Pistol Indoor / Outdoor
The Howell Gun Club has two pistol ranges - Indoor and Outdoor. Ranges may be used by all members and up to three guests, which are referred to as Limited Member For the Day (LMFD).
Indoor Pistol
Howell Gun Club members that want to use the Indoor Range, during non-public shooting hours, need to complete a facilities orientation during a New Member Orientation. You will be shown how to operate the range equipment and review the Indoor Range rules. Once completed, you may access the range with your badge and the range is available 24/7, unless there is a special event scheduled. The Indoor Range is open to members for a fee of $3 per visit and for each LMFD a fee of $5.00. Targets are included with your range fees. The 50-ft Indoor Range may be used with most handgun rounds as well as .22 rifle and pistol caliber carbines.
Be sure to check the Club calendar for range closures before you head out to the Club grouns.
Outdoor Pistol
Our 50-ft Outdoor Range hosts covered shooting stations and a retrievable target system. The 50-ft range can also be used by rifle shooters (Pistol Caliber ONLY) and is open 7 days a week from 9a to 9p or dusk, whichever occurs first. The outdoor ranges may be used by all members and up to three guests, which are referred to as Limited Member For the Day (LMFD). LMFD's pay a $5.00 fee for the day, which allows them use of all outdoor ranges when accompanied by a member.
The Outdoor Pistol Range also has a 50-yard range to the
right of the covered area. This area includes one target retrieval system and several
steel targets out to 55 yards.
Outdoor Range Rules
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Indoor Range Rules
- Facility orientation: Members must receive facility orientation to use the indoor range, Contact the pistol chair to take orientation.
- Sign-In: All Shooters, Family members, Guests and Spectators, must sign the log book in the indoor range.
- Ear & Eye: everyone must wear ear and eye protection during live fire.
- Targets: Only use hanging target backers to attach your targets to, all shooting must be done from the stalls. No large target backers are to be used at the 12ft line.
- Ammunition: consult indoor range calibers allowed list to see what cartridges areallowed, for use in the Indoor Range, and for what ammunition and firearms are restricted.
- NO Children less than 10 years of age, in the indoor range, also all minors must be accompanied and supervised by a Parent or Legal Guardian, at all times. Minors shoot free on the same lane with Parent or Legal Guardian.
- A loaded firearm Never Leaves the shooting stall
- Absolutely NO handling of firearms when people are down range. Firearms must be Unloaded, magazines removed,and actions open and lying on the table or cased no exceptions.
- Absolutely N, cross lane shooting( example you are in stall 5, do not shot at targets in lane 4or 6), also when shooting targets side by side on the same backer board try to always, square yourself to the target you are shooting at.
- Using the Range: turn on lights, when you are ready to shoot turn on ventilation system, it must be on during all shooting activities.
- Shooting: you must use the stall’s to shoot from, close safety chain when ready to fire, step all the way up to the counter in the stall and extend your arms fully into the range when you a ready to discharge your firearm. ( see general range rules for commands and other procedures)
- Clean up: pick up spent brass and put it in the brass bucket, pull targets off backer before you put it back in storage, sweep floor use Kleen-Sweep (run ventilation system when sweeping)
- Closing the Range: make sure you clean up, turn off the ventilation system and all lights, and lock up when you leave.
- Run Fan: for one minute before going down range, to clear contaminates.
- Payment: put your range fees in provided envelope and deposit in cash box.
Please contact the Pistol Director at pistol@howellgunclub.org with any questions.