Shooting Range Etiquette

Allocating time for shooting range training is enjoyed by gun enthusiasts, hunters and people concerned with personal safety and defense. To those who spend a lot of time at the shooting range, they should be aware of the certain activities that must be avoided at the gun range. These activities are unsafe, environmentally unsound, or just plain discourteous. Practice good gun range etiquette to make a day at the range safe and enjoyable for all involved.

• Always keep the safety on when not shooting. This will ensure no accidental discharges of firearms and is a good all around gun safety trip.
• Make sure guns are only pointed at the ground or targets on the range. This goes for unloaded firearms and firearms with the safety on also. It's better to get in the practice of never pointing the gun at people, whether it's loaded or not. This helps avoid accidental shootings.
• Get the all clear before going onto the range to set targets. Just because you are on one end of the range with four or five tables between you and the next person doesn't mean it's safe to walk onto the range while they are shooting.
• Always wait until everyone at the range is done shooting and inform him or her of your intent to set up targets. Give the same courtesy to other shooters also. Check with others at the range every so often to see if they need to set new targets. You'd think these tips were common sense, but that isn't always the case, so be on the lookout.

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