Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about our range, safety procedures, and policies

Yes, if you have an LTC. The firearms must stay holstered until you are at the firing line. No holster work is permitted. Once at the firing line you may unholster the firearm for the duration and shoot from the bench. When finished shooting for the day, you may return the firearm back to the holster.

Quail Creek Range is designed as a bulls eye facility. Rapid fire is prohibited by our NRA insurance. (2 seconds between shots)

We allow most pistols and rifles, as long as they are not full auto. If you are in doubt, ask about your firearm at the front desk when checking in. You will probably be asked to show the firearm.

We allow all ages to come to the Range. However, a child must be 4'6" (54") tall and able to hold the firearm and see over the shooting bench before being allowed to shoot. The adult must supervise and not shoot while the child is shooting.

Appropriate ammunition for the firearm is allowed. However, we do not allow Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Rifle ammunition on the range.

The projectile is completely covered with a copper jacket, and does not have an exposed lead tip, ballistic tip, or hollow point.

Safety and state law requires that all rounds remain on our property.

So the Range Safety Officer can verify you have the correct ammunition for our ranges. (See FMJ).

Only on the 7 yd. line of the pistol range due to the way it's intended to be shot.

No. The pellets will ricochet and they do too much damage to the target boards. Only slugs are allowed.

To prevent any loaded firearms coming out behind personnel on the firing line.

Yes, however you may only pick up the brass that you bring to the range. Brass on the ground or left by others belongs to the range.

The height restriction is based on the height of our shooting benches. We ask that children shooting be 4'6" (54") in order to shoot.

You can not properly supervise your child who is shooting if you are shooting.

The 100 yard range is specifically designed to prevent rounds from going over the berm. Standing negates that design.

Bore sighting is typically only good for 25 yards.

Reactive targets can cause ricochets.

You may smoke anywhere but on or near the firing line and in the store. Five gallon buckets of sand are provided for cigarettes butts.

No, but minor problems might be corrected by our experienced staff. If needed they can refer you to a local gunsmith.

Place the firearm on the shooting bench with the muzzle pointed down range and contact a RSO. DO NOT try to correct the problem yourself or take the gun to the RSO.

Typically our cease fires are 5 minutes or less.

Cease fires are called every 20 minutes.

Firearms sales, scopes, scope mounting, cleaning, and sight in services, bore sighting, minor repairs, special orders, firearms transfers, lessons and training, and shooting accessories.

Workload permitting that can be done.

Yes, no 50 BMG allowed. No BB guns or air guns with less than 1200 FPS velocity.

Pistol - 7, 15, and 25 yards. Rifles - 25, 50, and 100 yards.

Our NRA insurance requires us to have a signed release for each visit.

You are responsible for your every action while at the Range. You are responsible for every round you fire and for any minors you signed for.

No. The RSOs will make every attempt to accommodate you, but shooting spaces are first come first served.

Yes, unless there are so many they cause a safety issue.

Yes. The RSOs will do everything possible to accommodate handicapped patrons. If available, an ATV (Kawasaki) will be used to transport injured or handicapped patrons and their gear across the creek (workload permitting).

If we are not too busy, the Range Master may allow you to fire from different positions. However the guns must return to the bench to be cleared during cease fires and must remain pointed in a safe directions when doing so. There are only 2 shooting positions available for shooting sticks (1 and 20).

Our pricing plan is $22 for adults and $17 for children under 15.

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