Boy Scout Shooting at the Range

Issaquah Sportsman Club is happy to encourage boy scouts to come to the range for shooting activities. We ask that you contact the range in advance to make sure we can schedule positions on the firing line.

Please make sure that you follow the Guide to Safe Scouting for shooting activities.

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/GSS/gss07.aspx

Rifles
1.    Boy Scouts may shoot single-shot, bolt-action, .22-caliber rifles with removable magazines only. Tubular magazines are not permitted.
2.    All rifle-shooting activities must have a certified NRA Range Safety Officer directly supervising all live fire on the range. Additionally, the instruction offered must be done by a currently certified National Camping School shooting sports director certified as an NRA Rifle Instructor, or an NRA-certified Rifle Instructor or an NRA/USA Shooting/CMP-certified Rifle Coach. These must be two separate individuals.
3.    Shooting safety glasses and ear protection must be worn on rifle ranges.
4.    Care must be taken to comply with federal, state, and local laws.

While Issaquah Sportsman Club does have NRA Certified RSO’s on duty, BSA requires that the RSO supervise no more than 8 scout shooters at a time. If the range is busy with other shooters, they will not be able to give proper supervision to your scouts.

Why do I need to wear hearing and eye protection on the range?

In our ongoing effort to evaluate and improve our safety environment at the ISC firing range we felt compelled to share with the public our concerns about safeguarding your hearing and sight.

The range really effects your hearing:
Without the correct protective gear, repeated expose to high decibel sound WILL cause permanent hearing loss! Please review this information-exercise provided to us by the Washington State Labor and Industries.
http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/TrainTools/Online/Courses/courseinfo.asp?P_ID=193

Why we insist you wear safety glasses:
We've actually had people say, "why do I have to wear eye protection I'm not shooting a firearm". There are typically multiple people using the range on any given day. Often these participants are using semi-automatic weapons. These firearms discharge the spent shells at an incredible velocity. We've extracted spent shells that have lodged themselves in the plywood of the ceiling. Should one of these spent shells hit your eye, you could expect permanent sight loss. Of course spent shells are not the only hazard, each participant is responsible for their own firearms upkeep. A failure in any one of those firearms could produce high velocity projectiles.These are always a risk to your sight. For these reasons and many others we will continue to insist that you wear eye protection. This is not negotiable!

Question: Hello, I just rejoined the club after being absent for a few yeas, how do I get an account to log into the web site?

Answer: A great question, honestly the login is only there for people who need to edit articles. There is currently no additional content available if you have a login so we are not issuing logins to members unless the user expects to be a consistent contributor to the web site or a backup webmaster.