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Shotgun Range
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Introduction: The LGC
Shotgun range is not a public range. It is a private
range for use the of LGC members, their families, and
invited guests. The shotgun range is operated by a
volunteer committee and volunteer Shotgun Range
Officers. Guests and Junior Shooters (under 18 years of
age) must be physically accompanied by an adult LGC
member in good standing. The shotgun range is operated
separately from the rifle ranges at LGC. The shotgun
range may be open when the rifle ranges are closed, and
conversely it may be closed when the rifle ranges are
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of Operation: The shotgun
range may be used only under supervision of a qualified
LGC Shotgun Range Officer. Range Officers are scheduled
for Saturday from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. (or dusk) and
from 1:00pm until 5:30 p.m. (or dusk) on Sunday. There is
also a group of retirees that sometimes opens the range
and shoots on Wednesday afternoons. We do not schedule RO’s on major holiday weekends, in deference to their
family obligations. However, on most holidays it is
likely that some RO will have opened the range to
shoot. An open Range is indicated by the red flag
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| Fee
Schedule: Currently our fees are $3 per round
for LGC members, their spouses, and all youth (18 and
under); and $5 per round for adult guests. A “round of
birds” is 25 thrown clay targets. Fees are set to cover
costs of operation, including maintenance and
replacement of equipment. |
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Games:
The Shotgun Range at LGC is intended for clay bird
shooting games. (The 50 yard rifle range is used for
other shotgun activities involving slugs, buckshot, or
other large shot). We have three basic games at the
club. On a given day, the shooters present decide which
game to shoot and they form up squads of up to five
shooters among themselves. Successive squads may well
desire to shoot different games. The three basic games
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Standard trap. Up to five shooters take
position on a marked set of concrete sidewalks,
from 16 to 27 yards behind the No 2 trap house.
All shots are at outgoing birds that the trap
will throw at a fixed elevation angle but at
random angles to left and right. The shooters
call and shoot in turn until each has fired 5
shots. All shooters then shift one position to
the right, and five more shots are fired. This
sequence is repeated until each shooter has
fired from all five positions and expended 25
rounds.
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Wobble trap. Up to
five shooters take position on a set of elevated
wooden platforms just behind No 2 trap house.
All shots are at outgoing birds that the trap
will throw at random angles, both in elevation
and to the left and right. The shooters call and
shoot in turn, shooting a single bird on the
first rotation through the squad and then report
pairs on the second and third rotations. All
shooters then shift one position to the right,
and five more shots are fired. This sequence is
repeated until each shooter has fired from all
five positions and expended 25 rounds. This is a
good game for beginner shooters.
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Five Stand. Up to
five shooters take position in a set of plastic
pipe shooting stands. Birds may be thrown from
any of 8 traps. There are crossing birds,
incoming birds, outbound birds, and a “teal”
that flies a parabolic trajectory. The trapper
may throw a predetermined menu of birds or the
shooters may call out what they want thrown.
The sequence is generally for each shooter in
the squad in turn to fire a single, a report
pair, and a true pair. (A true pair shot has
two birds thrown simultaneously from two
different traps.) After 5 thrown birds,
shooters rotate to the right and repeat the
sequence until 25 rounds have been fired. This
is our most challenging game.
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Safety:
Standard safe gun handling is required and will be
enforced by the duty Shotgun Range Officer. A brief
summary of rules is as follows:
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Load your gun/close the action only when you are
ready to call the bird and fire on it.
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Only shot sizes 7-1/2, 8, & 9 may be used on the
LGC Shotgun Range. Larger shot or shotgun slugs
may be fired only on the 50 yard rifle range,
under supervision of a Rifle Range Officer. |
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Actions must be open and muzzles pointed in a
safe direction when moving about the range. |
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The
duty Shotgun Range Officer has absolute
authority to enforce range rules. His
interpretations are binding on all shooters and
onlookers. |
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Shotgun Committee: The LGC
board of directors has chartered the shotgun committee
to operate the shotgun range. The committee manages the
operation of the range, procures consumable materials,
arranges for range maintenance, provides training for
Range Officers, and sets the hours of operation and the
fees for the range. The committee reports to the LGC
board monthly, including summary of operations and
financial status. The current shotgun committee is as
follows:
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Dan Price does the RO
Scheduling and can be reached at
lcgshotgunro@msn.com |
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