Every range has different rules.
Please read our rules below to avoid getting reprimanded by a Range Officer upon arriving or walking into our range in what they may see as a dangerous manner and a disregard for the rules.
If in any doubt of the rules, please ask before carrying firearms into the SSAA complex.
- All persons MUST sign in at the kiosk upon entry, regardless of whether you are shooting or observing.
- All persons must obey any Range Officer instructions at any time. No exceptions!
- All firearms must be carried onto the range in a gun bag. Firearms are to be carried muzzle up in their gun bags.
- All firearms are to remain in their gun bags and are to be placed in the racks provided immediately upon entry to the range.
- Firearms are not to be removed from gun bags until directed by the Range Officer.
- All firearms are to display an Empty Chamber Indicator (Chamber Flag) once cleared by the Range Officer and rifles placed on the rifle racks.
- Firearms must not be handled when the range is closed.
- When the red light is flashing at the entrance to the range it means range is under control of Range Officers.
- As detailed in Range Standing Orders, mobile phones must be switched to silent mode within the SSAA complex. They can be used within the car park precinct. They must not be used forward of the yellow line. If a shooter wants photos taken, the duty Range Officer has absolute authority.
- When the red lights are flashing inside above the benches it means the range is safe and all rifles are in the rack and on direction of the Range Officer targets can be checked and changed.
- All persons are to wear hearing protection within the complex during firing, as some Center fire rifles can have a decibel rating of 155db or more.
- Eye Protection should be worn while shooting is in progress.
- No smoking within 5m of the complex all smokers to be outside on the road.
- Covered footwear must be worn at all times whilst at the range. No Crocs permitted. No exceptions!
