LSC RIFLE RANGE REMINDER Rules and hours

Mark Jester News

 

 

The Lenox Sportsmen’s Club has recently leased the rifle range located at the GEAA golf course on Crane Ave in Pittsfield, MA. This is great news for all members of the club as access to the range is now included with their membership at no additional cost.

With the lease, the club was also able to secure an extra day of access during the summer season, giving members more opportunities to enjoy the range. However, it’s important for everyone to remember to follow the rules that have been posted on the club’s website.

As responsible gun owners and sportsmen, we must ensure that we leave the range as we found it. This means taking care of our brass and other debris, as well as leaving no trace of our activities. By doing so, we can demonstrate our commitment to the environment and to responsible firearms ownership.

So let’s make sure we are good tenants of the range and show the public what responsible gun owners and sportsmen are truly all about. Remember, if you bring it to the range, you also bring it home with you. Let’s enjoy our time at the range and make the most of this great opportunity that the Lenox Sportsmen’s Club has provided for its members.

May 1st – Sept 30th 

  • Every Tuesday & Friday 3:00 pm till Dusk
  • 1st Saturday of every month from 3:00 pm – to Dusk

Oct 1st – April 30th

  • 7 days a week 9:00 till Dusk;
    • Sundays 12:00 noon till dusk

 

The below rules apply to the use of the firing range at the GEAA by Lenox Sportsmen’s Club members.  The Range is located at the GEAA 303 Crane Ave Pittsfield MA. 01201 and is available for Lenox Sportsmen’s Club members only.

  1. All Federal, state, and local firearm laws must be obeyed.
  2. All firearms not on the firing line must be holstered or unloaded with their action open and the magazine removed or unloaded and encased.
  3. No alcohol permitted.
  4. No .50 caliber centerfire ammunition may be fired. *50 Cal and above Muzzle loaders are allowed.
  5. Rifles up to and including .460 Weatherby magnum caliber may be fired.
  6. Shotgun slugs may be fired.
  7. Tracer, armor piercing, and steel core ammunition are prohibited.
  8. When the command “Cease Fire” is given:
    1. Stop shooting IMMEDIATELY.
    2. Remove your finger from the trigger.
    3. Make firearm safe.
    4. Keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
    5. Wait for further instructions from the Range Officer if present.
    6. No one may go forward of the firing line unless the line is declared “CLEAR”.
  9. When the line is declared “CLEAR”:
    1. All firearms must be holstered; or unloaded and benched or grounded, with the muzzle pointed down range, with the action open, ejection port or cylinder up, and magazine removed.
    2. Everyone must step back from the firing line.
    3. No firearms may be handled while the line is “CLEAR”.
  10. Only paper targets may be used. You must provide your own targets
  11. Carry In – Carry Out all of your materials and trash.
  12. Use the appropriate size target, placed at eye level, to ensure that your shots strike the backstop and not the ground or target holder.
  13. Firing a shot on the Range that results in the bullet striking anything other than the target and/or backstop, may result in a damage or repair fine and/or your removal from the range.
  14. Cross firing of targets is prohibited.
  15. If you are going to draw from a holster and fire you MUST:
    1. Stay within the shooting booth.
    2. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
  16. Only belt holsters, placed on the same hip as the shooting hand, may be used on the range, shoulder holsters and cross-draw holsters may not be used.
  17. You must collect your own brass that is on or behind the firing line.
  18. Brass from other shooters and all brass that falls in front of the firing line may not be collected unless the line is declared CLEAR.
  19. Competitions held on the Range will be conducted in accordance with official NRA rules or by the rules of the sanctioning body of the match.
  20. Leave gate to range open while you shooting. Close when you are the last person to leave.

FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES MAY RESULT IN A REPRIMAND AND/OR REVOCATION OF YOUR GEAA RANGE AND/OR LSC MEMBERSHIP.

Range Hours of Operation are as follows:

Oct 1st – April 30th

  • 7 days a week 9:00 till Dusk;
    • Sundays 12:00 noon till dusk

May 1st – Sept 30th 

  • Every Tuesday & Friday 3:00 pm till Dusk
  • 1st Saturday of every month from 3:00 pm – to Dusk