Clay Target Sports Safety Rules

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Shooting Range Safety Rules:

All range users and shooters are personally responsible for range safety and are expected to immediately correct any observed unsafe conditions.
Shooters and spectators assume responsibility for accident or injury.
Safety or prescription glasses and ear protection are required for all persons on all ranges at all times.
Observers are not permitted on skeet or trap ranges and must maintain a safe distance to the rear in sporting clays.
Children will be supervised by a responsible adult.
All guns must be open before leaving the shooting station and carried with the bolt or action open.
No gun shall be loaded until the shooter is on the shooting station. Loading is considered as putting a loaded shell in any part of the gun.
Guns must be pointed down range when being loaded or handled on a shooting station.
Loading more than two shells is not permitted.
One shell only must be loaded on Trap singles and Skeet station 8.
If a delay stops shooting procedure, shooter on station shall unload gun until time to resume shooting.
Any shooter whose gun accidentally discharges twice within one round for mechanical reasons shall be required to change guns, or if time permits, have his/her gun repaired, before continuing to shoot the round or subsequent rounds.
A shooter is not permitted to use a gun with a 'release type' trigger unless the referee and other members of the squad are notified. Extra caution must be exercised if the gun is given to a referee who is unfamiliar with its operation.
Alcohol is prohibited on all ranges and persons who have been consuming alcohol or are under the influence of of drugs are prohibited from shooting and/or handling a firearm.
Maximum shot sizes allowed with target loads only are: Sporting Clays and Trap: 7,8,8,9 Skeet: 8 & 9 (9 only on skeet range 9 & 10)
Shooters are responsible for repair or replacement of equipment damaged by them.