Safety is everyone’s responsibility. These rules are designed to protect every shooter, guest, and employee while maintaining a safe, professional, and enjoyable environment.

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 🛡 Fundamental Rules for Safe Gun Handling​

These are the four universal firearm safety rules that apply at all times.

• Treat every firearm as if it is loaded

• Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.

• Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you’ve decided to shoot.

• Keep firearms unloaded until you’re on the firing line and ready to use them.

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Additional Safety Reminders

• Know your target and what is beyond it.

• Use only the correct ammunition.

• Never use an unsafe or damaged firearm.

• Store firearms securely away from unauthorized people.

 

 

🎯 General Range Protocols

All shooting at Brothers N Arms is conducted on a cold range. Firearms must remain unloaded until actively being used on a designated hot firing line.

• All uncased firearms must have the action open and the magazine removed unless the firearm is actively being used on the firing line.

• Each shooter is limited to one bench or one lane when sharing a firing line or shooting bay.

• Targets must be placed directly in front of the shooter.

• Cross-firing is strictly prohibited.

 

Before the Range Goes Cold

Before anyone moves downrange:

✓ All shooters acknowledge the “Cold Range” command.

✓ Unload all firearms.

✓ Remove all ammunition.

✓ Lock the action open.

✓ Engage the safety.

✓ Place the firearm on the bench or shooting table.

✓ Step completely away from the firearm.

✓ Insert a chamber flag whenever available.

 

Calling “Line Clear”

Once every firearm has been properly secured and every shooter has stepped away from the firing line:

• Each shooter announces “Line Clear.”

• When every shooter has acknowledged “Line Clear,” the range is officially Cold.

• Shooters may then proceed downrange to place or change targets.

 

While the Range is Cold

🚫 Firearms may not be touched or handled while the range is cold. The only exception is unloading a cased firearm from a vehicle. Even then, the firearm must remain cased until the range is declared hot.

 

Returning the Range to Hot

When everyone has returned from downrange:

• Each shooter announces “Range Clear.”

• Once every shooter has acknowledged “Range Clear,” the range becomes Hot.

• Shooters may return to their firing positions and resume handling firearms.

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL RULES

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Rules for Members and Guests

• The Brothers N Arms, LLC Gun Range is a private club accessible only to members and guests. 

• Members must wear their membership ID cards in a manner that is visible to other members at all times when on the range. If not correctly worn, you may be asked to leave. 

• Members must sign in at the range house (a sign-in sheet QR code is posted outside the entrance to the range house). 

• Members may bring non-member guests each visit for a fee of twenty dollars ($20). The guest fee is payable on this site in the online store. Guests MUST sign in and provide a state-issued identification card to the staff at the range house.

• Members are responsible for the actions of their guests, and guests must always remain with the member(s). If a guest violates the rules, the member can be punished for the violation, including membership revocation. 

• Everyone (members and guests) who uses the range MUST pick up their brass (put it in the provided buckets).  Everyone MUST pick up any trash that they leave behind. This includes ammunition boxes, paper targets, water bottles, etc.

• An adult member or other range-authorized adult must always accompany anyone under eighteen (18). 

• No children under the age of seven are permitted to use the range.

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General operational rules

• The hours of operation are 9:00 am to 7:30 pm during summer and 9:00 am to 5:30 pm during winter. 

• Firing lines and shooting bays may be closed for special events and maintenance. These closures will be published on social media or emailed to the member's email address as soon as possible.

• Small vehicles such as golf carts and ATVs may be driven into any “downrange” area as long as the range is "cold." Passenger or other vehicles may not be driven into any “downrange” area except as authorized by an event organizer to facilitate event setup or teardown.

 

General range usage rules

• The club requires that all persons wear eye and ear protection in a firing line or shooting bay or within close proximity to a firing line or shooting bay.

• Arrange targets so that bullets strike the impact berms after hitting the target. ALL SHOTS FIRED MUST REMAIN ON CLUB PROPERTY.

• Targets should be mounted to the frames so that bullets impacting the targets do not also impact the target frames or wooden supports. 

• All firearms must be in a case or holstered on the strong side to enter the range. Gun socks and scabbards will not be allowed as substitutes.

• Firearms must be cased and uncased at the shooting tables, with the muzzles pointed downrange.

• When not actively shooting, secure and store your firearms so they are not accessible to anyone else.

• The only steel or reactive targets permitted on range belong to the Club. Member-owned metal or reactive targets are not permitted unless the range owners approve. 

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PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES 🚫

• Consumption of alcoholic beverages or being under the influence of alcohol. 

• Possession or consumption of illegal or recreational drugs or being impaired. 

• Usage of fully automatic firearms, bump stocks, binary triggers, or excessively rapid fire. 

• Use of tracers, incendiary, explosive, specialty shotshells, and other similar rounds is strictly prohibited.

• Tannerite or any other type of exploding, reactive, or moving target.

• “Bump” firing, “quick draw/fast draw,” and “instinct” firing.

• Drawing from a shoulder holster.

• Shooting cans, bottles, plastic containers, chairs, bricks, fruits, vegetables, or anything that is not an approved paper target applied to a permitted target backer. 

• Use of any firearm chambered in .50 BMG, any round derived from .50 BMG, or producing a kinetic force on par with .50 BMG.

• “Horseplay” of any kind at any time.

• Any comments or behaviors a member may reasonably interpret as belligerent, hostile, or threatening.

• Offensive targets such as those depicting pictures or images of elected officials and/or prominent people, religious or ethnic imagery, etc.

• Shooting target frames and/or target frame supports (4x4 posts). We assess a replacement fee for any broken frames. 

• Placing targets on non-approved target backers. ​​​​​​

 

Specific Rules for Pistol Bays

• Pistol Bays may only be used for pistols or pistol caliber firearms (no 5.7mm). 

• Shotguns may NOT be used with club-provided target frames at any time. You must bring your own frame to use with shotguns.

• All targets must always be set up so that rounds impact the backstop berms only; there are no exceptions.

 

Specific Rules for Rifle Range

• Rapid-fire shooting on the Rifle Range is not allowed. There must be a minimum of a 3-second pause between each shot.

• NO pistols or shotguns are to be used on the rifle range.

• The only allowable distances for shooting on the rifle range are 25, 50, 100, & 200 yards. You must only use the shooting benches that match the appropriate yardage. NO CROSS-FIRING. 

• NO shots may be made on the rifle range while standing. All shots must be made while sitting at the shooting benches.

• Only paper targets are to be used on the rifle range. 

• You MUST be on target at a distance of 25 yards before moving on to long-range shots such as 50 yards, 100 yards, or 200 yards. 

• You may shoot a rifle standing in Bay 3 or Bay 5; however, you may NOT fire faster than 1 round every second. 

• NEVER shoot steel targets with a rifle!