Ranges & Rules
Columbia Fish & Game Association provides club members with a variety of indoor and outdoor ranges for pistols, rifles, shotguns, and archery. The various ranges can be seen below. Before using any of the ranges, club members should familiarize themselves with both the general range rules of the club, as well as the specific rules that apply to the individual ranges, as certain ranges have different safety needs.
The ranges are easy to find using the following map:
General Range Rules (Apply To All Ranges)
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Current membership card must be displayed at all times when on club grounds.
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Drugs and alcohol prohibited.
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Ranges close at 7 p.m. on meeting nights.
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Ranges will be closed during maintenance and/or work parties.
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No children permitted on ranges except when directly supervised by their parent or guardian.
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A member is responsible for their guest.
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Shooting hours at all outdoor ranges are: 8:00am Monday through Saturday and 10:00am Sunday. Shooting ceases at sunset.
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Club members may not use club facilities for personal financial gain.
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No one may be forward of the firing line when someone is shooting.
- No one may handle a firearm on the firing line while anyone is forward of the firing line.
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Any firearm considered a pistol (barrel 16" or less and/or no butt stock) with a semi-automatic action and chambered in center fire rifle cartridges may only be fired at the allocated lane at the pistol ranges.
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Effective May 1, 2018 chamber flags or empty chamber indicators will be required at all ranges. No one may walk forward of the firing line unless a chamber flag is inserted into the action of their firearm.
If you do not have a chamber flag for your pistol or rifle, Columbia Fish & Game have provided yellow zip-ties throughout the club ranges for use as chamber flags. The chamber flag rule does not apply to holstered, personal defense firearms. If a handgun is holstered it is considered to be safe. Safety is our highest priority and these rules will be strictly enforced.
Be aware that we have installed security cameras at the pistol ranges, the rifle range, and the indoor range. Club officers monitor these cameras regularly and if violations are discovered the member found violating the rules will be notified to attend and upcoming board meeting to be given a hearing. The board will then determine the appropriate action to be taken.
As a self-policing club, in alignment with Pennsylvania's S.P.O.R.T. initiative (Sportsmen Policing Our Ranks Together), it is your duty to be aware of all rules while on club grounds. If you see a violation of the rules, you can ask to see the membership card of the violator and submit their name to a club officer. If one of the club officers sees the violation you could lose your membership privileges. We will not tolerate continuing safety and rule violations as this places the entire club at risk if there is an incident related to mishandling of firearms.
Indoor Archery / Rimfire Rifle Range
Outdoor Rifle Range
Handgun Ranges
.22 Caliber Plinking Range
Outdoor Archery Range
