Educate me on gun range etiquette.

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RANGE
All monthly recurring Range Passes require a 12-month contract. After completion of the 12-month contract, the Range Pass recurring fee is month-to-month and can be canceled at any time.

All shooters must complete a waiver to be maintained on file with Apocalypse Sports. No Exceptions.

Children must be at least 10 years old to shoot. A parent or legal guardian must accompany minors and will stay with them at all times.

Always treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
Keep all unholstered and/or uncased firearms pointed down range at the berm at all times.
Keep your finger off the trigger, and outside the trigger guard until you are ready to fire.
Be responsible at all times.
Never use alcohol or drugs before, or while shooting.
No food, drink, gum, or tobacco is permitted inside the range for any reason at any time. Wash your hands each time you leave the range.
If you observe an unsafe condition, report it to a range safety officer immediately.
Be sure all firearms are safe to operate.
Know and understand the operating mechanism and safety features of the firearms you intend to use.
Use only the correct and safe ammunition for your firearms.
No steel core, armor piercing, tracer, incendiary, bi-metal jacket, or shotgun buckshot and hunting loads will be allowed. Shotgun slugs are permitted. Your ammunition will be inspected by a range safety officer before using the range.
All patrons of the range will be held financially responsible for any damage or destruction they cause to range property, whether accidental, negligent, willful, or otherwise.
Eye and ear protection is mandatory before entering the range and must be worn at all times while on the range.
NEVER handle firearms behind the firing line. All firearms must be cased and uncased on the shooting table only.
All firearms that are not holstered MUST be cased and unloaded when being removed from your lane.
All firearms MUST be equipped with a sighting mechanism. Firearms without open sights that have an optic mounted are acceptable. Firearms without a sighting mechanism will not be allowed.
All AR-style firearms classified as pistols MUST have a brace, stabilizer, or stock attached to them and must be shouldered when firing. No free-hand or hip firing will be allowed.
Keep the action open, face up, and the firearm unloaded with magazines removed until ready to fire.
If you have more than one firearm, use only one at a time. When finished, properly case the unloaded firearms and their ammunition before uncasing the next one.
Fire from within the booth only. Guests that accompany a shooter MUST stay behind the shooting lane, behind the shooter, and will not occupy the shooting lane while the shooter is actively firing the firearm.
Use only the official target properly taped to the backer.
Upon the command CEASE FIRE: Stop all shooting IMMEDIATELY and await commands from the range safety officer.
Shooters may only collect their brass behind the firing line. Collecting other shooters’ brass or brass forward of the firing line will not be tolerated.
It is strictly prohibited to draw from the holster or remove the counter at any time for any reason. Unless these acts are approved by a range safety officer.
Range pass holders who desire to shoot from the holster with handguns must be holster-qualified through a range safety officer.
Range pass holders who desire to shoot from different positions with long guns must be approved by a range safety officer.
Must provide government-issued ID (Passport, Driver’s License, Military ID, etc).
Proper clothing is required. No open-toe footwear, tank tops, or sleeveless shirts are allowed.
Failure to abide by all of these rules while on the range may result in you and/or your party being dismissed from the range, cancellation of range pass, and/or expulsion from the range.

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Educate me on gun range etiquette.

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I quit the public range

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