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South Kent Sportsman’s Club

South Kent Sportsman’s Club. Member Orientation Range Orientation and Safety Gate Operations. Agenda. Our Club – Your Club Our Members Our Property and Neighbors Our Ranges Safety Fans Ranges and Rules Shotgun 200 and 500-meter Ranges General-Purpose Bunkers Target Placement

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South Kent Sportsman’s Club

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  1. South Kent Sportsman’s Club Member Orientation Range Orientation and Safety Gate Operations

  2. Agenda • Our Club – Your Club • Our Members • Our Property and Neighbors • Our Ranges • Safety Fans • Ranges and Rules • Shotgun • 200 and 500-meter Ranges • General-Purpose Bunkers • Target Placement • Gate Operations

  3. South Kent Sportsman's Club Our Club - Your Club Memberships Ranges

  4. Welcome to SKSC! • Member-owned & member-operated • Family membership: • You • Spouse • Dependent children in your household • Family members in your household that are 18 or older and have taken this class can use the ranges unattended • You may bring guests – we welcome them! • They must be under your direct visual supervision at all times • You are the “Range Officer”

  5. Memberships • Memberships from January 1st to December 31st • Annual Membership Fees: • Dues: $60 • Work Fee: $40 • Assessment $40 (until new property is paid-off) • Work fee will be waved for the following year by volunteering just 4 hours in current year • See a board member for details • Work days are usually the 4th Saturday of March - September • Seniors (62 & over) may receive work credit • One-time $10 fee for electronic key card for main gate • Board and General Membership meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month

  6. Club News Letter • Currently published every-other month • Available by e-mail (faster and cheaper) or delivery by the US Mail • Contains: • News • Shooting events schedules • Club events • Range closures • Club calendar

  7. Club Web Site • http://www.sksc.org • Contains: • News • Shooting events schedules • Club events • Range closures • Club calendar • Shooting event information & contacts • Training class schedules & contact info

  8. Our Ranges Trap and Skeet 500-meter 200-meter General-Purpose Bunkers

  9. SKSC Neighborhood N SKSC

  10. 140th Avenue SKSC Property N 24th Street 26th Street 1 Mile 1 Mile

  11. SKSC Ranges N 500 meter • Shotgun • 2 Trap • 2 Skeet • 6 Bunkers • Pistol • Rifle • Shotgun • Match-Only Bunkers • 200-meter South Ranges • Pistol • Rifle • 500-meter Range • Rifle Trap & Skeet G P B M O B South Ranges

  12. Main Gate 500M Range Gate 500 Meter South Range Gate Rim- Fire Range 200 Meter SKSC RangesandGates N Trap 2 Trap 1 Skeet 1 Skeet 2 Club House General Purpose Shooting Bays

  13. RangeSafety Fans N

  14. Remember the homes that are down-range! Extended Safety Fans N

  15. Range Rules General Rules – All Ranges Trap and Skeet Ranges 200 and 500-meter Ranges General Purpose Bunkers

  16. General Safety at SKSC • Alcoholic beverages must be kept on the West side of the drive and in the vicinity of the clubhouse at all times. • Please refrain from consuming alcohol until after your shooting day is done. • Firearms must remain unloaded with the chamber open until you are ready to shoot.

  17. Trap & Skeet Ranges Club House • Lighted fields • Voice-release on Trap fields Skeet #2 Skeet #1 Trap #1 Trap #2 N

  18. Trap & Skeet Range Rules • Mandatoryeye and ear protection • No shot size larger than 7½ - No magnums! • Actions open & empty until on station & ready to shoot • Keep all muzzles pointed down range • Trap: • Only 1 shell loaded at a time, except for doubles • Skeet: • No more than 2 shells loaded at a time • Station #8 is loaded and shot one at a time • Clean up after yourself, but don’t pick up your empty hulls until the line is finished

  19. Parking Firing Line Rim-Fire-ONLY Back-stops N 500-meter Range Access Road • Center-fire • 200m • 300m • 385m • 500m • Rim-fire-ONLY • 40m • 60m • 77m • 100m 200-meter 300-meter 385-meter 500-meter

  20. 500-meter Range Range Access Gate Firing Line as seen from the parking lot looking to the South Shooting Bench

  21. 500m Back-stops 500-meter Range 385m 500m 200m Brow Catchers 300m 77m 40m 60m 100m Rim-fire-only back-stops

  22. 200-meter Range Auxiliary Pistol Bunkers (special use only) 25, 50, 75 & 100 yard Rim-Fire Parking • Center-fire • 50m • 100m • 150m • 200m • Handgun • 25 yard • 50 yard • 75 yard • 100 yard • Rim-fire • 25 yard • 50 yard • 75 yard • 100 yard Common Firing Lines 50, 100, 150 & 200 meter General Use 25, 50, 75 & 100 yard Field Pistol All 3 firing lines are part of 1 range!

  23. Rim-Fire-Only firing line 200-meter firing line 200-meter Range Complex Handgun firing line

  24. Rim-Fire-Only 200-meter Range 200-meter Range Complex(looking East) 50m, 100m, 150m & 200m General Use • 100-yard Handgun

  25. 200 & 500-meter Range Rules • Mandatoryeye and ear protection • Actions open & empty until on station & ready to shoot • Do not handle firearms when anybody is down-range • Keep all muzzles pointed down range and below the top of the back-stops • Clean up after yourself • Share the range with your fellow members

  26. Six General-Purpose Bunkers N Parking #1 • May be used for rifle, pistol or shotgun • Bunker #3 contains two falling-plate target machines • Each bunker is its own firing range #2 Falling Plate Machine #3 #4 South Range Road #5 #6

  27. Typical bunker Falling-Plate Machines General-Purpose Bunkers

  28. General-Purpose Bunker Rules • Mandatoryeye and ear protection • Actions open & empty until on station & ready to shoot • Do not handle firearms when anybody is down-range • Keep all muzzles pointed down range and below the tops of the back-stops • Position your target at the base of the backstop • Adjust the position of your firing line for the distance needed • The covered bench is not always the firing line! • Clean up after yourself

  29. Target Placement & Other Range Rules The Right Way The Wrong Way Why Wrong is Wrong Proper & Improper Targets Select-fire and Automatic Firearms

  30. Right Way Wrong Way! Target Placement – All Ranges Less than 1 yard More than 1 yard Your Target SKSC is your club If you see improper target placement,call a cease-fire and correct the situation!

  31. The Dangers ofImproper Target Placement Wrong Way! When too much space exists between the target and back-stop, the bullet can skip completely off the range!

  32. “Proper Target” Rules • Right Targets: • Paper (paper plates make great cheap targets) • Cardboard, cardboard & wood lathe and cardboard boxes • Swinging (metal) targets – But be very careful of ricochets • Tin cans are OK, but must be picked up when you’re done • Watch out for sharp edges • Wrong Targets: • Anything that breaks or shatters (example: glass) • Anything flammable (example: propane tanks) • Anything that may cause a ricochet off the range • Don’t shoot at our posts and silhouette rails! • Don’t place targets in front of our posts or silhouette rails • They are meant to hold targets; not to be targets! • Clean-up your targets & debris after you’re done!

  33. Proper Target Placement Target framesStaple your targets to the black material Above &behind rail

  34. Bad Target Placement In front of post and rail > < Short rim-fire backstop In front of post >

  35. Additional Range Notes • Targets may be placed farther from the back-stop during organized shooting events (such as USPSA) when shooting is controlled by a designated Range Safety Officer using documented stage setups • Short back-stops on the 200 and 500 meter ranges are for rim-fire use ONLY! No center-fire rounds! • Falling Plate Machine Rules: • Only lead, center-fire pistol bullets may be used • Do Not Use: • Rim-fire Firearm (rifle or pistol) • Any Rifle • Any Shotgun • Jacketed rounds • +P or Magnum rounds Let’s be a little more careful ! ! These rounds nearly left the range

  36. Example Firing Line Commands • Is the line ready? • Ready on the right, ready on the left • Commence firing • Cease Fire! Cease Fire! (loud & clear) • Actions open • Is the line clear? • The line is clear • You may go forward and change targets

  37. Range Safety • Treat all firearms as if they are loaded • Actions open & empty until ready to shoot • Keep muzzles pointed at the backstop • Know your target and what is beyond it • Eye and ear protection is required at all times • No tracer, armor-piercing or incendiary ammo • Never use center-fire ammunition on any of our rim-fire-only ranges • Never handle firearms when anyone is down-range during a cease-fire • Any violation of these simple rules may result in the termination of your membership

  38. Select-Fire and Fully Automatic Firearm Use at SKSC • More than 5-round bursts are prohibited • Approved range exercises and training requiring fully automatic fire are conducted on weekdays noon - 5:00pm • Users of fully automatic firearms must call the Allegan County Sheriffs Department (269-673-3899) and advise them that legally registered machine guns will be in use • Shooters must use only the two southern-most general-purpose bunkers • Shooters may use other ranges if a request (in writing) is submitted to, and approved in writing by the SKSC Board; at least 30 days prior to use • Sub-Machine Guns and select-fire rifles/carbines using straight-wall pistol cartridges may be used on designated ranges from 9:00am until sunset

  39. Gate Operations 500m Range Access Gate 200m Range Access Gate Main Gate Range Gates Your Gate Card

  40. Main Gate • Always Closed and Locked(automatic opener) • Exceptions: • Work Days 4th Saturday 9:00am to 1:00pm • Club Meetings • Trap and Skeet Hours • Sunday 10:00am – 3:00pm • Tuesday & Thursday 7:00pm – 10:00pm • Scheduled Events • CMP and NRA • IHMSA • IPSC / USPSA • IDPA • Special Events announced in news letter & web site

  41. Main Gate Operation • You may stay in your vehicle • There are 2 reader pads • outside & inside the gate • Use your Main Gate Card by holding it within a few inches of the reader pad • The gate will then open automatically • Drive completely through the gate • Be sure the gate closes automatically behind you • Use the same process to leave the club Each vehicle must be “carded in” separately Do NOT tail-gate in behind the car ahead

  42. Range Access Gates • Closed anytime the Main Gate is Open • Exceptions: • Work Days (No shooting from 9:00am – 1:00pm) • Scheduled Events • IPSC / USPSA • IHMSA / IDPA South Range Complex Gate Open • CMP • NRA 500-meter Range Gate Open • May be left open if the Main Gate is closed • When in doubt – Close & Lock the range gate

  43. Your Main Gate Card • Operates the main gate • Never loaned-out to others • Your friends are always welcome at SKSC, but they must remain under your direct supervision at all times • You are the “Range Officer” • You are responsible for their safety as well as those around you • If a non-member is caught using your gate card, it will be confiscated and your membership will be terminated • No refunds • These cards will break if bent

  44. The EndEnjoy Your Club! Don’t forget to have the instructor enter your name and date on the attendance log book to receive credit for taking this class Think Safety and Shoot Responsibly

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