Shooting Range Manners
DURING HUNTING SEASON, shooting ranges are normally packed with hunters practicing, doing final preparation and load development. While the accreditation requirements for shooting ranges brought additional administrative procedures, it also made ranges inherently safer than twenty years ago.
However, the human factor remains a critical aspect of range safety. Organized shooting days at your local club or hunting association are usually just that – well organized – with qualified range officers (ROs) and RO assistants taking charge of pre-planned shooting exercises. These events normally run smoothly as the members are familiar with the program and know what to expect. But venturing to a new shooting range, or a new event, can be a different kettle of fish.
Most, if not all, accredited shooting ranges have an assistant or caretaker that collects fees, sees to it that the attendance register is signed by the shooters and that range
