer. This includes blow out, snapping caps, and striking/knapping flints. Shooters preparing for next relay may not blow out guns until current relay is completed and range is open.
8. Guns will be held muzzle above your head at all times whether loaded or not. Remember, there may be a puller on top of the tower!
9. Guns may not be primed or capped until the shooter is in the cage. On walk-outs and when turning around, be aware of other shooters.
10. No one will leave the cage with a loaded gun. The gun must be cleared unless otherwise instructed by a Range Officer.
11. No smoking in the loading area.
12. No alcohol will be consumed by a participant while in a match, and no alcohol will be permitted beyond the posted sign limit.
13. The Range Officer can change the course daily. It can also be changed during the match due to a mechanical failure, or conditions that the Range Officer deems unsafe. This usually involves a wind condition.
14. No gun, loaded or not, is allowed inside the yellow tape barrier around the tower. NO EXCEPTIONS.
15. Competitor must load their own gun.
16. All ties will be settled by a sudden death shoot off the following day with the exception of Thursday. All Thursday ties will be settled by Secret Station.
17. You can reenter Sporting Clays matches as many times as you wish.
18. Championship ties will be settled by sudden death starting at Station 1.
19. Eye and ear protection is strongly recommended.
20. If you see any unsafe practices, or anything which you consider unsafe, please bring them to the attention of the Range Officer immediately.
21. The largest shot to be used is #7 1/2. No exceptions.
22. Shooters using shotguns with screw-in chokes may not change the chokes after the match begins.
23. During the Top Gun Championship, after a shooter’s relay is over, the shooter must leave the designated shooting area and become a spectator.
24. Please ask trapper if he is ready before calling for bird.
25. You may not reenter a match until you complete previous match.
26. When the red flag is displayed, the range is closed!
27. Gun Malfunctions: In the event of a gun malfunction that prevents the shooter from returning to competition before the current station is completed, the shooter may either repair the malfunction or acquire another gun from a non-competitor and complete the round; however, all targets completed by the relay up to the point the shooter returns to competition will be scored as “lost.” This rule applies to both qualifying and championship matches.
28. Because the majority of Junior Sporting Clays shooters are in school during the September Shoot, a Junior’s Championship will be held during the June Shoot only.
ANY CHANGES IN THE SCHEDULE OR RULES WILL BE POSTED AT THE RANGE. THE RANGE OFFICER’S DECISION IS FINAL.
1. Vehicles are permitted in the shooting area only for the purpose of loading and unloading. If you have a health problem that necessitates your use of the vehicle, please notify the Range Officer.
2. All matches will be shot under field conditions.
3. All shots will be made from hunting or ready low gun position.
4. If a shooter calls for a target from the trap and the target is not broken, the target is the shooter’s, even in the event of a mechanical failure of the gun.
5. On double or following pairs, if either target is declared “no bird,” nothing is established. The pair must be shot over again.
6. When the Range Officer calls ‘‘lost,’’ it can only be changed to “dead” by another Range Officer or Trap Operator. Once the bird is called “dead” the call is irreversible.
7. All guns must be cleared in any shooting station unless otherwise specified by a Range Officer. This includes blow out, snapping caps, and striking/knapping flints. Shooters preparing for next relay may not blow out guns until current relay is completed and range is open.
8. Guns will be held muzzle above your head at all times whether loaded or not. Remember, there may be a puller on top of the tower!
9. Guns may not be primed or capped until the shooter is in the cage. On walk-outs and when turning around, be aware of other shooters.
10. No one will leave the cage with a loaded gun. The gun must be cleared unless otherwise instructed by a Range Officer.
11. No smoking in the loading area.
12. No alcohol will be consumed by a participant while in a match, and no alcohol will be permitted beyond the posted sign limit.
13. The Range Officer can change the course daily. It can also be changed during the match due to a mechanical failure, or conditions that the Range Officer deems unsafe. This usually involves a wind condition.
14. No gun, loaded or not, is allowed inside the yellow tape barrier around the tower. NO EXCEPTIONS.
15. Competitor must load their own gun.
16. All ties will be settled by a sudden death shoot off the following day with the exception of Thursday. All Thursday ties will be settled by Secret Station.
17. You can reenter Sporting Clays matches as many times as you wish.
18. Championship ties will be settled by sudden death starting at Station 1.
19. Eye and ear protection is strongly recommended.
20. If you see any unsafe practices, or anything which you consider unsafe, please bring them to the attention of the Range Officer immediately.
21. The largest shot to be used is #7 1/2. No exceptions.
22. Shooters using shotguns with screw-in chokes may not change the chokes after the match begins.
23. During the Top Gun Championship, after a shooter’s relay is over, the shooter must leave the designated shooting area and become a spectator.
24. Please ask trapper if he is ready before calling for bird.
25. You may not reenter a match until you complete previous match.
26. When the red flag is displayed, the range is closed!
27. Gun Malfunctions: In the event of a gun malfunction that prevents the shooter from returning to competition before the current station is completed, the shooter may either repair the malfunction or acquire another gun from a non-competitor and complete the round; however, all targets completed by the relay up to the point the shooter returns to competition will be scored as “lost.” This rule applies to both qualifying and championship matches.
28. Because the majority of Junior Sporting Clays shooters are in school during the September Shoot, a Junior’s Championship will be held during the June Shoot only.
ANY CHANGES IN THE SCHEDULE OR RULES WILL BE POSTED AT THE RANGE. THE RANGE OFFICER’S DECISION IS FINAL.